So. A drummer drives his instrument towards a spontaneous catharsis. The saxophone becomes a simple tube driven by circular breathing. A bassist neglects his duty, forgets to walk, offering a burst of raw impulses. A trombonist switches to accordion, forgetting the fundamental differences. And a mandolin player, his hands full of wire and switches, creates signal paths impossible to navigate.

Join ASIS as they work it out.

AS IS are : Manfred Zylla (trombone, violin, piano-accordion) ; Garth Erasmus (saxophone) ; Roderick Sauls (bass) ; Brendon Bussy (mandolin & electronics) ; Niklas Zimmer (drums).



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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES :

MANFRED ZYLLA (trombone, violin, piano-accordion) is a well known CT based artist and prominent critic of apartheid in the 1980s. He is the subject of the recent documentary film premiered at the Alliance Francaise titled “I’m not dead yet” by Philippa Ndisi-Hermann.

GARTH ERASMUS (saxophone) is a painter, instrument maker and musician. Since 1999 he has performed with Khoi Khonnexion, and frequently collaborates with the poet Malika Ndlovu as well as the dancer/choreographer Jacki Job and the free jazz outfit Riempie Vasmaak.

RODERICK SAULS (bass) born in District Six, Cape Town, is an accomplished printmaker, musician and educationist. In 2006 he was awarded a Ford Foundation Fellowship to continue his studies towards a doctorate at the University of the Western Cape.

BRENDON BUSSY (mandolin and electronics) is a composer, electro-acoustic performer and artist. He promotes unconventional approaches to sound making through the New Old Old New project. In 2003, he released Diesel Geiger (Open Records). www.brendonbussy.co.za