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Bruno Spoerri Langstrasse Zwischen 12 Und 12

Finders Keepers | Item No: 478912
Vinyl LP | 2016 / EU – Original | New
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Item Description
From his seemingly bottomless well of unreleased conceptual pop, jazz and pioneering
electronic experiments, Swiss composer Bruno Spoerri, in conjunction with long term
collaborators Finders Keepers, finally unleashes the master tapes to an obscure 1972 feature
length documentary called Langstrasse Zwischen 12 und 12 (Long Street Between Midday
And Midnight). Directed by Gianni Paggi (who had also worked on Swiss pop music weekly
Hits A Gogo) and radio host and author Max Rüeger this seldom seen film studied the stark
counter balance between the lifestyles of the inhabitants of Zurich’s famous Langstrasse - a
varied and vibrant stretch of road in centre of the city which played host to a unique mix
of contrasting cultural and social groups, working class families and energetic creatives.
Langstrasse Zwischen 12 und 12 explored real-life stories of family run businesses, schools,
nine to five commuters and the contrasting nightlife scene including the city’s liberal after
hours red light district. To accentuate the ironic and slightly schizophrenic nature of the
production Paggi and Rüeger called upon Spoerri as one of the country’s most versatile
instrumental composers to share a first-hand impression of the area as a local himself.
Exploring a wide range of musical disciplines from early modified synthesisers to rock rhythms
via found sounds, jazz, folk and traditional Greek music, Spoerri successfully infused vibrant
bursts of sonic colour into the monochrome imagery of the programme, creating a floating
narrative undercurrent quite unlike anything heard on regular Swiss TV during the era.
In scoring such a project to a precise deadline Spoerri would require a trusted group of
regular musicians, many of whom would appear on collectable records by Swiss groups
such as The Metronome Quintet, The Rainbow Orchestra and Emphasis. As a leader of
The Metronome Quintet himself Bruno was comfortable working alongside reliable members
Fernando Vicencio (sax and flute), Ueli Staub (vibes, keys and percussion) and drummer
Rolf Bänninger - who’s prominent playing is best exemplified on the previous Finders
Keepers/Spoerri LP Hommage Au Fromage. Other players on this session include Latin
multi-instrumentalist Antonio Conde who had simultaneously bonded with Vincencio in the
jazz rock super group The Rainbow Orchestra under famous guitarist/soundtrack composer
Pierre Cavali (see record FKR008). Another Cavali/Vincencio collaborator to appear on this
album is pianist Renato Anselmi who would later join both musicians in the band Emphasis -
vital to this session Renato Anselmi would provide extra keyboards to Bruno’s experimental
and textural synthesiser tones. Later in the 1970s Spoerri would also enlist Anselmi to play
on the soundtrack to art house film Lilith (recently sampled by US rapper Jay Z. For hardcore
collectors of European jazz the appearance of trumpeter Franco Ambrosetti might warrant
some deserved attention. A firm fixture on the Swiss jazz scene alongside Spoerri and
regularly playing with George Gruntz, Ambrosetti’s earlier work on records alongside players
like American sax man Shahib Shihab or French saxophonist Barney Wilen remain some of
the most expensive original items on the collectors market. The final icing on the cake for this
session would be the inclusion of Switzerland’s leading harmonica player Heinz Pfenninger,
a welcome addition to the group having played with Ueli Staub in the award-winning Roby
Weber Quartet (Pfenninger can also be heard playing bass alongside Rolf Bänninger on
Spoerri’s aforementioned Hommage Au Fromage LP).
Like most of Bruno’s releases on Finders Keepers Langstrasse Zwischen 12 und 12 sees the
artist explore unique new territories, combining the skill of incredibly talented musicians and
combining his own discoveries in the realms of electronic music and his own brand of postconcrète
found sound application which would appear on his rare postcard records made for
industrial companies utilising wristwatches, pneumatic drills and forklift trucks as essential
parts of his orchestral palette. This early 70’s glimpse into Spoerri’s narrative composition
for the small screen captures an important European artist-cum-scientist treading a seldom
trodden path between experimental pop, jazz and music technology in its infancy.
Item Details
Item No: 478912
Artist: Bruno Spoerri
Title: Langstrasse Zwischen 12 Und 12
Label: Finders Keepers
Catalog No: FKR085LP
Format: Vinyl LP, Vinyl, LP
Pressing: EU – Original
Release Date: 2016
Genre: Organic Grooves
Style: Jazz | Fusion
Available since: 2016-05-24
Condition: New
Price: $ 17.38
Weight: 250g (plus 250g Packaging)
Tracklist
A1 Dawn At Long Street
A2 Busy & Calm
A3 Calm Places
A4 Strip Bar
A5 Little Italy
A6 Lonely Night
B1 Neon Pink & Blue
B2 Nino Rotunda
B3 Night Life
B4 Sirtaki Nights
B5 Angel In A Silver Wig
B6 Sweetie Night
B7 Goodbye Long Street
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