the wrong note twice
Jun.18, 2022
a creative podcast – by the great vadim budman, preparing the one week canadian tour of FIRE!!!!!
june 27th – july 3rd
ENJOY THE NOISE —– and see you out there!!!!
ENSEMBLE PHOENIX & MATS GUSTAFSSON
Jun.05, 2022
this week: premiere for a new brutal collaboration:
ENSEMBLE PHOENIX (BASEL) & MATS GUSTAFSSON
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performing:
“PLUGS EXTENDED ” (2000/2018) version 14
“Hidros oT” (2019/2022) version 2
IN BASEL – 10 & 11 june 2022 – Metallbau, basel:
in addition; new works by Lucas Niggli
PREMIERE
May.14, 2022
today – the premiere of the ENSEMBLE E!
in lublin, poland!
playing EE Opus ONE (2022) and PLUGS EXTENDED (2000, 2018, 2022) version 13.
news ways and directions of traditional folk music and free improvised music!!!
Sylwia S?wia?tkowska (PL)-suka
Arne Forse?n (SWE)-prepared piano, clavichord
Susana Santos Silva (POR/SWE)- trumpet
Daniel Formo (NOR)- organ, prepared piano
Maniucha Bikont (PL)-vocals, tuba
Helga Myhr (NOR)- hardanger fiddle
Mats Gustafsson (SWE/AUT) – sax and flutes, conductions
Mikael Werliin (SWE) – sound
ENSEMBLE E WORLD PREMIERE!!!!!
May.14, 2022
and now is the time!!!
the world premiere of ENSEMBLE E in Lublin, Poland tonight, may 14th 2022 !!!!!!
one of the most INTENSE projects i have ever been involved in , with some super amazing musicians —- dealing with traditional folk music from different cultures, Poland, Ukraine, Sweden, Norway and Portugal.
all put together in new ways of free improvised music, conductions and graphic scores!!!
MINDBLOWING!
Two days of rehearsals showed us some radically new ways to deal with traditional music materials by sharing and interacting!!
initiated and supported by the new inbetween project and Avant art!!
https://inbetween.avantart.pl/
Sylwia S?wia?tkowska (PL)-suka
Arne Forse?n (SWE)-prepared piano, clavichord
Susana Santos Silva (POR/SWE)- trumpet
Daniel Formo (NOR)- organ, prepared piano
Maniucha Bikont (PL)-vocals, tuba
Helga Myhr (NOR)- hardanger fiddle
Mats Gustafsson (SWE/AUT) – sax and flutes, conductions
premiering a new piece written for this spectacular ensemble: “EE OPUS ONE” (2022) and “PLUGS EXTENDED version 13” (2000/2018/2022)
some GREAT SY memories!!!!
May.04, 2022
never seen this clip from swedish TV before:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MyyVjwK53M
hilarious….. 22 years ago…..
from one of the most important weeks of MEETINGS ever within experimental music in Sweden!!!
arbetsdagar CANCELLED
Apr.01, 2022
ARBETSDAGAR with Leif Elggren & Mats Gustafsson at RÖNNELLS april 6th and HUNDÖRAT april 7th is cancelled- because of….. COVID….
we will be back shortly with new dates —- looking at October for the next chance to FIGHT stupdities!!!
it will HAPPEN!!!! it is about time!!!
peace & fire / leif & mats
new DISCAHOLIC AUCTION!!!!!!
Feb.28, 2022
NO WAY BACK!!!
find the catalogue here:
http://matsgus.com/discaholic_corner/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/catalogue_nowayback.pdf
new video interview from the discaholic vaults
Feb.27, 2022
NEW interview – all from the discaholic vaults…. DR JAZZ – interviewing yours truly about: solo music, influences, beginnings, brötzmann, lovens, barry guy, compositional approaches, VINYLs and more…. much more…..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGOH1ggBO7U
new tour dates
Feb.21, 2022
after all post-poning, cancellations and changes of plans…. it feels very good to be presneting some new tour dates again!!
click the link:
and soon… control yourself…. the new auction list # 4 of rare records will go public!!
march 1st!!! & deadline for bidding is march 31st. NO WAY BACK!!!!
el intruso
Jan.11, 2022
best of lists – a common thing this part of the year. El intruso´s list is special though – a LOT of journalists from all over the world making votes and shit.
but , why are there no Fluteophone catagory ? or slide saxophone ?
https://elintruso.com/encuesta-2021-periodistas-internacionales/
bari sax cateogory 2021:
MATS GUSTAFSSON (109 Votos)
Linda Fredriksson (43 Votos)
Dave Rempis (26 Votos)
Josh Sinton (23 Votos)
Gary Smulyan (22 Votos)
Ken Vandermark (22 Votos)