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Suboptimal

by Max Stadtfeld + STAX

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1.
Sweet 06:38
2.
Mooncake 1 06:47
3.
Red 07:22
4.
Diseased 06:20
5.
Coins 03:34
6.
Kasimir 05:54
7.
Meatless 06:06
8.
Flirr 05:21
9.
Mooncake 2 02:58
10.
Kanon 02:49
11.
Ich Geb 8 04:45

about

Hailing from Leipzig, Germany, 1993 born drummer Max Stadtfeld announces his sophomore album “Suboptimal” with his group “STAX”, to be released March 25 2022 on Cologne based label KLAENG. After his self-titled + highly acclaimed 2019 debut on legendary label ACT he returns with another contemporary jazz masterpiece full of yet unheard ideas, stylistic quotes and productional refinement- with zeitgeist, expressive will and progressive approach.

In addition to Stadtfeld´s significant compositional handwriting, it is above all the four musicians in the band whose interplay makes the quartet so unique. Processed saxophone cascades, spacious guitar overdubs, alternation of double and electric bass sounds and sometimes violently compressed drum beats. Surrendering to the suboptimal, to the supposedly raw + imperfect, the record emerges something that is self-contained and perfect in its own way.

credits

released March 25, 2022

Reza Askari - double bass, electric bass
Bertram Burkert - guitar
Matthew Halpin - saxophone, flute
Max Stadtfeld - drums

Alex Binder - recording, mixing
Markus Abendroth - mastering

Ebony Schneeweiß - artwork

All tracks are written by Max Stadtfeld, except for "Ich geb 8" by Bertram Burkert.


www.max-stadtfeld.de

www.instagram.com/staxmadtfeld/

klaengrecords.de/de/home.html

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Max Stadtfeld Leipzig, Germany

Max Stadtfeld is a drummer in several projects, such as Michael Wollny's Bau.Haus.Klang, Olga Reznichenko Trio, Philipp Rumsch Ensemble and others. STAX is the place, where he tries to combine his bandleading and compositional skills.

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