Markus Reuter "Truce 2"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Instrumental Experimental, Fusion, Avant Prog
Label: MoonJune Records - MJR120
Format: CD, digital
Release date: January 12, 2022
Tracklist

1. The Rake (8:42) 

2. Rounds Of Love (5:59) 

3. Barren (5:14) 

4. Melomania (10:09) 

5. Consolation (7:13) 

6. River Of Things (4:28) 

7. One Cut Suffices (8:13) 

Total Time 49:58

Line-up

Markus Reuter: touch guitars AU8, soundscapes, synthesizers, treatments

Fabio Trentini: fretless bass, fretted bass, electric upright bass, synth bass

Asaf Sirkis: acoustic drums, percussion

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Markus Reuter Oculus "Nothing is Sacred"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Instrumental Experimental, Fusion, Avant Prog
Label: MoonJune Records - MJR100
Format: CD, digital
Release date:  August 6, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. Nothing Is Sacred (Dice II) (12:32)
2. The Occult (Dice I) (12:54)
3. Bubble Bubble Bubble Bath (Wink) (12:52)
4. Solve Et Coagula (Ghost I) (10:46)
5. Bubble Bubble Bubble Song (Sighs) (12:07)

Total Time 61:11

Line-up: 
Markus Reuter - Touch Guitars® AU8, Soundscapes, Keyboards
David Cross (King Crimson) - Fender Rhodes, Electric Violin
Fabio Trentini - Bass
Asaf Sirkis - Drums, Percussion
Mark Wingfield - Electric Guitar
Robert Rich - Textures

Description/Reviews: 

It's jazz; but sort of "anti-jazz," too. It's progressive, yet clearly supersedes any preexisting templates or traditional standards. It's avant-garde, while soaring above and beyond typical confines, there, as well. And it's 'free jazz,' but with preconceived structure of sorts.

Recorded live in the studio, every song is a mesmerizing journey, weaving seamlessly between various coarse and fine textures, where moments of tranquil harmony magically morph into spells of delightfully chaotic dissonance, stampeding one minute, and tip-toeing, the next. 

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Markus Reuter featuring Fabio Trentini and Asaf Sirkis "Truce"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Instrumental Fusion
Label: MoonJune Records - MJR100
Format: CD, digital
Release date: January 17, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. The Truce (11:56)
2. Swoonage (3:25)
3. Bogeyman (7:28)
4. Be Still My Brazen Heart (8:46)
5. Power Series (9:03)
6. Let Me Touch Your Batman (9:52)
7. Gossamer Things (11:50)

Total Time 62:20

Line-up: 
Markus Reuter (Stick Men, Crimson ProjeKct, Tuner): Touch Guitars® AU8, Live Looping
Fabio Trentini: Wal Fretless Bass, Bass Synthesizer
Asaf Sirkis: Acoustic Drums

Description/Reviews: 

Ably supported by the fiery, inspired rhythms ..., the trio ventures through a melange of exotic sonic fare which pushes the boundaries of the traditional power trio well beyond established norms. Transcending his ‘Fripp disciple’ credentials, Reuter rips through this soaring, imaginative set in true authoritarian fashion: establishing, in a most convincing, demonstrative manner, that – beyond being one of the world’s foremost avant-garde performers and composers – Markus is one of the electric guitar’s most capable, imaginative modern representatives.
This Markus Reuter trio is a nuanced, highly-potent-yet-sensitive, forward thinking retake on the classic format — and “Truce” is the spellbinding evidence. Frequently channeling the ‘axe-wielding madman’ side of his musical persona, Markus Reuter doesn’t hold back on this album, takes no prisoners and leaves the dead to bury their own in his wake! For those with a robust palette for all things musically creative, there’s plenty to sink your teeth into here. 

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