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werner dafeldecker




geboren in wien 1964. lebt in wien. freischaffender musiker und komponist seit 1984. Seit 1992 konzentration auf zeitgenössische, elektronische und improvisationsmusik sowie "grenzüberschreitende" projekte. seit 1994 zusammenarbeit mit dem kontrabassisten uli fussenegger. kompositionen für ensembles und projekte wie klangforum wien, european tuba quartet, loose music, tonart. arbeiten für rundfunk, theater und film. projekte und konzerteu.a. mit eugene chadbourne, gene coleman, franz kogelmann, christof kurzmann, radu malfatti, walter malli, sunny murray, ned rothenberg, jim o´rourke, burkhard stangl, tom varner, striped roses , tony buck, wayne horvitz, , christian fennesz, chet baker.

eigene projekte: polwechsel zusammen mit radu malfatti, burkhard stangl und michael moser; die tat des orange zusammen mit ernesto molinari, jim o´rourke und uli fussenegger; shabotinski. teilnahme an internationalen festivals in europa, asien und amerika. 1994 gründung des avantgardelabels durian records zusammen mit uli fussenegger; cd-aufnahmeleitung und produzententätigkeit.


born 1964; double bass, guitar, electronics.

werner dafeldecker studied double bass at the konservatorium in vienna.he is a member of burkhard stangl's maxixe and works in a duo with uli fussenegger. He has worked with eugene chadbourne, gene coleman, ned rothenberg, walter malli, tom varner, franz kogelmann, christof kurzmann, sunny murray, klangforum wien, tony buck, wayne horvitz, , christian fennesz, chet baker. he has composed for several different ensembles,theatre and crossover: klangforum wien, european tuba quartet,
polwechsel,shabotinski and tonart among others. these compositions include:

notorisch hippopotamus - 1987; for trumpet, altosax, bassclarinet, guitar,contrabass, percussion
der untergang - 1989; for three contrabasses
vedute - 1990; for oboe, trumpet, altosax, french-horn, bassclarinet,cello, guitar,
contrabass, percussion
kökenmöddinger - 1992; for clarinet, altosax, tenorsax, trombone, bassclarinet,piano, contrabass, percussion
geographietorte - 1993; trumpet, sopranosax, melodica, tenorsax, trombone,bassclarinet, piano, guitar, bass, percussion
markknochen wälzt eisschollen - 1993; for two guitars, cello,bass
playtime - 1994 to jaques tati; for tuba-quartet
polwechsel - nord, ost, süd-west - 1994; for trombone, two guitars,cello, contrabass
die gäste der gäste der knappen - 1994-1995 to luis bunuel; for two bassclarinet, two contrabasses, two percussionists
bogengänge - 1995: 12 compositions for bass-duo - together with uli fussenegger
youth - 1995; for trumpet, trombone, tuba, three guitars, contrabass
of division - 1996; for eight contrabasses
hyogo - 1997; for trombone, guitar, cello, contrabass
toaster - 1998; for tenorsax, two acoustic guitars, cd-player, cello
white hole - 1999, for four guitars, violin, two celli , contrabass, electronics and voice - together with christof kurzmann

werner dafeldecker founded the avant-garde label durian records in 1995. His current projects are polwechsel - radu malfatti, burkhard stangl, michael moser- with a recording on random acoustics, and die tat des orange - jim o'rourke, ernesto molinari,and uli fussenegger. with christian mühlbacher he he has created diphtongs: compositions of a virtual group created from pre-recorded solos from improvisers that includes radu malfatti, michael moser and burkhard stangl.

e-mail: durian@t0.or.at

Recordings:

1987, ant.ort, extraplatte ex 63 (LP). ton art.
1989, zu, hat art 6034. ton art.
1990, bonsai beat, extraplatte ex 103. striped roses.
1990, vrhunec, extraplatte ex 128. with walter malli.
1991, mal vu. mal dit, hat art 6088.
1991, comprovisations I-X, extraplatte ex 166.
1992, markknochen wälzt eisscholle, extraplatte ex 152. with burkhard stangl and michael moser.
1992, +, extraplatte ex 173. striped roses.
1992, hot burrito #2, extraplatte ex 186. with walter malli and eugene chadbourne.
1993/94, polwechsel, ra009. with burkhard stangl, radu malfatti and michael moser.
1993/94, loose music, ra015. burkhard stangl.
1994, insections, extraplatte ex 209. striped roses.
1994, bogengänge, durian 099 cd. duo with uli fussenegger.
1994, diphtongs, durian 005-2. recordings of a virtual group.
1996, stenimals, plag dich nicht 007. shabotinski.
1998, polwechsel 2, hat[now]art 112. with john butcher/burkhard stangl/michael moser.