Antripodean Collective - Paul Grabowsky - The Massacre of the Egos

" You have probably never heard Paul Grabowsky play piano like this. In fact, you may not have heard many people play piano like this. The Antripodean Collective is an opportunity for Grabowsky and four fellow Australian musicians of the highest caliber to exercise (and exorcise) their improvisational talents.

Improvisation is one of the cornerstones of jazz but it is often neglected as the results can be hit or miss (quite literally!). When it�s good it�s very good and when it�s great it sounds like this.

�The Massacre of the Egos� represents one of the most adventurous albums in the history of Australian improvised music. Take five exceptional musicians and put them in a pressure cooker situation and see what results.

Fortunately those five musicians are Scott Tinkler, John Rodgers, Philip Rex, Ken Edie and the legendary Paul Grabowsky. Even though each musician has played together in different groups in the past, this was the first time this quintet as a whole had played and improvised together.

The experience, in the words of Scott Tinkler, was an �Intense exploration of ideas� where �Ego is put up as collateral and it is confronted and dealt with on many levels by the others at hand�. The outcome is nothing short of miraculous! �The Massacre of the Egos� heralds another milestone in improvised music and shows the Antripodean Collective are more than capable of exploring the boundaries of music.

�The Massacre of the Egos� is the fourth part in the Antripodean� series of releases on Extreme. The Antripodean� series is a collection of works showcasing Australian artists exploring the boundaries of music."