RealTime Arts (concert review): “… the long-form works take the audience on journeys through diverse sound worlds, the unconventional line-up of instruments creating unique possibilities and timbres …”
Echoes and Dust (album review): “… a really original record which is really worth an hour of your time if you’re looking for a break from the self-imposed silo of your usual listening …”
Vital Weekly (album review): ”… best enjoyed sitting down and listening carefully, but in a good mood; preferably with a glass of red wine at hand …”
CutCommon (concert review): “… the meandering music traverses an array of styles, with grooving bass from the cello and trumpet melodies …“
CutCommon (album review): “… this is a group well worth keeping an eye (or ear) on …”
Be Subjective (album review): “… Das Album ist toll, ich bin begeistert. Große Kunst, große Musik …”
MyIndieAustralia (album review): ”… beautiful cello and violin lines drone in and out of melodies between each other, guitars plucked and strummed give measure and rhythm in parts …”
Syke on Stage (concert review): “… five interconnected movements scored to reflect the dynamics of a day, including all the ups and downs one typically encounters; very much in keeping with Gutsch’s predilection for narrative …”

Twelve months after our first show as an acoustic ensemble we present the first album in this format, on Sydney label Art As Catharsis. ‘Ensemble’ features more than 60 minutes of original music across three long compositions. It was recorded in one day at Campbelltown Arts Centre during our recent residency there. The album is available now. We are playing a few launch shows, and we hope to see you there:

Fri 22 Jan 2016 | Canberra | Evening: The Front Gallery
Sat 23 Jan 2016 | Wombarra | Afternoon: Wombarra Bowling Club
Sat 23 Jan 2016 | Sydney | Evening: Lamps w/ Bambino Del’Oro, Pheonix Pie
Sun 24 Jan 2016 | Newcastle | Afternoon: Royal Exchange

We are very excited to announce an artist residency we have at Cambelltown Arts Centre from 28 September until 02 October 2015. Building on score sketches and sonic concepts by Jochen, a new piece will be developed through collaborative experiments with sounds, instrumentation and technology. We will present the new composition on the last day of the residency. Please come along and see what we’ve been up to.

Concert: Friday 02 Oct 2015, 7-9pm, Campbelltown Arts Centre . Live recording from the concert:

Bronwyn Cumbo: violin, alto xylophone
Natalya Bing: violin, soprano xylophone
Simeon Johnson: cello, wind chimes
Jochen Gutsch: guitar, trumpet, bass recorder flute, glockenspiel

Photo Ⓒ Campbelltown Arts Centre