Wednesday, August 14, 2013

SAM releases debut album “Another Life”

The progressive-rock improvising trio SAM, formed by bassist Julie Slick, guitar player Peter Alexius and Chapman Stick player Marc Mennigmann, announced to release of their debut album called "Another Life" splitted in two volumes on August 28, 2013.  Both volumes will be available on BandCamp, iTunes, Amazon, CDbaby, and several other digital record stores.  The release of a physical 2 CD box is planned for the end of 2013.

"Another Life Vol. 1" and "Another Life Vol. 2" are a selection of the best improvisations that were recorded in October 2012 at the Goldsoundstudio, a small recording-studio in Hagen, Germany.  Slick, Alexius and Mennigmann invited drummer Sven Kosakowski and guitar player Zaki Kiokakis to join them for a 4 days non stop recording session of freely improvised progressive rock music.  During these days, more than 11 hours of music were created.  In the following months they selected the very best 200 minutes of the session which will now be released.

"Another Life Vol. 1" will contain 16 tracks, "Another Life Vol. 2" has 15 tracks, a great mix of duos, trios, quintets and quartets.  Every track, every melody, every groove and every note is 100% improvised.  "We are all completely thrilled, how well this worked out" says Marc Mennigmann.  "The wordless communication of skilled musicians during instant improvised music is still one of the greatest mysteries but also one of the greatest gifts."

More information about the music, the SAM project and the upcoming releases can be found on their homepage http://sam.mennigmann.com

Read more: https://www.storyamp.com/dispatch/4303/9NBloqWFV_ud81-exbeu2A

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