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Weird Tales & Elegant Motion

by Mia Zabelka Trio feat. Johannes Frisch/ Pavel Fajt

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1.
Backyard Funk 03:26
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2.
Djinn 04:53
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3.
Nasty Rumours 02:48
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4.
The Order of Things 09:26
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5.
Push 01:46
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Cul de Sac 02:17
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Slims & Slums 01:55
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Lost Language 02:33
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Epilogue 02:50
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Uwaga - Serious Game 02:45
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Back to Start 02:40
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12.
Wind / Rewind 04:45
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13.
Live in Klang.Haus 05:41
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Composed and performed by Mia Zabelka Trio at 3 Bees Studio, Prague 2010
Recorded and mixed by Jan Balcar, Studio 3 Bees
Mastered by Pavel Fajt

Mia Zabelka - Electric Violin, Voice, Electronics
Johannes Frisch - Double Bass, Electric Bass
Pavel Fajt - Drums, Electronics

Graphic Design by Eva Schlegel

Photography by Ulrike Sulzenbacher

Label - MonotypeRecords

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released July 23, 2012

"A TRIO sounding like a large ensemble! Sounds, expected, unexpected. A surprise from reknowned musicians. Mia Zabelka, Johannes Frisch, Pavel Fajt. On this record the band is a real unit, everyone is listening, everyone has space. And they sound powerful - the example how good musicians can create a team, no egoism, they are in the studio to make music. True collaboration!" Bojan Djordjevic

"Mia Zabelka Trio featuring Pavel Fajt & Johannes Frisch: Weird Tales & Elegant Motion - Even though the album is usually led under Zabelka’s name, the role of Pavel in the musical conceptions seems to be absolutely equal, or at least very important. Pavel Fajt, born in Brno, is the most prominent Czech avant- and progressive rock drummer, and one of the most prominent musicians of this genre. I include him in my book in the first place as a prominent Czech rocker, but he also has had quite close contacts to the Polish alternative scene. The music is a mixture of “old ideas” stemming from The Cream and Jimi Hendrix with the more contemporary ones of Mahavishnu Orchestra or Medeski, Martin & Wood. Whatever the inspirations, the music is hot, very lively, creative and expressive. As I commented above, Zabelka often plays much more complex and ambitious music (see her performances with Maggie Nichols and John Russell on YouTube, for instance), still the music of this album is very respectably complex and absorbing, despite the evident rock connections. Pavel is fabulous all over the set, and so is Frisch. Zabelka plays phenomenally expressively on the electric violin, but her singing is also an amazing thing. Altogether this is a truly innovative and great album, one of the most interesting avant-jazz albums of the last ten years." Maciej Lewenstein

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Mia Zabelka is a musician and composer known for her experimental use of the violin and electronic music. She has performed at various festivals and venues around the world. Zabelka is known for her innovative and boundary-pushing approach to music, incorporating elements of noise, drone and improvisation into her work. She has played with a variety of artists, including John Zorn and Zeitkratzer. ... more

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