"ROAR feat. Christopher Dell" is the logical extension of Reza Askari's trio. Saxophone,
double bass and drums are joined by the vibraphone - quasi percussion, harmony and
rhythm instrument in one and therefore the ideal complement. Dell not only brings vibrating
metal plates and beating mallets into the existing trio, but also his own way of thinking and
working: Structures are questioned, gutted, negated or reassembled. Within the buildings
that "ROAR" creates and has built, windows open up. They unlock a view of new
soundscapes. While Askari's compositions for the trio let off steam in their respective
frames, the quartet sometimes scrapes at the frame of the frame, scratches some varnish
from the surface, leaves it and returns to it again
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When improvising together, the top premise is always the group. The three musical
counterparts are always the linchpin on which their own playing is suspended and
oriented. Communication that is based on trust, the joy of playing and ears as big as
satellite dishes.
The extended instrumentation creates denser sound structures. The minimalism of
"ROAR" gives way to a newly differentiated complexity and colorfulness. On the first album
released in 2022 of the four people band, "rhythms, patterns, textures, ideas quickly pile
up while Askari’s compositions provided the base for experimental improvisations.
On this second album in quartet format, the enlargement to include Dell has provoked an
urging of the group to go along with completely free improvised music.
Change is the foil on which the four musicians draw their paintings. They are grounded in
free space and focus. In this way, the potential of "ROAR" is exploited in a new together
with Christopher Dell.