Formed from the merging of violinist Philipp Wachsmann’s 2005 solo performance in Oxford in a concert that also included the duo of cellist Bruno Guastalla and bassist Dominic Lash, the trio then took that union into the studio under the name The Imaginary String Trio, producing this fascinatingly diverse and dexterous album of collective spontaneous improvisation. -Squidco

“In 2005 the percussionist Chris Stubbs invited Philipp Wachsmann – solo, and Bruno Guastalla and Dominic Lash – duo to perform in Oxford. However, he went on to suggest a meeting of all three for the final part of the concert. This memorable encounter was the start of this trio. The trio brings interaction of players and is not shy of risk. At times it fleetingly alludes to moments of the classical string repertoire (Bartok and Beethoven). It celebrates the very wide vocabulary, sonorities, textures and counterpoint that string voices can be part of, from a wide variety of genres, from ‘classical’ to ‘jazz’. The music on this CD ‘The Imaginary Trio’ is nonetheless spontaneous and improvised. – Philipp Wachsmann

‘Formed in 2005, this trio weaves sound structures in the moment of of the interaction between the players, accepting in the fabric their varied pasts. They share a delight in sound as well as in what is not head” -Bruno Guastalla

Cover painting by Catherine Hope-Jones