Black Bombaim and Peter Brotzmann – Black Bombaim and Peter Brotzmann (2016)

Black Bombaim and Peter Brotzmann – Black Bombaim and Peter Brotzmann (2016)

By: Ghost Writer

 

What the fuck is going on through Peter Brotzmann's mind? The German genius machine gun man is all over the place lately, putting record after record of demonic noise at a furiously insane pace, with a discography of over 100 recordings made, besides being a free jazz top notch improviser since the 60s at the height of the European live improvising scene, Brotzmann is no stranger to the world of experimental music, getting near orchestral, electronic and even to rock during tenures with his son, guitarist Casper Brotzmann, or with a bunch of other wild guys in the noise outfit known as Last Exit, but while his work with Casper showed us both Bros at their own throat, and with Last Exit at full noise mode, this one, made within rock parallels is something a little more different. 

Now it seems that Brotzmann is back in full demolition mode, but way ahead of noise and more into music combo style, getting along with Portuguese demolition jam band Black Bombain, a trio whose improvisational skills are put to the test here, the band excels at creating heavy grooves, rock solid enough, to being repeatedly assaulted by Brotzmann's freight train of sound in a violent clash of sonic titans. 

You can say that Brotzmann is the center of attention here, for a mainly solo performer, he is perfect at melding with the crunching sounds of BB, who sound like no beginners, with a powerful rhythm section formed by bassist Tojo Rodrigues and drummer Paulo Goncalves, so strong that easily remind the listener of the mighty Ashton brothers on The Stooges' proto punk all time classic Fun House, while guitarist Ricardo Miranda is equally impressive releasing furious tongues of spitting fire through their amps. 

A brutal exercise divided in 5 parts is presented here, in Part 1 we are received with the robust incendiary lines of Mister Brotzmann, whose soulful saxophone lead us thru power and passion, echoing the great Albert Ayler, Brotzmann is quickly followed by the rest of the band, who appear hear in demolition mode, exploding in a colorful way behind Brotzmann and easily laying a powerful groove quickly followed by the mighty Bro, whose sound mutates in an instant to really modern sounding soloing, the tightness of the rhythm section is remarkable here, the perfect place for Brotzmann expanding explosions of sound, for Part 2, the mercurial sound keeps expanding, shadows of the Stooges appear here prominently in the bass and drum interplay of Rodrigues and Goncalves, Brotzmann applies here strictly, his playing is pretty fluid, almost in parallel with the guitar. 

For Part 3 drums get almost on Led Zeppelinesque Bonham like stuff, guitars crash and Brotzmann is free to deliver a powerful soloing on fire, it's amazing how good is Bro able to match BB's attack, brutally powerful, but eminently skillful, for such an all-out attack is amazing that both artist are able to put such a diverse show, their music is relentless and diverse, never too monotonous, always intense, Bro has traded density for fluidity and it pays off immensely, BB is a perfect match for Bro's playing, they clash and the outcome is impressive, this is undoubtedly one of the best recent recordings by Peter, is incredible that the man keeps reinventing himself almost every recording.