HANG EM HIGH

BOND - 2 string bass, live electronics
LUCIEN DUBUIS - bass & contrabass clarinets
ALFRED VOGEL - drums, junk percussion

HANG EM HIGH are 3 unique characters out of Switzerland, Austria and Poland. Hot like melted iron, cool as Clint Eastwood and no boundaries

Call it low-western-rock jazz-ambient punk with live electronics, whatever… HANG EM HIGH , that’s what we call it..
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TRES TESTOSTERONES is the third project and new album of international power trio Hang Em High combining low-rock sound of Bond’s 2 string bass & live electronics, Lucien Dubuis on reeds and Alfred Vogel on drums and junk percussion.

BOND / Poland /

Recognized worldwide for the unique approach to bass.
Founder of Eklektik Session international artists platform & festival and director of Eklektik Orchestra. Bond’s deep bass sound is fundamental for his alternative-pop band MILOOPA. In 2013 inspired by american band Morphine, Bond picked up a 2-string bass and together with Lucien Dubuis and Alfred Vogel formed HANG EM HIGH. The release of their 3rd album TRES TESTOSTERONES on Gig Ant / Boomslang Records is scheduled for April 2017. Bond’s work included collaboration with variety of artists such as Nils Petter Molvaer, Jan Bang, Eivind Aarset, Guo Gan, Roli Mosimann, Erland Dahlen, Ganesh Anandan, Blu Rum, Anti Pop Consortium, Pierre Jodlowski, Wu Wei, Mariam Wallentin. Bond has presented his bass playing techniques among world’s top bass players at Bass Day Uk 2007 in Manchester and Dresdner Drum Bass Festival 2012.

www.gig-ant.pl 

LUCIEN DUBUIS / Switzerland /

Non-conformistic multi-reedist, has been an active musician in the jazz and improvised music scene for several years with more than 20 albums to his credit. “Chromosomic mingling of a touch of John Coltrane genes and the DNA of the Beastie Boys” is one way to describe him. Besides running Lucien Dubuis crossover trio, he has worked with Marc Ribot, Hans Koch, Daniel Humair, Richie Beirach, Barry Guy, Kalle Kalima, Linda Sharrock, Daniel Erdmann.

ALFRED VOGEL / Austria /

One of the most productive figures of the austrian jazz scene. Alfred Vogel is also active as producer, runs his Boomslang Records label and Bezau Beatz festival in upper Austria. His work receives attention from the free jazz world (Vogelperspektive – 5 volume compilation with guest musicians) to singer/songwriter productions. He has been working with his bands Die Glorreichen Sieben, KDR Society and Hendrix Ackle, Peter Madsen, Barry Guy, Christy Doran among others. Alfred Vogel is producing the singer/songwriters Harry Marte and Chris Dahlgren. His latest release „Blow+Beat” is a duo with Mats Gustafsson. www.traps.at

Festivals (2013-2016)

• Shapeshifter Lab BROOKLYN, USA (2013)
• Ujbuda Jazz BUDAPEST, HU (2013)
• Jazzmeile Thüringen JENA, DE (2014)
• Jazztopad Festival WROCLAW, PL (2014)
• Jazzfestival SAALFELDEN, AT 2014
• Jazz Goes To Town HRADEC KRALOVE, CZ (2015)
• BeJazz Transnational BERN, CH (2016)
• Jazz Im Goethe Garten LISABON, P (2016)

Press Notes :

"13 tracks which sound raw, edgy, spontanic, powerful, wild and beyond all very attractive!!!"
- jazzthing

“it’s a drity job, but someone has to do it”
- concerto

"Hang Em High gelingt es auch mit ihrem dritten Album, einen verbindlich wohltuenden Kontrapunkt zum oft viel zu verkopften Jazzalltag zu setzen."
(Wolf Kampmann JAZZTHETIK Magazin )

Selected album reviews :

http://www.hangemhigh.pl/press-and-photos 

“Das Punk-Jazz-Trio "HANG-EM-HIGH" macht keine halben Sachen. Mit Dringlichkeit, Kraft und Spielfreude zimmern sie einen unverkennbaren Bandsound zwischen Country-Punk und Gangster-Jazz. Rauh und doch nicht grob, energisch und doch höchst dynamisch, mit spitzbübischer Verspieltheit vermögen sie das Publikum zu fesseln. Ein sehr unterhaltsames Gebräu, mit viel Schmäh und Schalk von drei ausgefuchsten Charakter-Instrumentalisten dargeboten - so dass die Ernsthaftigkeit nie ins Weihevolle kippt. Echte "Lazy Cowboys", die man sehr schnell gerne hat.” BeJazzTransnational 2016 Jury:
Nina Salis, Tobias Friedli, Lucas Niggli

Discography :

• Hang Em High (2013)
• Beef & Bottle (2015)
• TRES TESTOSTERONES (2017)