Julia Hulsmann's "Not Fast Enough" at Music Meeting

Back in June I wrote about the captivating set from Julia Hulsmann's "Not Fast Enough" at the Moers Festival. The other night I found this 25 minute clip from the June 2014 Music Meeting in Nijmegen, Holland. It features two songs from the quartet framing a brief interview with Hulsmann and Theo Bleckmann.

Moers Festival: Not Fast Enough

Earlier in the week I listened to this captivating set of music from a quartet led by pianist Julia Hulsmann at this years Moers Festival (with excellent audio and video to boot).

Not Fast Enough - photo courtesy of the Moers Festival website

The quartet, name Not Fast Enough, showcases work by Emily Dickenson, Margaret Atwood and Walt Wittman set to music by Hulsmann. I have no knowledge how much (or if) this group (with Theo Bleckmann voice/electronics, Hayden Chisholm alto sax and Moritz Baumgartner drums) have worked together much but they have a fine ensemble sound – well balanced in terms of sharing the load. Bleckmann’s use of electronics is creative without being over the top - check out the stretch at 29:45-30:45 on Margaret Atwood’s “Faster.” I enjoy Hayden's tonal flexibility, he's so expressive and full of subtlety. A sound that is breathy and round and at times there is some edge to his tone - maybe more than in the past (could be the recording too). His solo on Dickenson’s “I Think The Root Of Wind Is Water” is a gem (The tune starts at 16.58 and Hayden’s solo starts at 21:30). His playing throughout is a pleasure to listen to - be sure to check him out.

LINK TO VIDEO HERE