James Ilgenfritz - Automatic Thinking (2026) [Hi-Res]

The album "Automatic Thinking" is the culmination of a twenty-year collaboration between bassist James Ilgenfritz and vocalist Thomas Buckner, featuring a series of concise improvisations at the intersection of contemporary chamber music and the avant-garde. Their method is built upon unique technical approaches: using silence as a tool for dramatic tension, continuous vocal techniques, and a specific Just Intonation-derived double bass tuning. The performers consciously move away from linear narrative, prioritizing spontaneity and "automatic" thinking. The project showcases the deep creative bond formed over years of collaboration at international festivals and New York concert series.

Tracklist:
1-1 James Ilgenfritz;Thomas Buckner - Unreliable Narrator [3:25]
1-2 James Ilgenfritz;Thomas Buckner - Marginalia [1:30]
1-3 James Ilgenfritz;Thomas Buckner - Blank Landscape [2:03]
1-4 James Ilgenfritz;Thomas Buckner - Industry [1:37]
1-5 James Ilgenfritz;Thomas Buckner - Without Stopping [4:16]
1-6 James Ilgenfritz;Thomas Buckner - System Fragility [6:38]
1-7 James Ilgenfritz;Thomas Buckner - No Promises [5:15]
1-8 James Ilgenfritz;Thomas Buckner - Context/Subtext [2:18]
1-9 James Ilgenfritz;Thomas Buckner - The Forest For The Trees [2:58]
1-10 James Ilgenfritz;Thomas Buckner - The Long And The Short Of It [8:53]