Alternate Reality Florian Weiss' Woodoism

• 1Inhale, Exhale05:34
• 2Shivering Timbers03:46
• 3Valse des papillons de nuit08:07
• 4Wabi-Sabi05:35
• 5The Woods Are Lovely, Dark and Deep07:03
• 6Feuer im Termitenhügel05:44
• 7Fuge für A.07:35
• 8Alternate Reality (Visiting Oz)06:17
• 9Alternate Reality II (Delirium)02:06
• 10Alternate Reality III (Awakening)04:06
• Total Runtime55:53

Info for Alternate Reality

It is a rare stroke of luck when a completely new piece of music triggers the spontaneous impression that one has known it for decades. This is undoubtedly true of Alternate Reality, the third album by the Swiss band Woodoism, based on trombonist Florian Weiss. The ten tracks, recorded with trombone, saxophone, double bass and drums – and with flute and glockenspiel at selected moments – seem as familiar as a warm coat in a snowstorm. Everything is brand new and exciting, and yet instantly becomes music that’s deeply ingrained in the body. (Wolf Kampmann)

Linus Amstad, altosaxophone, flute
Florian Weiss, trombone
Valentin von Fischer, double bass
Philipp Leibundgut, drums, glockenspiel

Florian Weiss
a young trombonist and composer based in Switzerland, and his pianoless quartet Woodoism invite you to a musical loop through the bandleaders’ original compositions. The band released its first album in 2017, which was greatly celebrated by the press: "Chamber jazz that is both, light and powerful (…) with a lof of wit, temper and cockiness. (…) music, that is sophisticated and enjoyable at the same time“, legendary Swiss journalist Peter Rüedi wrote about this debut. In 2018 Woodoism has been awarded the prestigous ZKB Jazzprize and audience award. The second album entitled „Refugium“ is going to be released in september 2019 on the Germany based label Neuklang, followed by an extensive releasetour in Switzerland, Germany, Lithuania and Russia.

This album contains no booklet.