interview with volcano radar!

On March 17 at Constellation in Chicago, Italian masters Andrea Centazzo and Giancarlo Schiaffini will join Volcano Radar and Tatsu Aoki for a night of improvi

Source: Volcano Radar’s Julia Miller and Elbio Barilari Preview their March 17 | ChicagoJazz.com – jazz news, clubs, performances, magazine, musicians

volcano radar, live! friday march 17!

Subsequent to their initial appearance together at Constellation, Volcano Radar (Elbio Barilari/Julia Miller) and Andrea Centazzo are thrilled to return; this time joined by legendary improvisor Giancarlo Schiaffini.

Presented with the support of the Italian Cultural Institute.

Julia Miller – guitar, electronics
Elbio Barilari – guitar, violin
Andrea Centazzo – drums, percussion
Tatsu Aoki – bass
Giancarlo Schiaffini – trombone

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kind words for electro parables/electro parábolas by volcano radar!

Como ocurre con tantos músicos uruguayos en el exterior, la exitosa trayectoria de Elbio Rodríguez Barilari tiene poca repercusión local. En 1998 se instaló en Chicago y sus composiciones se vienen tocando por diversas orquestas y conjuntos. En 2012 armó, junto a la estadounidense Julia Miller, el grupo Volcano Radar.

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kind words for electro parables / electro parábalas by volcano radar!

Volcano Radar was formed back in 2012 when Chicago-based guitarist, composer, eductor and poet Julia Miller found musical chemistry with a multi-instrumentalist and composer from Uruguay, Elbio Barilari. Two very outward thinking musicians who came together from decidedly different backgrounds to exploit some common ground in the playground of experimental, noisy electro-jazz. Refutation of Time (2013) was the first product

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Source: Volcano Radar – Electro Parables/Electro Parábalas (2016) | Something Else!

pan y rosas release electro parables / electro parábolas by volcano radar duo!

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uruguayan born multi-instrumentalist and composer elbio barilari and american guitarist and composer julia miller played together for the first time in 2012, and they made their first public appearance as volcano radar at the empty bottle shortly after. the soundscapes of this very active quartet have been described as: noise-funk, post-jazz, avant-rock, improvised experimental music, jazz-electronica and neo-psychedelia.

these improvised pieces (recorded in chicago in october of 2015) are their first studio recordings as a duo and their second release for pan y rosas. three tracks. synthesized guitar, electric guitar, cornet, flugelhorn, pocket trumpet, electric viola, soprano sax, electronics. solitude. memories. albatross.

get the album here!