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Title:  Djungelmusik med Sang Artist:  RŸdiger Carl; Sven Ake Johansson -Various Artists Label:  Hapna Format:  CD Price:  € 12.00   Mp3 samples:   1   2

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Recorded 1997 at the book and record store Andra Bšcker och Skivor in Stockholm. This CD featuring two of the most innovative improvisors in Europe is the first released recording of the duo since 1985. Carl and JohanssonÕs music isnÕt tied to any genre, but instead flows freely over both known and unknown territories, in its own unique way. Sound-wise, the CD has a special focus: every track on Djungelmusik med sŒng features at least one accordion, an element that holds the diverse material together.
RŸdiger Carl (November 2000), on the history of the duo:

I first met Sven in 1966 or so in (West) Berlin, where I was living that time, and where he had just moved to. We started playing together in various combinations in clubs and at different events in town, and I remember doing our first duo-gig in a museum-art-show '68 there. That was also the times for hanging out together, party and having balls and fun, and enjoy the endless Berlin-nights.

A relaxed yet highly eventful conversation between this pair of old hands from the European free music community. Shared understanding enables them to shun platitudes and leave the obvious unsaid; instead they follow confidently wherever their fancy or curiosity leads. Accordions are the primary means of exchange, with Carl doubling on clarinet and Johansson at times shifting to his drums or making arcane vocal pronouncements. As their playing has matured, the spark of concentrated idealism which drew both men into this particular musical field has spread into a self-assured glow; but the commitment to freedom remains as strongly felt as ever.
Julian Cowley, The Wire

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