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 has worked with compositions, improvisation and the ambiguity/intersection of these methods - and performed in Germany, Austria, Poland, Italy, and Canada. In 2002/3 they recorded (Wrapped Islands) and toured with laptop player and guitarist Christian Fennez.

In 2003, Burkhard Stangl left the group and, after a gap of a year, percussionists Martin Brandlmayr and Burkhard Beins were invited to form a new version.

In May 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. A CD of this is now out.
After 10 years in the group, John Butcher has recently left - and Polwechsel continues as a 4-tet.

L-R: Martin Brandlmayr - Michael Moser
Burkhard Beins - John Butcher - Werner Dafeldecker

Field

Polwechsel / Tilbury

Recorded August 2007 at Studio rp3 ORF in Vienna.

full info :: hathut

Archives of the North

Recorded May 2005 at Tesla in Berlin.

full info :: hathut

read :: All about Jazz :: Bagatellen

Wrapped Islands

order CD here

Polwechsel / Fennez.

Recorded at Amann Studios, Vienna: 2002

full info :: Erstwhile

read :: Fake Jazz :: Stylus :: Ink 19

Polwechsel 3

Studio recordings from Vienna: 2000 and 2001

full info :: Durian

read :: allmusic

Polwechsel 2

Studio recording at Jazzgalerie Nickelsdorf: 1998

full info :: hat[now]ART

read :: Ink Blot

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