Kiku Feat. Blixa Bargeld & Black Cracker
Eng, Duster Und Bang
Yannick Barman and Cyril Regamey describe KiKu as a modular, avant-garde machine which, thanks to its modular system and open line-up, is never complete and continually dares to push boundaries. Founded 11 years ago as an acoustic improvisation duo, Barman and Regamey the bands trumpeter and percussionist have been taking on a more varied and flexible musical form. In February 2003 during a series of 20 concerts at the Swiss Thâtre de lOriental in Vevey they developed a sound that ventured into the realms of electronic music and since then have been tearing down the boundaries which often still divide jazz, classical chamber music, electro and rock. This journey into as yet unexplored soundscapes has taken KiKu around the World to Vietnam, New York and the Willisau Jazz Festival. Theyve met many musicians, from Malcolm Braff to local Big Bands (Lon Francioli, Franco Mento, Julian Sartorius, Jean-Pierre Schaller among others) with whom theyve collaborated on their different projects.