Meta Marie Louise

Artist Information

Biography

Meta Marie Louise creates a varied and dense universe, which is influenced by flower pots and rainbows – harsh noise at times and ambient sounds at others, which lead into groove driven psychedelic beats and melodies. A fusion between Snoop Dogg and John Cage.


Manuel Engel, piano/composer

Studied at the Swiss Jazz School and NSU in New York City. He is a Chrysler Jazz Award winner, 14th Annual BILLBOARD World Song Contest winner – performed in Europe/North America and collaborated with Chico Freeman, George Garzone, Karsh Kale, Richie Beirach...


Marc Stucki, reeds

One of the most innovative improvising reed-players in Europe - creating his very own vocabulary and sound.
He has performed around the world and collaborated/performed with Kenny Wheeler, Maria Schneider, Django Bates, Sylvie Courvoisier, Fabian Kuratli...


Kevin Chesham, drums

Studied at the Swiss Jazz School in Bern, Switzerland. He has performed around the world and collaborated/performed with Tom Harrell, Eric Alexander, Reggie Johnson, Bert Joris, Thierry Lang...

Instrumentation

Marc Stucki - bcl, ss, ts
Manuel Engel - Piano, rhodes, MiniMoog, nord synth
Kevin Chesham - Drums

Discography

Manuel Engel - Selected Discography

July 2012 Nick Porsche - Blood / Two Gentlemen

April 2012 Sunny Spots featuring Max & Momo / Metonic Records

November 2011 Richie's Barnyard featuring Richie Beirach / Metonic Records

June 2009 Fork Remixed, Special Edition / Metonic Records

September 2008 AAM #13 - Compilation CD / Auricular Records

April 2008 Expose Your Muse - Compilation CD / Public Muse

March 2008 Expedition_3 - Compilation CD / Everest Records

September 2007 14th Annual BWSC - Compilation CD / BILLBOARD

July 2007 ME 3 featuring Chico Freeman / Metonic Records

July 2005 SOLIPSIST / Metonic Records

June 2005 BaraPlage - produced by REMUSIC Production



Meta Marie Louise (CD Sunny Spots) is currently played on www.nrk.no / www.dominiodeuses.org / www.francemusique.fr / www.rte.ie / www.rtve.es / www.cflx.qc.ca / www.audiotexture.podomatic.com / www.bcbradio.co.uk / www.swr2.de / www.klassikaraadio.err.ee / www.radio3.rai.it

Official Website

http://www.metonicrecords.com

Audio

• Contact Kid
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• Microphysical Exercise
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• Black, White and Color
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• Death and Discipline
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Video

mml_vilnius jazzfestival 2011.mov

mml_tour diaries I.mov

Photo Gallery

Press

• Minimalist club atmosphere [+ Show ]
  

  "Meta Marie Louise" had an air of minimalist club music atmosphere. Electronic sounds, loops and rhy..."Meta Marie Louise" had an air of minimalist club music atmosphere. Electronic sounds, loops and rhythmic frames flooded organic sound effects and saxophone improvisations mixed with the recitation of the speaker stuck together in an attractive, bright facility. Intermittent musicians escaped from secure loop structures... and again returned to the rhythmic sound and vibrant pulse. A dynamic, inventive game - "It will be very interesting to hear these boys at a later date - today they are showing a promising creative potential of tomorrow - no longer a spell while stunned."
  
  Dot Jazz - Laima Slepkovaite

• Ironic pop-culture elements [+ Show ]
  

  "Meta Marie Louise " with a talented keyboard player Manuel Engel up front. Minimalist compositions,..."Meta Marie Louise " with a talented keyboard player Manuel Engel up front. Minimalist compositions, diversified rhythmic percussion score and ironic pop-culture elements have left indifferent and thunderous ovations once again inviting the performers on stage.
  
  Studentuera - Ieva Mikalkeviciute

• Minimalist / Avant Garde / Free Jazz [+ Show ]
  

  "Meta Marie Louise" - minimalist / avant garde / free jazz style of harmonization in the festival sc..."Meta Marie Louise" - minimalist / avant garde / free jazz style of harmonization in the festival scene was fresh and interesting. Meta Marie Louise left an indelible impression and provided food for thought about the "soft" sound of jazz and not only this... I dare to say that this concert was one of the most interesting of recent performances.
  
  Kulturpolis - Jurgita Kisieliute

• Meta Marie Louise featuring Julie Dassaud [+ Show ]
  

  If you think that Performance Art and Happenings are, well not happening anymore and they are only i...If you think that Performance Art and Happenings are, well not happening anymore and they are only in the pages of some catalogue from the 60’s, you simply are not looking around. “Kulter” defines itself as a proeflokaal, literally a tasting space. An experimental outlet right in the middle of Bos en Lommer in Amsterdam, an area densely populated yet often out of the cultural radar. You are still on time though, so hop on your bike and face a bit of the chilling fall and the reward will be an intimate and hypnotizing impromptu performance from a trio of swiss jazz musicians and the Lady of Kulter herself: Julie. The combo is comprised of the most daring post-modern musicians you could be hearing at the Bimhuis; Marc Stucki on saxophone, mixing spoken words with voice loops ranging from crumbles of noises to heavy coughing yet profoundly poetic and entrancing. Kevin Chesham and his playful, free flowing, mature drumming style. Manuel Engel, a chameleonic keyboard and synth player, capable to recreate the sweetest melodies a moment before getting wild and uncontrolled.
  
  And to top this all, you will not be able to take your eyes off Julie and her slow, thoughtful, pure action painting. At times it feels like she’s following the music, every line a note. In other moments she will appear lost in a black glass of indian Ink, but look closer: the lines are geometric, dancing with the space around. A series of ideograms, letters to form sentences you might be able to read only by closing your eyes. Tasting is after all, a slow and continuous flow of our senses.
  
  The C

• Sunny Spots Review I [+ Show ]
  

  Improv, psychedelic rock, hip hop, new music, all on one CD, not always the same, but close together...Improv, psychedelic rock, hip hop, new music, all on one CD, not always the same, but close together. What usually happens in separate worlds, stands here side by side even if it goes against all habits. This is (still?) no new music in itself, because of the methods used in the development of the music, but that makes it even more exciting. Especially since this act is “not academic”, but the joy of crossing borders dominates. Outstanding album!
  
  Trust

• Sunny Spots Review II [+ Show ]
  

  Congratulations - basically, at least in modern times, this is the most radical avant-garde work. Me...Congratulations - basically, at least in modern times, this is the most radical avant-garde work. Meta Marie Louise associate groovy free jazz and avant-garde games (it sounds harsh and shrill at the first listening), but there is a spark and a subtle dash of hip-hop and pop-ironic themes. Suddenly, the genre-specific corridors open and acoustic fresh air comes in. Enormous power and we immediately want more. Finally Meta Marie Louise brings the avant-garde back to pop! "Sunny Spots," is a first appetizer on the way there, a sparkling, wild, beautiful enterprising talent test. There is still more potential behind it, because more needs to come! Just do not suddenly think of "target groups" and "genre"! Just keep going!
  
  Skug

• Sunny Spots Review III [+ Show ]
  

  Sunny Spots is a set of experimental rock drawings inspired from 90s avant-rock (the RecRec label, i...Sunny Spots is a set of experimental rock drawings inspired from 90s avant-rock (the RecRec label, in particular) with an infusion of Japanese elements. Thirteen short and punchy tracks full of serious and zany ideas, lots of variety - a fun dose of avant-style clashing.
  
  Delire - Francois Couture

Setlist

Improvised Music

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