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Flojter (Mats Gustafsson /  Delphine Joussein): Brest Blow [VINYL] (Utech Records)

Flöjter, the high-voltage duo of Delphine Joussein and Mats Gustafsson, capture their first live performance at Atlantique Jazz Festival, pushing flutes, slide flute, spilåpipa, harmonica, organ, and electronics into a volatile terrain of free jazz, noise, groove, extreme metal energy, and raw chamber intensity, where breath, distortion, and fierce interaction reshape the flute from within.
 

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Mats Gustafsson-flute, slide flute, spilapipa, harmonica, live electronics, organ

Delphine Joussein-flute, electronics

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Label: Utech Records
Catalog ID: 139
Squidco Product Code: 37321

Format: LP
Condition: New
Released: 2026
Country: USA
Packaging: LP w/ signed sticker
Recorded at Cabaret Vauban, in Brest, France, on Oct 16th, 2025, by Etienne Rosset.
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"Born 1964 in Umeå, Northern Sweden.Saxplayer, improviser and composer. Solo artist and international tours and projects with a.o. Sonic Youth, Merzbow, Jim O´Rourke, Barry Guy, Otomo Yoshihide, Yoshimi, Ken Vandermark and in working groups The Thing, FIRE!, Gush, Boots Brown, Swedish Azz and Fake (the facts). Large ensemble work with Barry Guy New Orchestra,FIRE! Orchestra and the NU - ensemble.over 1800 concerts and over 200 record productions in Europe, Australia, Africa, North & South America and Asia.Collaborations with contemporary dance, theater, art, poetry as well as projects with noise, electronica, contemporary rock and free jazz.Discaholic - running the discaholic corner website.Producer of international festivals and concert tours as well as work with own record labels Slottet, OlofBright Editions and Blue Tower Records."-Mats Gustafsson Website (http://matsgus.com/archives/category/bio)
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Delphine Joussein is a French flutist renowned for her innovative approach to the instrument, blending extended techniques with electronic effects. She is a member of ensembles such as NOUT, Fire! Orchestra, Calamity, Boolvar, and Asynchrone. Joussein's work often explores the boundaries between jazz, noise, and experimental music, earning her recognition in the European avant-garde scene. ​

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