Shepherds of Cats & Vj Pietrushka: Live at Bemma Bar by Antenna Non Grata
Another fine release from Antenna Non Grata - this time an upcoming March release of Shepherds of Cats Collective together with Vj Pietrushka.
This cd is a collection of live tracks recorded at Bemma Bar.
Shepherds of Cats are an audiovisual project that blends all sorts of different modals and idioms of electronics together with the visual part of it. A funny and idiosyncratic name of the project also tells you a lot about whimsicality and a sort of unpredictive character of their music.
The tracks presented here are raw and unpolished improvisations on both acoustic and electronic instruments such as cello, different ethnic percussive instruments, ukulele in its prepared version, guitar as well as modular synths, sampler.
The effect is an abrasive, fuzzy and somewhat reminding me of a noise related rock projects of Glenn Branca that has been transported into the world of electronics meet ethnic drumming. It has refined energy though - each musicians listening to each other collectively make a fine combination and encourage the listener to take part in it.
It is great that such collectives exist - they enrich the muddled up landscape of contemporary music in Poland and definitely need wider recognition.
Adam Webster: cello, voice
Aleksander Olszewski: ethnic percussion instruments
Dariusz Błaszczak: modular synthesizer, sampler
Jan Fanfare: guitar, prepared ukelele, looper
Vj Pietrushka: live cameras, video processing
Filip Zakrzewski: recording
Phil Lee: mixing & mastering
Recorded in September 2023 at Bemma Bar Wrocław, Poland
Artwork by Maciek Piątek
Special Thanks to:
Hubert Kostkiewicz
Marcin Kubas
Kazik Ździebło
Filip Zakrzewski
and the entire Bemma Bar team
[ANG CD 44/2025]
https://antennanongrata.bandcamp.com/album/shepherds-of-cats-vj-pietrushka-live-at-bemma-bar
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