Album Notes

Free improvisation is an art form. It makes a living thing with sounds, moods, rhytms and melodies. It’s listening and reacting. Every move is important, responsible. That’s also the basic of esthetic and language of music on KAS KAS. The main point in music here is that playing creates the object. It doesn’t remind it or trying to be same kind of the object. For example: let’s play the sun itself not something that reminds the sun or picture of it. That’s poetry. KAS KAS is poets’ playing. It is lyrical statement for esthetics of sublime: for the semantics, feelings and visions beyond the words. It's sharing pure emotions and dynamic energy.

KAS KAS is drum poet Otzir Godot's solo work. On producing the main aim was to create very natural beautiful sound in good room. Any studio wizards were not needed. The original wooden tone of acoustic drum set and natural breath of saxophone was a starting point of this production. Another important factor was that this is real time music without any overdubbing or sound manipulating. Not too many sounds, no effects, no tricks. Only real meating, real ritual with audience. Born in the snowlights of North KAS KAS is route to landscapes of silence, mystic and power. Invitation to nordic pow wow.

KAS KAS contains eleven completely improvised tracks. Tracks 2: And the tree and 4: Well well, Begemot are short ethnic percussion poems while 6: Kota-kotoo and 10: Lullaby are improvised solo music for drum set . In five lyrical and powerful tracks Otzir plays duo with Iikka Kahri (saxophones) towards more melodical approach to free improvisation: 1: At lost, 3: Espoo-spirit, 7: Swimming masks, 9: Kiehkerö and 11: A Thought. Duos with Robin DeWan (didgeridoo) complete the acoustik journey of KAS KAS (4: Ground frost, Wowoka, 8: Trace). Total duration of CD: 53:22.