In den nächsten Tagen erscheint die erste EP des aus dem Drummer Thomas Woerle und dem Pianisten Roman Rofalski bestehenden Duos Saving Kaiser unter dem Titel “Digital Snowflake”. Dank ihrer Erfahrungen in ganz unterschiedlichen musikalischen Kontexten, von denen Jazz nur eines der zentralen verbindenden Elemente darstellt, und unter Erweiterung ihres üblichen Instrumentariums um Klangquellen wie Becken und modulare Synthies entstanden vier spannungsgeladene Soundscapes, die in ihrer klaren Klanggestaltung von cinematischen Ambientpassagen bis zu vertrackten Rhythmen reichen und gerne beides kombinieren. “Digital Snowflake” erscheint als Tape und zum Download bei Feral Note.
“Saving Kaiser is presenting their first official EP combining top-notch experimental electronics with the verve and playfulness of improvising musicianship. Thomas Woerle and Roman Rofalski - both trained and established as drummer and pianist – are expanding their musical tools in order to pursue a new aesthetic of sound and interaction. In this process, equipment ranging from cymbals and keys to modular systems and laptop start communicating, evolving crystalline soundscapes in between ambient, noise, drone and polyrhythmic beats. Saving Kaiser deploys agility and improvisation into the electronic cosmos. There aren’t any pre-composed sets, everything forms and emerges in the very moment. Complex soundscapes arise, situated in between analogue and digital, spontaneously transforming and developing. 
Every single snowflake is a structure of absolute originality, composed of a unique complexity. It is self-sufficient and – at the same time – part of something way bigger. Saving Kaiser sets free digital grains, highlights and puts together new structures, partly symmetrical, sometimes chaotic. We modulate these clusters and let their sometimes unpredictable outcome enhance and guide our improvisations.” (Feral Note)
Foto: Dorina Milas