Iiro Rantala & Ulf Wakenius - Good Stuff (LP)

Opera, Stevie Wonder, Coltrane and original compositions, what the duo makes of these materials: that's real good stuff. 180 gram Black Virgin Vinyl with a free Download Code included!Vienna, Rome, Seoul... Iiro Rantala and Ulf Wakenius are musicians who travel the world, always on tour as leaders of their own projects. So it was something of a fluke that this duo was able to come into existence at all. Whenever gaps could be found in both of their crammed diaries, they would meet to do concerts together. 'Each of us would bring some pieces to play', says Wakenius, 'but because we always had so little time in the run-up, we were more or less rehearsing live on stage.' It is precisely this way of approaching the music - with spontaneity, inquisitiveness and a complete lack of preconceived ideas - that gives the duo its fabulous energy. It is worth noting that almost all of the tracks on this album are first takes. Each track of the album captures the mood of a different city. 'Vienna' s