Schaerer Biondini Kalima Niggli: Anthem for No Mans Land
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Anthem for No Mans Land
Andreas Schaerer voice, mouth percussion, bass-synth
Luciano Biondini accordion
Kalle Kalima electric guitar
Lucas Niggli drums
“We are not just striving to affirm freedom, we want to live it in our music.” At times, ‘Anthem For No Man’s Land’ sounds like prog rock or the psychedelic sound of the seventies. At others there is the chance to enjoy echoes of Italian popular song or to lean in to a tango. There are influences of West African
rhythms and Alpine melodies. Chamber jazz leads to a sophisticated form of Dada, the diversity of sounds and motifs matches the image conjured up by the imaginary languages.
“Anthem For No Mans Land” never just sticks with the obvious. Schaerer and his quartet have declared the intention to express an ideal, a philosophy ‘through the emotions and the immediacy of our music.’