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[markholub]

As is often the case - the year finished out with not so much blogging activity....but some musical activity! Was very happy to revisit the soundtrack that Blueblut wrote for the John Ford classic "Three Bad Men". Here we are at the beautiful Gartenbaukino playing it for Wien Modern/Viennale. Was great fun and we are planning some shows of this again....watch this space....also in the process of updating the gigs page, some more Led Bib touring coming up this year, and some other bits. More soon!

[markholub]

A bit of summer action...here I am playing with Chris Janka's MIDI Orchestra at this years Saalfelden Jazz Festival, alongside Chris Janka, Nicola Hein, Pamelia Stickney, Ned Rothenberg and Nate Wooley.

Also, Blueblut has been nominated for the Austrian Jazz Prize as "Best Live Act". Is Blueblut the best live act in Austrian jazz? Only one way to find out!

[markholub]

Ok - I am back in the saddle....2 posts within a month!

New Blueblut album is out TODAY! And it's bandcamp Friday...mosey on over to bandcamp to buy it, or get it from your favourite record shop!

Lutebulb by BLUEBLUT

Also, alongside the album release, Angela Christlieb did a great video for "Aumba" from the album, watch it here:

And if that's not enough for you, we are heading out on tour next week...all the dates are up on the gigs page. Shows in UK,NL,DE and AT. See you there!

[markholub]

So here we are back in lockdown in Austria....the good news is, Blueblut’s newest album Andenborstengürteltier is on the ‘Bestenliste’ of the ‘Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik’! Come have a listen here:

Andenborstengürteltier by BLUEBLUT

[zpomnicore]

[markholub]

Lots of things in the pipeline...recording of a new trio with Viola Falb and Bernd Satzinger doing some improv and some tunes. Perlin Noise recording some fiendishly difficult music to play, tours in Japan and South America with Blueblut and also a new project with Led Bib doing a suite of songs....more on that soon Maybe another record with Colin Webster too.....still planning that one....

But for now, in December I got together with Liran Donin and Jan Kopinski and made some trio recordings, in Vienna in Chris Janka’s studio, and we are hoping to do some touring towards the end of 2018. You can listen to some of the results here!

Here is also a new video from Blueblut from ages ago, playing at the Radiokulturhaus in Vienna for our album launch, check it here!

[markholub]

So, yes, as usual it’s been awhile....but it’s been a busy time! The new Blueblut album is finished and is coming out in March, complete with a record release concert at the Radiokulturhaus in Vienna. It’s coming out on ‘Plag Dich Nicht’ records and we are really excited about it....we’ve already done 2 videos for it which will see the light of day soon too!!

Led Bib’s new album is all recorded....we recorded everything in Vienna with the amazing Chris Janka and are really excited to be working with RareNoise Records on the release....that will see the light on day in January 2017, but we are playing at jazzahead! in April and will be previewing the material there....

Other news....a little mini tour coming up with Irene Kepl in March which I’m looking forward to! Also just go this recording from Colin Webster of a recent concert we did together...nice to hear it....ignore the massive reverb....

[markholub]

With summer drawing to a close things are moving at pace on the music front again! We've just finished a new video with Blueblut and there is one more to be released very shortly. Check out Monky Buh here:

Blueblut has a lot of touring coming up too, starting with the Paraflows Festival in Vienna, and followed by a European tour at the end of October.

Led Bib is also active with a short tour in Germany including Jazzfestival Karlsruhe in October and a short tour in the UK in November including an appearance at London Jazz Festival. If you are quick you can also catch a set from our last tour in the UK on the BBC....available till Monday here!

There is also some news on the free improv recording front. My new CD with Colin Webster is coming out on New Atlantis Records on October 14th and is already picking up some great reviews....tours to follow! AND(!), the new duo album with Irene Kepl is just having the artwork finished off for a new year release on SLAM Productions,