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the international nothing
11+ albums
free improvisationambientcontemporary classicalexperimentalpostmodern
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kai and michael started working together as a clarinet duo in 2000. after improvising for some time in a mainly quiet and noise-based style, they became somehow bored with that and turned their thoughts in new directions to find the delicate pleasures one might not associate with clarinet duos. so some years ago (2002) they shifted the project towards the composition of pieces that are focused on tone material in a kind of pipe-organ style, making it sound like one instrument, or more than two, through the comforts that multiphonics offer. the pieces have a warm quality and sometimes a slightly song-like flavor. to further extend the potential of the music, the next step they took was working with guest musicians with different instruments to develop collective compositions. their way of composing can be described as "empirical" as the music isn't developed in the head of one musician; it relies more on the ears of both, and those of their guests, and a process of trying, failing, changing and developing ideas during numerous rehearsals. now they have completed recordings for an album. as well as five duo pieces, there are two pieces with guests: one song with margareth kammerer (voice & guitar) and one quartet piece with christian weber and derek shirley (both on double bass). another track is a remix with additional vocals by christof kurzmann. their cd mainstream has been released on october 29, 2006 by yoshiyuki suzuki's new label ftarri (tokyo). in autumn 2007 the duo pl
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Less Action, Less Excitement, Less Everything
The Dark Side Of Success
mainstream
In Doubt We Trust
Just None of Those Things
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The Power Of Negative Thinking
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The International Nothing/The Dark Side Of Success
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Hardcore (In The Making)
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Less Action Less Excitement Less Everything
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Music Unlimited 29 Wels - 2015-11-08
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Jazz