Melding trumpet with live electronics and synths, RPE Duo is doing some hybrid jazz, further out. The pairing of (Doctors) Matt Postle (trumpet/synths) and Radek Rudnicki (electronics) is straight out of England – the two met while doing a PhD at the University of York – but here, we get to see it in the North Carolina hills. (Matt moved there, and they work remotely.) Synthesizers, southern fried.
For the video here, they find a nice setting, too: the factory tour at Moog Music, with freshly-released white Moogerfoogers coming to life in the background. The music itself is “acoustic and electronic improvisation with Elektron Machinedrum and Octatrack for live sampling and processing trumpet.”
Below, a teaser of their live work – as they were guests at a University of North Carolina Chapel Hill event funded by Jamey Aebersold. (Jamey’s a legend to those of us who have ever studied jazz performance.)
Good stuff. Find them on Facebook, and the record on Bandcamp (below).
Thanks so much Peter. I just wanted to clarify the Jamey Aebersold thing. We performed at UNC-Chapel Hill where we were part of a Special Guest series funded by Jamey Aebersold
Thanks so much Peter. I just wanted to clarify the Jamey Aebersold thing. We performed at UNC-Chapel Hill where we were part of a Special Guest series funded by Jamey Aebersold
Thanks so much Peter. I just wanted to clarify the Jamey Aebersold thing. We performed at UNC-Chapel Hill where we were part of a Special Guest series funded by Jamey Aebersold
Nice work! Great music practically in my backyard.
Nice work! Great music practically in my backyard.
Nice work! Great music practically in my backyard.
I’ve never instantly loved something so much!
I’ve never instantly loved something so much!
I’ve never instantly loved something so much!
Thanks for nice comments! and cheers again Peter for posting this. Currently I’m producing our second album based on material recorded during the tour. Thats the joy of UK-US collaboration. We put all updates on our fb page so check it out.
Thanks for nice comments! and cheers again Peter for posting this. Currently I’m producing our second album based on material recorded during the tour. Thats the joy of UK-US collaboration. We put all updates on our fb page so check it out.
Thanks for nice comments! and cheers again Peter for posting this. Currently I’m producing our second album based on material recorded during the tour. Thats the joy of UK-US collaboration. We put all updates on our fb page so check it out.