Silberman & Gawęda - Non-Simultaneous Double Squeeze (2021)

"It is fascinating to observe musical developments from a perspective of many decades as a music critic (and a music lover of course), especially the relationship between music and the world that surrounds us all. Music is after all a soundtrack of our lives and the more music we are aware of, the closer this relationship becomes.

Following the Polish Music scene, and especially the more ambitious manifestations of it like Jazz, Avant-Garde (in all its manifestations) and Art Rock, the relationship between the music and the convoluted history of the country and the global phenomena becomes ever so apparent: Jazz was the weapon of the intellectual underground during the Socialist regime, Rock was the expression of the discontent of the young generation and so on. With Poland gaining its Freedom, Polish music lost its political / social impact and motivation, entering a long period of disambiguation, slowly losing much of its homegrown characteristic and becoming part of the global Culture (for good and for bad).

The music on this album is (for me) a reaction to the overbearing noise we are all drowning in, created by the global media (corporate and social as one). The intimate duo format, which becomes an escape route for many representatives of the young generation of Polish music makers, and the intimacy and intrinsic minimalism of the music, are stating a protest against all that unbearable racket that surrounds us unescapably.

Both Silberman and Gaweda have already proven their ingenuity, boldness and adventurous spirit on their earlier recordings, both separately and together. Therefore, the uncompromising attitude of the music included herein is not surprising. Definitely under the “less is more” concept and deeply contemplative, the music takes the listener on a journey of almost meditative state of mind, which attempts to heal…" Adam Baruch, February 2021