NOTTURNO LEISE IM WIND

International project ZAUSS consists of Italian guitarist Francesco Zago and Swiss saxophone player Markus Stauss, who have collaborated on a number of different projects over the years. Zauss is the name given to the sole project involving just those two, and so far four albums have been released under this moniker. "Notturno Leise im Wind" is the third of those, and was released through Stauss' own label Fazzul music in 2012.

Zauss is a project that hones in on the most challenging aspects of avant-garde jazz. Instrumental, not relying all that much on conventionally compelling melodies or harmonies, with a liberal use of dramatic, twisted effects, sounds and instrumental movements that demand a lot from the listener. In this case arguably not quite as challenging as on their previous album, but my conclusion for this production will be the same as with their previous one. Those who enjoy challenging avant-garde instrumental music with liberal amounts of improvisational movements, and find the use of abrasive effects and various kinds of noisescapes to be refreshing additions to such performances, should know their visiting time with this one.