APosition orchestra
APosition Orchestra - free jazz, improvising project includes different musicians, participants of Union and led by Alexei Pliousnine
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
APOSITION ORCHESTRA is a collaboration of the musicians, participants of the APOSITION CREATIVE UNION. Mostly free jazz, improvising project led by Alexei Pliousnine. The music is strongly influenced by free-jazz classics and Russian classic composers such as Shostakovich, Stravinsky, Rimsky-Korsakov and Prokofiev. A show is accompanied by the light and video projection and differs very much from one event to another. This project is the most experimental of all the participants of the Union. Musicians often use a hand made instruments and includes all above mentioned musicians.
Music includes the features of rock, jazz and improvising music.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
yes
Your musical influences
free jazz, improvizing music, noise, Derek Bailey, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Keith Rowe, AMM, Sun Ra, Fred Frith, Darkthrone, Burzum, Jandek, Pauline Oliveros, Tal Farlow, Henry Kaiser, Peter Brotzman, Snakefinger, Kevin Coyne, Eugene Chadbourne, John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Harry Partch, Han Bennink, Sun Ra, Fugs, Captain Beefheart, Moondog, Burl Ives, Woody Guthrie, Can, X-Hol Caravan, Limbus, Richard Hell, Lou Reed
What equipment do you use?
any
Anything else?
we organize a very interesting festival called APosition Music Forum - www.aposition.org