WEB WEB - Forced Exposure

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Web Web present their sixth album with a new touch. More psychedelic, sometimes more krauty than before. This time, Web Web, with their original line-up (without Max Herre) have (again) chosen a special guest: JJ Whitefield (The Poets Of Rhythm/Karl Hector & The Malcouns/Syrup), who contributes the fantastic guitar sound. His riffs are sometimes funky as with the Poets Of Rhythm or Syrup, or more psychedelic as with Karl Hector & The Malcouns or his many live and studio recordings with Embryo. The sound color of his guitar gives the album a thrust into the wonderful atmosphere of spacey jazz-kraut bands of the seventies. The concept of the album is the exact opposite of the previous Web Max album, with spontaneous, improvised pieces, fragments, ideas that mean the greatest possible liberty and live spirit. The idea of bringing JJ Whitefield on board was just as unpredictable and improvised. Roberto Di Gioia spontaneously called JJ and asked him if he could imagine playing on one or two songs. JJ immediately said yes, and a day later he was in the studio. They actually only played two songs: One lasted 25 minutes, the other 45 minutes. The tracks for Plexus Plexus were created over two days, recorded by Jan Krause (Beanfield) in Munich. The energetic live session lasted twice 10 hours, and everyone -- Roberto Di Gioia (Rhodes, Fender Precision Bass, Moog, Mellotron, percussion), Christian von Kaphengst (Fender Precision Bass, Rhodes), Peter Gall (drums, percussion, Fender Rhodes), Tony Lakatos (tenor saxophone, flute) -- was "on fire" to the core. The musicians switched instruments to create a completely different overall sound: Kaphengst on Fender Rhodes sounds different to Roberto, his playing has a different harmonic structure, and Roberto on bass is familiar from numerous Max Herre recordings, or from Till Brönner's album Till Brönner.

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LP version. Web Web present their sixth album with a new touch. More psychedelic, sometimes more krauty than before. This time, Web Web, with their original line-up (without Max Herre) have (again) chosen a special guest: JJ Whitefield (The Poets Of Rhythm/Karl Hector & The Malcouns/Syrup), who contributes the fantastic guitar sound. His riffs are sometimes funky as with the Poets Of Rhythm or Syrup, or more psychedelic as with Karl Hector & The Malcouns or his many live and studio recordings with Embryo. The sound color of his guitar gives the album a thrust into the wonderful atmosphere of spacey jazz-kraut bands of the seventies. The concept of the album is the exact opposite of the previous Web Max album, with spontaneous, improvised pieces, fragments, ideas that mean the greatest possible liberty and live spirit. The idea of bringing JJ Whitefield on board was just as unpredictable and improvised. Roberto Di Gioia spontaneously called JJ and asked him if he could imagine playing on one or two songs. JJ immediately said yes, and a day later he was in the studio. They actually only played two songs: One lasted 25 minutes, the other 45 minutes. The tracks for Plexus Plexus were created over two days, recorded by Jan Krause (Beanfield) in Munich. The energetic live session lasted twice 10 hours, and everyone -- Roberto Di Gioia (Rhodes, Fender Precision Bass, Moog, Mellotron, percussion), Christian von Kaphengst (Fender Precision Bass, Rhodes), Peter Gall (drums, percussion, Fender Rhodes), Tony Lakatos (tenor saxophone, flute) -- was "on fire" to the core. The musicians switched instruments to create a completely different overall sound: Kaphengst on Fender Rhodes sounds different to Roberto, his playing has a different harmonic structure, and Roberto on bass is familiar from numerous Max Herre recordings, or from Till Brönner's album Till Brönner.

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Compost got an uplifting disco house groover by living legend Mousse T., which already got massive support by Louie Vega on his Worldwide radio show. A tribal Afro house re-work by NY residents Hector Romero and Ayala; some avant-garde broken beats plus a mellow slow motion version of "Land Of The Arum Flowers: by Italian freestyle, trap, jazzy beats rising star Khalab; an epic downbeat monster by Vienna beat smith URBS, and last but not least a smooth dubby remix by Munich's beat wunderkind L One. A secret weapon 12" representing a beautiful wide musical spectrum. Web Web are Roberto Di Gioia (piano, synth, percussion), Tony Lakatos (tenor and soprano saxophones, flute), Christian von Kaphengst (upright bass), and Peter Gall (drums).

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The third Web Web album, Worshippers, is the richest and perhaps best Web Web album so far. It testifies to maturity and is the logical continuation of the two preceding albums. In a way, it is a concept album in Web Web's journey through Afro- and spiritual jazz. Worshippers: The idolizers, the admirers. Web Web adores and bows to the greats of jazz and their spiritual music. Songs like "The Upper", "Paranormal Question", or the multi-part "Free A.M." were created, all of which show more complex structures as well as sophisticated forms and arrangements than the two previous albums Oracle (COMP 499CD/LP, 2017) and Dance Of The Demons (COMP 516CD/LP, 2018). Along with the search for new sounds and soundscapes arose the desire for an extended sound body, which goes beyond Web Web's conventional repertoire: Besides, there was a musician, with whom the complex arrangements and the tight, mantric rhythms could be accomplished: the violinist and violist Stefan Pintev. The native Bulgarian, who previously played with legends like Ray Charles or Astrud Gilberto, could give the music an additional depth and a mystical color with his dark timbre on his violin. In pieces like "Mystic Flowers" or "Inner Revolution", his entire sound spectrum is brilliantly revealed, as is his narrative and multi-layered playing. In the middle of the production process of this album, the idea to let the incredible voice of Joy Denalane (Freundeskreis, Common) flow into Web Web's music was born. Since Joy Denalane and Roberto Di Gioia were working on their solo album simultaneously, Joy became amazed by the new Web Web sounds and ended up contributing to this album. On this album, Joy Denalane does not perform in the way we know from her song forms and structures. Instead she sings in a free, improvisational manner, uses her voice as an instrument, enters into a dialogue with Tony Lakato's wondrous improvisations (as in "What You Give"), or experiments with alienating (and alienated) vocal tirades in "Free A.M. (Part 1)", asserting her sensational art of improvisation -- similar to the early Dee Dee Bridgewater. On the opening song "The Upper", she impresses with her dark and soulful voice and indicates the way for the whole album from her very first line. Web Web are Roberto Di Gioia (piano, synth, percussion), Tony Lakatos (tenor and soprano saxophones, flute), Christian von Kaphengst (upright bass), and Peter Gall (drums).

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LP version. The third Web Web album, Worshippers, is the richest and perhaps best Web Web album so far. It testifies to maturity and is the logical continuation of the two preceding albums. In a way, it is a concept album in Web Web's journey through Afro- and spiritual jazz. Worshippers: The idolizers, the admirers. Web Web adores and bows to the greats of jazz and their spiritual music. Songs like "The Upper", "Paranormal Question", or the multi-part "Free A.M." were created, all of which show more complex structures as well as sophisticated forms and arrangements than the two previous albums Oracle (COMP 499CD/LP, 2017) and Dance Of The Demons (COMP 516CD/LP, 2018). Along with the search for new sounds and soundscapes arose the desire for an extended sound body, which goes beyond Web Web's conventional repertoire: Besides, there was a musician, with whom the complex arrangements and the tight, mantric rhythms could be accomplished: the violinist and violist Stefan Pintev. The native Bulgarian, who previously played with legends like Ray Charles or Astrud Gilberto, could give the music an additional depth and a mystical color with his dark timbre on his violin. In pieces like "Mystic Flowers" or "Inner Revolution", his entire sound spectrum is brilliantly revealed, as is his narrative and multi-layered playing. In the middle of the production process of this album, the idea to let the incredible voice of Joy Denalane (Freundeskreis, Common) flow into Web Web's music was born. Since Joy Denalane and Roberto Di Gioia were working on their solo album simultaneously, Joy became amazed by the new Web Web sounds and ended up contributing to this album. On this album, Joy Denalane does not perform in the way we know from her song forms and structures. Instead she sings in a free, improvisational manner, uses her voice as an instrument, enters into a dialogue with Tony Lakato's wondrous improvisations (as in "What You Give"), or experiments with alienating (and alienated) vocal tirades in "Free A.M. (Part 1)", asserting her sensational art of improvisation -- similar to the early Dee Dee Bridgewater. On the opening song "The Upper", she impresses with her dark and soulful voice and indicates the way for the whole album from her very first line. Web Web are Roberto Di Gioia (piano, synth, percussion), Tony Lakatos (tenor and soprano saxophones, flute), Christian von Kaphengst (upright bass), and Peter Gall (drums).

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After their sensational debut album Oracle in 2017 (COMP 499CD/LP), the German jazz supergroup Web Web follow with an amazing new album, Dance Of The Demons. Their second full-length is a furious dance with the demons -- from positive spirit soul jazz "Land Of The Arum Flower", while the melody reminding to Ethiopian jazz of the '60s, to the mad, outstanding "Sandia", or beautiful weird "Safar" Web Web have had an intense year, they've played dozens of live concerts, where they proved their professionalism, closeness, power and spirituality once more. As a nice but ideal step, Web Web were thrilled to invite the well-known singer and gembri-player Majid Bekkas from Rabat, Morocco, who joined the group into the studio. Tony Lakatos was working with Majid and Joachim Kühn in the last years, also Roberto Di Gioia played with Majid and Klaus Doldinger. This brilliant musician with his North-African roots enriches the rough and bluntly concept of Web Web jazz. In "Maroc Blues", a solo performance by Majid Bekkas, you can hear the warm vibrant gembri, an instrument like an upright bass or lute with three strings. Majid's marvelous voice, which, reflecting the centuries-old tradition of the Berber tribes, perfectly underpins the great improvisation and spirituality of Web Web. Majid Bekkas is one of the most famous musician and representative of Gnawa music, which has its domicile in the south of Sahara. Majid Bekkas studied at the Conservatory For Music & Dance in Rabat, while playing since 1975 classical acoustic guitar and oud. For example, he played with Archie Shepp, Louis Sclavis, Peter Brötzmann, Hamid Drake, and lot of others in the world of jazz and world music. Dance Of The Demons (as well as the debut Oracle) was recorded live in Munich, engineered by Jan Krause (Beanfield, Poets Of Rhythm), produced by Roberto Di Gioia and Michael Reinboth. Web Web are: Roberto Di Gioia - piano, synth, percussion; Tony Lakatos - tenor and soprano saxophone; Christian von Kaphengst - upright bass; Peter Gall - drums.

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LP version. After their sensational debut album Oracle in 2017 (COMP 499CD/LP), the German jazz supergroup Web Web follow with an amazing new album, Dance Of The Demons. Their second full-length is a furious dance with the demons -- from positive spirit soul jazz "Land Of The Arum Flower", while the melody reminding to Ethiopian jazz of the '60s, to the mad, outstanding "Sandia", or beautiful weird "Safar" Web Web have had an intense year, they've played dozens of live concerts, where they proved their professionalism, closeness, power and spirituality once more. As a nice but ideal step, Web Web were thrilled to invite the well-known singer and gembri-player Majid Bekkas from Rabat, Morocco, who joined the group into the studio. Tony Lakatos was working with Majid and Joachim Kühn in the last years, also Roberto Di Gioia played with Majid and Klaus Doldinger. This brilliant musician with his North-African roots enriches the rough and bluntly concept of Web Web jazz. In "Maroc Blues", a solo performance by Majid Bekkas, you can hear the warm vibrant gembri, an instrument like an upright bass or lute with three strings. Majid's marvelous voice, which, reflecting the centuries-old tradition of the Berber tribes, perfectly underpins the great improvisation and spirituality of Web Web. Majid Bekkas is one of the most famous musician and representative of Gnawa music, which has its domicile in the south of Sahara. Majid Bekkas studied at the Conservatory For Music & Dance in Rabat, while playing since 1975 classical acoustic guitar and oud. For example, he played with Archie Shepp, Louis Sclavis, Peter Brötzmann, Hamid Drake, and lot of others in the world of jazz and world music. Dance Of The Demons (as well as the debut Oracle) was recorded live in Munich, engineered by Jan Krause (Beanfield, Poets Of Rhythm), produced by Roberto Di Gioia and Michael Reinboth. Web Web are: Roberto Di Gioia - piano, synth, percussion; Tony Lakatos - tenor and soprano saxophone; Christian von Kaphengst - upright bass; Peter Gall - drums.

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Oracle, the first album by the German supergroup Web Web, is very uncut, raw, live, and direct. Their initial idea was to record a spiritual-jazz type of album, with all its imperfection as far as intonation, sound, influences of tunes, just like the big jazz-heroes of the '70s. Web Web's idea was to record a jazz jam session while to found and proclaim being a fictive band, a formation, which did not exist, while telling people, it would be a secret jam session recording of the '70s. But they decided to reveal their real identities: Roberto Di Gioia (piano, synth, percussion), Tony Lakatos (tenor and soprano saxophone), Christian von Kaphengst (upright bass), and Peter Gall (drums). Oracle was recorded in one day, and only first takes were used. Oracle is the first live jazz release on Compost. Roberto Di Gioia has been working with numerous jazz-legends, such as Woody Shaw, Art Farmer, James Moody, Johnny Griffin, Charlie Rouse, Clifford Jordan, Clark Terry, Roy Ayers, Gregory Porter, and many more and from 1990-2008, he was a member Klaus Doldinger's Passport. He started his own group Marsmobil in 2003. Since 2007, he has been working together with Samon Kawamura and Max Herre as KAHEDI. Tony Lakatos originates from the world famous Lakatos-familiy from Budapest, Hungary. His father was a famous violinist, as well as his younger brother Roby. Tony studied at the Bela Bartok Conservatory in Budapest. Since then he played on over 350 jazz albums. Tony was a member of Jasper Van't Hof's Pili Pili. Christian von Kaphengst learned the piano at the Peter Cornelius Conservatory in Mainz when he was six years old. From 1988 to 1995 he studied upright-bass at the "Musikhochschule" in Cologne. He was touring with his own Jazzquartett "Cafe du Sport" to Pakistan, India, Turkey, and West-Africa. Peter Gall won some important German awards when he was a youngster, like the "Jugend Jazzt". He was touring with the famous Bundesjazzorchester conducted by German jazz legend Peter Herbholzheimer. He studied at the Berlin University Of Fine Arts and at the Jazz Institute Berlin with John Hollenbeck. Produced by Roberto Di Gioia and Michael Reinboth. Oracle was engineered, recorded, and mixed by Jan Krause (Beanfield, Poets Of Rhythm).

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LP version. Oracle, the first album by the German supergroup Web Web, is very uncut, raw, live, and direct. Their initial idea was to record a spiritual-jazz type of album, with all its imperfection as far as intonation, sound, influences of tunes, just like the big jazz-heroes of the '70s. Web Web's idea was to record a jazz jam session while to found and proclaim being a fictive band, a formation, which did not exist, while telling people, it would be a secret jam session recording of the '70s. But they decided to reveal their real identities: Roberto Di Gioia (piano, synth, percussion), Tony Lakatos (tenor and soprano saxophone), Christian von Kaphengst (upright bass), and Peter Gall (drums). Oracle was recorded in one day, and only first takes were used. Oracle is the first live jazz release on Compost. Roberto Di Gioia has been working with numerous jazz-legends, such as Woody Shaw, Art Farmer, James Moody, Johnny Griffin, Charlie Rouse, Clifford Jordan, Clark Terry, Roy Ayers, Gregory Porter, and many more and from 1990-2008, he was a member Klaus Doldinger's Passport. He started his own group Marsmobil in 2003. Since 2007, he has been working together with Samon Kawamura and Max Herre as KAHEDI. Tony Lakatos originates from the world famous Lakatos-familiy from Budapest, Hungary. His father was a famous violinist, as well as his younger brother Roby. Tony studied at the Bela Bartok Conservatory in Budapest. Since then he played on over 350 jazz albums. Tony was a member of Jasper Van't Hof's Pili Pili. Christian von Kaphengst learned the piano at the Peter Cornelius Conservatory in Mainz when he was six years old. From 1988 to 1995 he studied upright-bass at the "Musikhochschule" in Cologne. He was touring with his own Jazzquartett "Cafe du Sport" to Pakistan, India, Turkey, and West-Africa. Peter Gall won some important German awards when he was a youngster, like the "Jugend Jazzt". He was touring with the famous Bundesjazzorchester conducted by German jazz legend Peter Herbholzheimer. He studied at the Berlin University Of Fine Arts and at the Jazz Institute Berlin with John Hollenbeck. Produced by Roberto Di Gioia and Michael Reinboth. Oracle was engineered, recorded, and mixed by Jan Krause (Beanfield, Poets Of Rhythm).