MYRIAD DUO by Dominik Strycharski / Rafał Mazur

Dualism is inscribed in our civilization. Good and evil, the sacred and the profane... But all this struggle takes place within the search for some kind of unity. Within the framework of the search for ‘truth’ whatever it may be at present. The search for some kind of conformity or harmony. This is what Myriad Duo is. Two streams flowing to become one. A search. But at the same time wallowing in contradiction. Playing with parallelism. Intuitively deriving all possible consequences from this two-sided equation. Consciously and intensely instrumental co-existence. Telling though not succumbing to moods. Seeking congruence but also edges and separateness. The duo is one of the most interesting improvised ensembles - the dialogue is fully visible here, and the instrumentalist has nowhere to hide from the listener, let alone from his partner. Here you have to be aware of every sound and every second of presence. All the more so because we do not base our playing on any preconceived style.

Dominik Strycharski



My musical activities with Dominik are governed by chance. Coincidence is the sense that the circumstances leading up to a particular event are in no way controlled or arranged by us. Our meetings over the last few years have been accidental, and so has our first concert together, which is still in my memory today. In that sense, the music on the album is also a coincidence. It wasn't prepared in any way beforehand, we didn't even talk about possible intentions regarding what we could or wanted to play. We simply walked onto the stage of Krakow's Literki club and started playing while listening to each other extremely intensely. This is the strength of this project, by its total spontaneity and randomness it brings with it countless possibilities. A true MYRIAD of possibilities!


Rafal Mazur

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