Risc

With all the projects Peter Brtzmann is currently working on, Full Blast - with the precise and dynamic Swiss rhythm section of Marino Pliakas and Michael Wertmller - is the most consistent and the longest-running. Their fifth album finds the band in a studio again, with time and the desire to try something new. Seven compositions in the distinctive, strong Full Blast nature get an exciting electronic treatment by Michael Wertmller (with electronics by Gerd Rische, recorded months before his death in October 2015) during and after the recording. For mixing the band decided to work with Gareth Jones (well-known for his work with Einstrzende Neubauten and Depeche Mode), whom they have used with Pliakas's band Steamboat Switzerland before. Full Blast have created an album that in it's nonconformity and richness in variety stands on his own in contemporary jazz. Peter Brtzmann: reeds; Marino Pliakas: e-bass; Michael Wertmller: drums. Recorded live on March 11 and 12, 2015 at Garnison 7, Vienna. Mixed by Gareth Jones, London, November 2015. Mastered by Martin Siewert, December 2015. Produced by Konstantin Drobil and Michael Wertmller. Cover art by Peter Brtzmann. Designed by Brtzmann and Klaus Untiet.