PRIMA MATERIA - La Coda Della Tigre LP Spiritual Jazz Philipp Hülsenbeck and Michael Schönheit

Philipp Hülsenbeck and Michael Schönheit entered their collaborative space

the final piece seems squelched straight from the cosmos

formed in the aftermath of FERGUS & GERONIMO

Field recordings of Lobi traditional xylophone (gyil) music recorded by Hisham Mayet on location in Ghana's Upper West Region

the music of Branko Mataja is from its own epoch

PRIMA MATERIA - La Coda Della Tigre LP Spiritual Jazz Philipp Hülsenbeck and Michael SchönheitPrima Materia was a vocal improvisation ensemble, founded by Roberto Laneri in 1973. Composed entirely of vocalists with no academic training, the group developed various techniques revolving mostly around the use of overtones that would embody their unique sound. No instruments nor electronic manipulations were ever employed within the group's physiognomy, which was realized purely through the human voice. La Coda Della Tigre, the group's sole album,