Cinema Tribuna: "Lardon-Pliakas-Wertmüller" in Ilanz

Marc Lardon - bcl, elec
Marino Pliakas - b
Michael Wertmüller - dr

Bassist Marino Pliakas and drummer Michael Wertmüller, both best known from the trio Full Blast with Peter Brötzmann as well as collaborations with other well-known artists from John Cale to Holger Csukay to Keiji Haino, form a new trio with the Graubünden bass clarinetist and electronic tinkerer Marc Lardon. With a lot of energy, rugged sounds and abrupt changes of direction, they capture the audience and take them on their hurricane-like journey.

"A hybrid of techno and metal, brought to life in Swiss precision work, with double bass drum brainstorming, powerful crossover beats and thunder-divine cymbal smash. Pliakas maltreats his Steamboat Switzerland bass with furious arpeggios, glissandi and slide pitching, steps with both feet on his 'landmines' to transform the complex sequences of notes (...) into overwhelm." (Bad Alchemy 75)