{"id":14663,"date":"2025-02-28T01:08:31","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T01:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebeatfreaks.pl\/?p=14663"},"modified":"2026-07-17T22:04:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T22:04:40","slug":"le-soir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebeatfreaks.pl\/index.php\/2025\/02\/28\/le-soir\/","title":{"rendered":"Le Soir"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" data-path-to-node=\"3\">The Beat Freaks is a band founded in Szczecin, Poland. In 2014, guitarist Micha\u0142 Starkiewicz invited Tomasz Licak (tenor saxophone), Flavio Gullotta (double bass), and Radek Wo\u015bko (drums) to cooperate. They already have two albums to their credit, both of which move far beyond traditional, often clich\u00e9d jazz formulas. Instead, the ensemble explores the avant-garde, drawing inspiration from Slavic folk music, progressive rock, and improvised music. For their third album, the quartet invited the American trumpeter Ralph Alessi\u2014a musician well-versed in a diverse range of musical endeavors. The album <i data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"605\">Mechanics of Nature<\/i> is precisely that kind of project. At times, a distinct theme is missing, the rhythm is fluid, the harmonies lack decisiveness, and the improvisation is entirely free\u2026 yet, we quickly grow accustomed to these non-obvious frameworks and allow ourselves to be carried away by the freedom with which the passionate guitar riffs, sublime trumpet lines, lyrical saxophone, inventive drumming, and subtle counterpoints between the horns are played. This music is utterly spellbinding. It is fascinating. Despite its raw nature, it flows smoothly, like a well-oiled machine. And this is exactly what the group\u2014and particularly its composer Micha\u0142 Starkiewicz\u2014wanted to recreate on this album: the music of the nature that surrounds us, its beauty, traps, dangers, and blessings. It is mesmerizing. Just like nature itself.<\/p>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\"><strong class=\"r-article--libelle\">Critique<\/strong> &#8211; <span class=\"r-article--qualite\">Journaliste au p\u00f4le Culture &#8211; <\/span>Par Jean-Claude Vantroyen<\/p>\r\n<p>Beat Freaks to zesp\u00f3\u0142 za\u0142o\u017cony w Szczecinie, w Polsce. W 2014 roku gitarzysta Michael Starkiewicz zaprosi\u0142 do wsp\u00f3\u0142pracy Tomasza Licaka (saksofon tenorowy), Falbio Gullott\u0119 (kontrabas) oraz Radka Wo\u015bko (perkusja). Maj\u0105 ju\u017c na koncie dwa albumy, kt\u00f3re wykraczaj\u0105 poza tradycyjne, cz\u0119sto sztampowe formy jazzu. Zesp\u00f3\u0142 eksploruje raczej awangard\u0119, czerpi\u0105c inspiracje ze s\u0142owia\u0144skiej muzyki ludowej, rocka progresywnego oraz improwizowanej muzyki. Na sw\u00f3j trzeci album kwartet zaprosi\u0142 ameryka\u0144skiego tr\u0119bacza Ralpha Alessiego, muzyka do\u015bwiadczonego w r\u00f3\u017cnorodnych muzycznych przedsi\u0119wzi\u0119ciach. Album <em>Mechanics of Nature<\/em> jest w\u0142a\u015bnie takim przedsi\u0119wzi\u0119ciem. Czasem brak tu wyra\u017anego tematu, rytm jest p\u0142ynny, harmonii brakuje zdecydowania, a improwizacja jest ca\u0142kowicie swobodna\u2026 jednak szybko przyzwyczajamy si\u0119 do tych nieoczywistych ram i pozwalamy si\u0119 unie\u015b\u0107 wolno\u015bci, z jak\u0105 grane s\u0105 pe\u0142ne pasji riffy gitarowe, wznios\u0142e partie tr\u0105bki, liryzm saksofonu, pomys\u0142owo\u015b\u0107 perkusji i subtelna gra kontrapunkt\u00f3w mi\u0119dzy d\u0119ciakami. Ta muzyka dos\u0142ownie wbija w fotel. Jest fascynuj\u0105ca. Mimo swojej surowo\u015bci, p\u0142ynie g\u0142adko, jak dobrze naoliwiona maszyna. I w\u0142a\u015bnie to grupa, a szczeg\u00f3lnie jej kompozytor Michael Starkiewicz, chcia\u0142 odtworzy\u0107 na tym albumie: muzyk\u0119 natury, kt\u00f3ra nas otacza, jej pi\u0119kno, pu\u0142apki, niebezpiecze\u0144stwa i dobrodziejstwa. To hipnotyzuj\u0105ce. Jak natura.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">https:\/\/www.lesoir.be\/585711\/article\/2024-05-05\/beat-freaks-ralph-alessi-mechanics-nature<\/div>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Beat Freaks is a band founded in Szczecin, Poland. In 2014, guitarist Micha\u0142 Starkiewicz invited Tomasz Licak (tenor saxophone), Flavio Gullotta (double bass), and Radek Wo\u015bko (drums) to cooperate. 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