Matthias Lindermayr Trio - Triptych (November 2021 Squama Recordings)

Known for his soothing trumpet work in German jazz group Fazer, Matthias Lindermayr is back on Squama with an all-new trio and his third album ‘Triptych’.

With Philipp Schiepek on acoustic guitar and Simon Popp on percussion, the Munich-based musician created a forward-thinking record between jazz and contemporary classical, conceptually bold and utterly beautiful.

‘Triptych’ is a thrillingly quiet record.

While the album’s predecessor ‘Newborn’ (2018) featured a quintet, the rather unusual trio line-up on ‘Triptych’ gave Matthias more room to share the nuances of his playing.

His compositions, most written especially for this group, are of a noble simplicity allowing the musicians to focus more on interaction and sound.

1. Sanctuary

2. Triptych

3. Lola

4. Simmering

5. February 19th

6. First Steps

7. A Long Day Out

8. Farewell

Matthias Lindermayr, trumpet

Philipp Schiepek, acoustic guitar

Simon Popp, percussion

Recorded by Jan Krause at Mastermix Studio, Munich

Mixed and Produced by Martin Brugger

Stem Mixing by Mario Thaler

Mastered by Christoph Stickel at CS Mastering

Photography and Design by Maximilian Schachtner at Daily Dialogue

(c)+(p) 2021 Squama

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Popp - Devi (July 2021 Squama Recordings)

After several collaborative releases, German drummer Simon Popp is back on Squama with his second solo album ‘Devi’.

While his phenomenal debut ‘Laya’ was a percussive take on ambient and third stream minimalism, ‘Devi’ features eight tracks of bold organic grooves, uplifting and hopeful in one moment, sinister and dark in the next. This dualism is reflective of the ups and downs in Simon’s own life, making the album a brutally honest and deeply personal record.

Over the past two years Popp has steadily refined his skills both as a player and an engineer: There are virtuoso drumming parts, revealing his passion for polyrhythm and complex structures and recording techniques such as heavy limiting, using gated reverb and pitch-shifting give the record a modern 90s vibe. ‘Devi’ is a forceful statement of what contemporary drum music can sound like today.

1. Pingo 04:38

2. Gundel 05:15

3. Myna 05:08

4. Holort 04:58

5. Jilu 05:09

6. Xolotl 04:09

7. Dama 03:30

8. Higlehasn 05:25

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9ms - Pleats (2021 Squama Recordings)

9ms is the duo of Simon Popp and Florian König.

On their wide ranging debut album ‚Pleats‘ the tech-savvy drummers offer grooves from the dubbier realms of World Music and Krautrock - some meditative and light, some thick as wall and steady as a clock.

The album was recorded live in a large wooden hall in the Bavarian Alps with only three microphones. Using various infrared and magnetic field sensors, Popp and König were able to translate their movements into control voltage, which they then used to trigger and tweak synthesizers and a myriad of effects. A way for two humans to become one with their mystic machinery.

1. Tome 06:46

2. Kii 05:56

3. Carla 05:06

4. Rosi 07:28

5. Raul 03:03

6. Carom 04:56

7. Joan 04:40

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Fazer - Mara (March 23, 2018)

MARA is the debut album of Munich-based jazz group FAZER. The young musicians combine African and Latin rhythms with dubby basslines and melancholic melodies. The unusual lineup with two drummers (Simon Popp, Sebastian Wolfgruber), bass (Martin Brugger), guitar (Paul Brändle) and trumpet (Matthias Lindermayr) leaves an open space for unfettered improvisation. Through the concept of repetition and finely measured dynamics, Fazer create a drawing energy that can be felt directly at their live shows and has been captured perfecty on this record.

Woody

Asante

Akom

Elephant Rave

Babel

Mara

Glow, Glow

White Sedan

Fon