Drei Im Roten Kreis - Nomansland (2013) [Hi-Res]

Three years after their debut-release “16mm” and after playing many concerts around the world the trio led by saxophonist Reiner Witzel is now presenting its latest release.

Just like “16mm” it`s all about pictures.

It is an imaginary road-movie that takes us to strange places such as deserted houses and dusty roads, describing common things from an uncommon perspective.

The three musicians engage in a trialogue that leaves a lot of space both in a small as well as in a large setting. It is inspiring, provoking, with lots of edges and corners.

At times casual and bluesy, at times on a breathtaking ride, the three “Easy Riders” join their sounds in speedy tempi, driving beats and expressive riffs. Reiner Witzel, Christian Scheuber and Joscha Oetz combine American Jazz with European roots , tradition with Zeitgeist and a risk-taking kick with the help of occasional electronics. “Drei im roten Kreis” is rebellious, but at the same time its message is clear and comprehensible and the trio is always in touch with its audiance. During the concerts photographs are being projected, whenever possible, to add a visual dimension.

The “Story”:

Imagine a modern western-movie that takes place in the American Midwest. Inspector Vanucci is chasing a group of “little gangsters”, but every time he gets somewhere, the gangsters are just a step ahead of him. He stands alone on a wide road at sunset, enters an empty bar where a goldfish is circeling in a glass bowl, finds himself at an intersection full of cars or another time in deserted houses with nothing but the smoke of cigarettes in the air.

In the end, Vanucci never finds the people he is looking for and ends up lonely, however, not without a sense of understanding and relief.

Reiner Witzel, saxophone
Christian Scheuber, drum
Joscha Oetz, bass

Tracklist:
01. Drei Im Roten Kreis - Inspector Vanucci Part 1 (2:46)
02. Drei Im Roten Kreis - The Escape (4:20)
03. Drei Im Roten Kreis - Lonely Fish (6:12)
04. Drei Im Roten Kreis - Nomandsland (7:05)
05. Drei Im Roten Kreis - Intro to Message from Africa (0:57)
06. Drei Im Roten Kreis - Message from Africa (6:18)
07. Drei Im Roten Kreis - Taste of Eternity (2:28)
08. Drei Im Roten Kreis - Heavy Traffic (2:48)
09. Drei Im Roten Kreis - Promenade (5:52)
10. Drei Im Roten Kreis - El Huarango (3:50)
11. Drei Im Roten Kreis - Schräge Vögel (5:30)
12. Drei Im Roten Kreis - Dodo´s Dream (2:27)
13. Drei Im Roten Kreis - Tanimera (5:45)
14. Drei Im Roten Kreis - Intro to Dark (1:51)
15. Drei Im Roten Kreis - Dark (5:27)
16. Drei Im Roten Kreis - Inspector Vanucci Part 2 (2:18)