How Noisy Are The Rooms?
Almut Kühne_vocals
Joke Lanz_turntables
Alfred Vogel_drums, percussion
New Album: TÜHÜ
HOW NOISY ARE THE ROOMS? are Berlin based vocal maniac Almut Kühne who is a classically trained singer and piano player, Swiss turntable wizard Joke Lanz well known for his Sudden Infant Noise-Rock project and Austrian drum-magician Alfred Vogel who is the driving force behind profiled Bezau Beatz festival. These three extremists hit it off right away without compromise!
A soulful voice seemingly evoking distant cultures, a labyrinth full of epileptic sounds, and a vigorous ritualistic percussion, these are the ingredients of HNATR. Sweet dreams are called chaos! A wonderful chaos in itself.
HOW NOISY ARE THE ROOMS? represent an extremely provocative view of creative anarchy. Concentrated energy from three components that constantly run against each other puts the listener in the state of a pinball machine action: Mercilessly tossed back and forth, never comes to a rest, always at all points at the same time:
Noise meets Trip-Hop meets Jazz!
The trio played an uplifting, free improvised set, full of unpredictable sonic inventions, that often left the audience smiling with joy. Kühne spread her magic with a stream of abstract vocalizations and quotes from the poetry of German visual artist and poetess Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven (the Dada baroness), with Joke Lanz stretching and mutating her phrasing and Vogel locking it in brief grooves. The dynamics of this trio were a treat for the ears and eyes. Eyal Hareuveni for Salt´n´Peanuts
HNATR? Played at Willisau Jazz Fest, Saalfelden Jazzfestival, Bezau Beatz, Moers Jazzfestival, Tampere Jazzfestival, Bitches Brew Berlin, Cologne Jazz Week a.m.o. places. Wherever they play they leave audiences in standing ovations with smiling faces, enriched ears and hearts.