Polwechsel formed in 1993, an all Austrian quartet - with trombonist Radu Malfatti.
When he left in 1997, John Butcher joined them to record Polwechsel 2. The group worked with compositions, improvisation and the ambiguity/intersection of these methods. In 2002/3 they recorded (Wrapped Islands) and toured with laptop player and guitarist Christian Fennez.

In 2003, Burkhard Stangl left the group and percussionists Martin Brandlmayr and Burkhard Beins were invited to form a new version. In 2005 the group were 'artists in residence' at Tesla, Berlin - and a recording of the pieces devised there has been released as Archives of the North.

In 2007 they premiered, at Maerz Musik in Berlin, two compositions with pianist John Tilbury. Their studio recordings are released as Field.
After 10 years in the group, John Butcher left in 2007 - and Polwechsel continues as a 4-tet.

Field

Recorded August 2007 at Studio rp3 ORF in Vienna, on hathut.

Polwechsel / Tilbury

dusted

Archives of the North

Recorded May 2005 at Tesla in Berlin, on hathut.

all about jazz | bagatellen

Wrapped Islands

order CD from Erstwhile.

Recorded at Amann Studios, Vienna: 2002

Polwechsel / Fennez.

Stylus | Ink 19

Polwechsel 3

Studio recordings from Vienna: 2000 and 2001

allmusic | one final note

Polwechsel 2

Studio recording at Jazzgalerie Nickelsdorf - 1998, on hathut.

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