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Unexpected Skies - Single

by Marcus Klossek Electric Trio

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There are a number of ways to tell stories: by word of mouth, declaimed and sung, as written words, carved in stone, finely drawn with quill and ink, thrown by artists on canvas in many colors. But what happens when a guitarist simply reaches for his instrument, keeps his lips closed, but moves the strings and, with one go, creates images in front of the mind’s eye that open all emotional pigeonholes and radiate in tones that one could hardly have imagined previously?

Marcus Klossek is such a musical “griot”, one belonging to those almost extinct tribal wise men who did not simply have to learn their craft. It was present in his genetic code from the start. However, the messages of the Berliner with the receding hairline are by no means from a nostalgia-transfigured past. Klossek uses the Fender Telecaster, the archetype of electric guitar, as a mouthpiece. In doing so, he follows a path taken by well-known musicians such as Jimmy Bryant, Ed Bickert, Bill Frisell, Mike Stern, Jim Campilongo and Jakob Bro. Jazz purists may turn up their noses at the electric touch of Fender Telecasters, but anyone who listens to Klossek and his Electric Trio with Derek Scherzer (drums) and Carsten Hein (bass) for just a few seconds immediately feels that a highly vital and lively improvisation heart beats in their midst.

Marcus Klossek has succeeded in creating a masterpiece that will fire the enthusiasm not only of die-hard guitar aficionados. He strives single-mindedly forward without leaving his two congenial partners even one centimeter behind. Every note really sits exactly where it belongs on “Unexpected Skies”. Klossek, Scherzer and Hein transform their years of experience into a concise, coherent cycle of stories in which everything seems perfectly balanced: the curved lines, the well-dosed explosions and the dramaturgic concept. In this way, a collection of precise timing and noticeable joy of playing can unfold in front of the mind’s eye without any problems and without any moralizing undertones of purists, in which humorous country and surf quotes flow directly into the jazz heritage of Wes Montgomery or John Scofield. Such a matter of course can only arise from the deep conviction that stories without words captivate people everywhere. High addiction factor!

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released October 30, 2020
Marcus Klossek – electric guitar
Carsten Hein – electric bass
Derek Scherzer – drums

Produced by Marcus Klossek and Volker Dueck

Released by Double Moon / Challenge Records International

Composition by Marcus Klossek

Recorded by Tito Knapp at Zentri.Fuge Studio, Berlin in November 2019

Mixed and mastered by Tito Knapp and Marcus Klossek,
at Zentri.Fuge Studio, Berlin, January 2020

Photos by David Beecroft

Cover Art by Marinel Sheu

Product coordination by Boudewijn Hagemans

Design by Juan Carlos Villarroel & Natasja Wallenburg

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Marcus Klossek Berlin, Germany

Guitarist Marcus Klossek – a master on the Fender Telecaster- has caused a stir over the last ten years, especially with his Electric Trio. For his new band Blink 6, he reinforced this trio with three of his favorite wind players from the Berlin Jazz-Scene, making this unique sextet his largest project to date.
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