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  • Europae

    MONOO14

    Artist: Ecstasy Project

    Label: Monotype Records

    Rafal Gorzycki - Ecstasy Project leader, looks at music through its twentieth-century struggle. Starting with improvisation and jazz he turns his attention towards the experiences of the European chamber music of the previous century. This is where he tries to find substantial solutions for his musical experiments. The music of mature Europe digested in the atonality, neo-Romanticism and minimalist experiments seems to be great support in his poetic excursions towards Europe Impossible, Europe with no Chaos, Europe of philosophers, artists and craftsmen. And this is this vision that makes him study the rich heritage of the last century avant-gard. With his band, whose members come from the cultures of classical music, yet again does he discourse about the beauty and lyricism devoid of the pressure of the noisy commerciality. Ecstasy Project tells us how beautiful and wise Europe is with its experience. Let us listen, although so difficult it is sometimes to believe in this beauty...(Zbigniew Zielinski)

  • Realium

    CD089

    Artist: Ecstasy Project

    Label: Polish Jazz

    "I worked over one year on the conception of my second album. I meant to describe some kind of melancholy. I exposed visions appearing during my stay at the countryside. This is the European jazz - my favorite." (Rafal Gorzycki)

  • Ecstasy Project

    MW724

    Artist: Ecstasy Project

    Label: NotTwo Records

    This is the phonographic debut of musicians connected with the Bydgoszcz club "Mózg". I got used to the fact, that on the musical map of Poland, Bydgoszcz is a place of eruption of a particular innovative energy, mainly in relation to the native tradition. It is similar in this case, although we deal here with a quite clear inspiration from the jazz-rock music of the 70's (in particular from the early groups such as Jack deJohnette, Weather Report, and the Mahavishnu Orchestra). This is no vent to youthful fascination though. The leader of the group, a drummer Rafał Gorzycki, and other members of the band are attentive listeners at the present time music and techniquely good musicians. I am under the impression, that in this way, they are trying to establish closer contact with the audience, which is tired of avant-garde ideas of their colleagues from "Mozg". On the other hand, they want to encourage the young drum'n'bass/techno music lovers to listen to music more attentively. (Andrzej Kalinowski, Ultramaryna)