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Carter, Daniel / Tobias Wilner / Djibril Toure / Federico Ughi: New York United Volume 2 [COLOR VINY (577 Records)

The second volume of this rich and exotic quartet in a sublime merging of jazz, electronics and compositional approaches yielding melodically dream-like music and environments, from reedist, flutist && trumpeter Daniel Carter, Tobias Wilner (Blue Foundation) on synth and keys, Wu-Tang Clan bassist Djibril Toure and Italian/NY drummer Federico Ughi.
 

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Daniel Carter-saxophone, flute, trumpet, clarinet

Tobias Wilner-synthesizers, percussion, vocals, piano, guitar

Djibril Toure-bass

Federico Ughi-drums

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UPC: 736952026538

Label: 577 Records
Catalog ID: LP-577R-5853
Squidco Product Code: 30665

Format: LP
Released: 2021
Country: USA
Packaging: LP
Recorded At Sear Sound, in New York City, on December 5th, 2018, by Jeremy Loucas.
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"Daniel Carter (born December 28, 1945, in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania) is an American experimental saxophone, flute, clarinet, and trumpet player active mainly in New York City since the early 1970s.

Carter is a prolific performer and has recorded or performed with William Parker, Federico Ughi, DJ Logic, Thurston Moore, Yo La Tengo, Sun Ra, Cecil Taylor, Sonic Youth, scientist/musician Matthew Putman, Cooper-Moore, Sam Rivers, David S. Ware, Yoko Ono, Living Colour, Medensky Martin and Wood and Jaco Pastorius among others. He is a member of the cooperative free jazz groups TEST and Other Dimensions In Music."

-577 Records (http://www.577records.com/danielcarter/)
11/19/2025

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"Tobias Wilner Bertram is an Danish-born sound and visual artist, skateboarder, front singer and creater of Blue Foundation, Bichi and member of Ghost Society.

Wilner has done musical work for Michael Mann (Miami Vice), Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight), Lesli Linka Glatter (The O.C. The Family Ties), DJ Krush (Jaku), Mark Kozelek, Boris Bertram (Diplomacy), Per Fly (Manslaughter), Anette K. Olesen (45cm), Rob Perez (Nobody), Markku Heikkinen (All Boys), Outlandish, Mew........

Beside the activity of Blue Foundation, Wilner has found steady work remixing, producing, composing and performing."

-Tobias Wilner Website (http://tobiaswilner.com/index.php?/about/profil/)
11/19/2025

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Djibril Toure is a NYC-based bassist, known for his work with The Welfare Poets, Juano Lippi, Mathematics, RZA, and New York United.

-Squidco 11/19/2025

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"Federico Ughi is a drummer and composer based in New York. Federico Ughi's music infuses the New York avant-garde sound with a sense of melody inspired by the Italian classical and folk traditions of his childhood in Rome. Ornette Coleman has been a major influence for Federico as well as a mentor.

Born in Rome, Italy Federico relocated to London at age 21 to play music, from there moving to New York in 2000 again to play music. He has been based in Brooklyn, NY ever since.

He has performed or recorded with Daniel Carter, William Parker, The Cinematic Orchestra, Blue Foundation among others. Federico Ughi has performed throughout Italy, the UK, France, Holland, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Slovenia, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Russia, Lithuania, China, Mexico, Canada and the US."

-577 Records (http://www.577records.com/federicoughi/)
11/19/2025

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