Polwechsel is a musical group founded in Vienna, Austria in 1993.Their music has mostly straddled a line between contemporary music and free improvisation, and is characterized by quiet volume, sustained drones, and slowly-developing structures.The group was originally comprised of double bassist Werner Dafeldecker, cellist Michael Moser, trombonist Radu Malfatti and guitarist Burkhard Stangl. Their name came from a voltage adapter Dafeldecker and Moser found in a second-hand shop.An appearance at the 1996 LMC Festival in London garnered the group much attention.Malfatti left in 1997, and was replaced by saxophonist John Butcher. With guitarist/laptop computer whiz Fennesz, this lineup recorded Wrapped Islands, which earned much positive critical noticehttp://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=825 http://www.ink19.com/issues/november2002/musicReviews/musicP/polwechselWFennesz.html http://www.fakejazz.com/reviews/2002/polwechsel.shtmlStangl left in 2003; about a year later, percussion
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