Steve Jolliffe - Poland (2006)

Steve Jolliffe is a famous classically trained musician who usually plays synthesizers, piano, flute and saxophone. He also "sings" through the flute which gives a unique effect. He is known for being in Tangerine Dream in 1967 and 1978, especially on the album 'Cyclone' and the 1978 tour. He also played with Eat Static and was in Supertramp before their first album release. This release was recorded live in Poland on September 11, 2004. Only 300 pressed CDs exist. This CD contains a rare unreleased Tangerine Dream music clip from 1967. The music style on this CD is difficult to describe. It is complex and unique with electronics, piano and flute.

This release from 2006 offers 65 minutes of fervent music recorded live in Jelani Gora, Poland, on September 11, 2004.

Having played with such EM greats as Tangerine Dream and Klaus Schulze, Jolliffe has enjoyed a long solo career producing albums of delightful electronic music for nearly two decades. This latest shows him alone on stage, armed with piano, keyboards, flute, and an extraordinary predilection for nimble creativity.

Dramatic piano passages establish a strange cafe milieu that becomes even stranger as eerie electronics enter the mix. Dark textures coalesce, immersing the stage in a fertile fog that sparkles with effects and sporadic strings and other instruments. Eventually, twinkling piano asserts dominance over these peripheral embellishments, guiding the miasma into a more orderly flow. And gradually, the auxiliary samples adopt melodic demeanor and compliment Jolliffe's live performance, lending snappy rhythmics and sighing tonalities to the easygoing piano.

Live flute and electronic urgency often appear in tandem. The accompanying electronics surge with bouncy, dark energy, while the frolicsome flute cavorts with passionate abandon. Before any outbursts have the opportunity to become too boisterous, Jolliffe reigns them with nimble-fingered piano, generating foundational drama that reaches out and grips the soul with classical eloquence.

The CD features three long tracks, allowing each composition ample room to grow and flex and indulge in mischievous variations.


Tracklist:

1. Spring '67 (28:56)
2. Meadow Run (12:58)
3. Komarno (22:46)