DURBAN POISON IV

The duo behind Durban Poison IV consists of Matthias Schneider-Hollek (flute, electronics) and Klaus Burger (tuba, didgeridoo, piccolo trumpet, soprano trombone, cimbasso, seashell, beer bottle). Both musicians are classically trained.

After meeting one another as composers and producers of music for films and theater pieces, they sought and found a path that lies far beyond the anemia of so-called “New Music.” The result is an adventurous mixture of percussive electronics, free brass improvisations, and generously used echoes and spatial resonance: Dub waves a greeting from the distance; Break Beats pass through; Miles Davis smiles down from Cloud Nine; and experimental electronics twitter occasionally.