Metamorphosis (12)

International avantgarde improvisation group. The initial nucleus of Metamorphosis was a duo formed by the Turkish/Czech guitarist Martin Alaçam and the Austrian violinist Christoph Pajer. They began doing concerts in 1992. In 1996 the band started as a quartet including also Turkish cello player Julide Canca Eke and Austrian guitarist and composer Richard Deutsch. During that period they made a lot of concerts in clubs and festivals of the Czech and Austrian underground scene. Julide Canca Eke, finishing her studies in Vienna, decided to return to Istanbul (where she founded Feministabul Orchestra in 2012, the first feminine classical orchestra in Turkey) so Christof Rothaler, an Austrian cello-player, took her place in the group. In 1999 they recorded their debut album "Contaminated Chamber Music" that appeared on the Czech label Rachot/Behemot (the label hosting Dunaj, Iva Bittová, Richter Band and Rale (2)). After the release of their first album the group started to tour all over Europe (Belgrad, Paris, St. Peterburg and Marseilles). They released their second CD "Dip" in 2002 on LEO Records and in 2003 Jan Kavan (cello) joined the group (replacing Christof Rothaler). Another record came out in 2006 "Luff" also on LEO Records. Metamorphosis' music is a whirl of feelings alternating strenght, poetry and rationality. It's the desirable evolution of a classical chamber string quartet that has the power to catch the attention of your brain not forgetting to stimulate your heart.