Gschlössl, Ullmann, Leipnitz, and Fink improvise as composers would do. From scratch they create a holistic sound sculpture – each time unique and unpredictable – always with a formal approach. Haves was invited to create with them using analogue electronics. In the moment and without overdubbing he becomes the fifth element in GULFH of Berlin.
“Few improvising artists can boast the stream of creative ideas that seem to bubble from Gebhard Ullmann. Ullmann focuses on the fundamentals of improvised jazz: melody, sound, syncopation and technical excellence, but what makes his writing and playing so successful is his seemingly neverending innovative nature: without grasping for neoteric straws, Ullmann's performances are grounded in the past but plunge forward deliberately toward modernity. Ullmann leaves the strong mark of a disciplined sculptor of sound, who speaks his own compelling language.” — Steve Loewy, Cadence
1. Nether
2. K3
3. Joja Romp
4. GG
5. Tellus
6. Serenade
7. Prisoner's Dilemma
8. Mann aus dem Himmel
9. 5 Elements
10. Jeton
Gebhard Ullmann - tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
Gerhard Gschlössl - trombone, sousaphone
Johannes Fink - double bass, cello
Jan Leipnitz - drums, objects
Michael Haves - live sound processing
Recorded March, 6th 2018 at Low Swing Studio, Berlin.
Engineer: Guy Sternberg.
Mixed and mastered 2019 by Michael Haves at The Cop Shop, Berlin.
