Two new CDs out in October 2025

Gestalt et Jive

 Live in Rhein-Main

The new double album “Live in Rhein-Main” extends the documented journey of Gestalt et Jive, adding two essential live recordings to a body of work that already includes “Nouvelle Cuisine”, a double LP by Gestalt et Jive, and “Neowise”. Together, these releases trace the restless evolution of a group determined to stretch the boundaries of jazz and experimental music.

The first disc features the Wiesbaden concert of 1986, a set where daring interplay and spontaneous invention revealed the band’s creative intensity. The second disc captures their unforgettable appearance at the 13th Jazzfest Hofheim in 1987. On that night, Ferdinand’s delayed arrival from Avignon forced a reshuffle in the festival lineup, unexpectedly pushing Gestalt et Jive into the role of closing act. The result was a powerful, conclusive performance that left the audience exhilarated, sealing the evening with surprise, energy, and artistic closure.

“Live in Rhein-Main” is more than just another archival release. It reconnects the thread between the group’s formative studio works and their explosive stage presence, offering a vivid window into their mid-1980s aesthetic. At the same time, it stands as a tribute “For Holli”, the late drummer Peter Hollinger whose precision, drive, and free-spirited energy gave Gestalt et Jive its heartbeat.

These two concerts confirm not only the band’s flexibility and fearless improvisation, but also their lasting contribution to the cultural landscape of the Rhein-Main area and the European avant-garde scene.

Nearly four decades later, the fire remains unmistakably alive.

La STPO

L’oeil au centre de l’oeil

La STPO started in 1984 in the grey area situated between Rock In Opposition and new French music of the eighties (DDAA, Die Form, Un Department, Palo Alto).

It’s more than 40 years now of original and unique music keeping the bar straight towards good music without compromises.

This is their second record on ADN, after “Romanciel”. In this case too cover and booklet, illustrated by JimB (a very original artist and also guitarist in the group), evocate the oblique world that moves around stories and characters of a parallel dimension.

“L’oeil au centre de l’oeil” has five tracks of true free unrestrained rock based on Pascal Godjkian’s vocal gymnastics, supported by the continuous rhythm changes of the rest of the group.

A surprisingly innovative sonorous plot, inspiring the images and the novels illustrated on the cover and in the booklet.

You can lose yourself in the sea lying in the centre of your eyes.