The ongoing series / tradition of a KONSTRUKT release in august this time returns to the early beginning: the overdue double vinyl reissue of the Turkish free-formers’ studio meeting with the German Free Jazz titan PETER BRÖTZMANN from 2008. Remastered by KASSIAN TROYER at D&M, Berlin.

As written in several info sheets before, the Istanbul-based collective led by multi-instrumentalist
UMUT ÇAĞLAR (also member of KARKHANA) and reeds player KORHAN FUTACI has since its
formation in 2008 created an impressive catalogue including collaborations / performances with
significant musicians like KEIJI HAINO, JOE MCPHEE, WILLIAM PARKER, AKIRA SAKATA,
MARSHALL ALLEN, EVAN PARKER, THURSTON MOORE, MICHAEL ZERANG, ALFRED HARTH
or ALEXANDER HAWKINS – and PETER BRÖTZMANN. The German Free Jazz titan was invited
to the Deneyevi Studio in the Turkish capital in november 2008 where they recorded „Dolunay“, an
album that was released three years later on a small label in Turkey only. Back then a quartet with
drums AND percussion, guitar, reeds but NO bass player, KONSTRUKT and their iconic guest took
off on a session full of fire and fury: shrieking reeds, thundering drums andandand … Free Jazz of
the wildest, most energetic and kathartic (afterwards) kind! Just as they did a few months before (may 2011) in a former church as documented on „Eklisia
Sunday“ and then once more in february 2014.
Remastered for vinyl, „Dolunay“ is now finally available as double LP and also via regular
distribution - and shouldn’t be missing in any proper jazz collection!