Let’s talk about “L’Antidote”. How did you meet? Redi Hasa: It happened in 2019, the first time. Actually, it was already 2020, right at the onset of Covid – we recorded, and five days later the world shut down. It was a surreal moment. At the beginning everything was very spontaneous. We spent four days in the studio, improvising freely. Each of us brought our own language: Rami might introduce a theme or an idea, Bijan Chemirani would work on percussion, and I would move between electronics and cello. Little by little, structures began to take shape, like a stage being built piece by piece. But that first phase was very open, completely free, without a clear focus. So the form of the album came later? Redi Hasa: Exactly. After that initial work, the material began to find a more defined direction, a kind of stylistic identity. Let’s talk about […]
Redi Hasa & Rami Khalifé (L’Antidote): The Art of Encounter
From free improvisation to the shaping of sound, through friendship, listening and expressive freedom: Redi Hasa and Rami Khalifé reflect on L’Antidote at the Bremen jazzahead!
