Play-Station

On their album “Play-Station” the three musicians from Cracow concentrate their efforts on reclaiming sounds from the digital world. Six hands pick up electrically generated notes and turn them into acoustic anthems on their instrument of choice: the accordion. All of a sudden a 'playstation' offers more than 100 buttons! >>more

Pictures From The Street

"Accordion traditionalists have run out of ideas, and it is our goal to extract notes from the accordion which have never been heard before!" Janusz Wojtarowicz

The Motion Trio is changing the face of the accordion while performing their own music influenced by a wide range of musical styles. In 2000 they won 1st prize in the 'Trio' category and the 'Grand Prix' at the 4th Krzysztof Penderecki Inter-national Competition of Contem-porary Chamber Music in Krakow. >>more

Live in Vienna

Die Hände verschlossen sich automatisch. Die Kälte der Kirche und die Unbequemlichkeit der Holzbänke verfűhrte zur Betstellung. Ob man wollte oder nicht.Selig waren nämlich diejenigen, die Motion Trio spielen hőrten. Was sie und vor allem in welcher Art und Natűrlichkeit handwerken űberschritt zuweilen die Grenze bislang Gehőrten im akkordeonistischen spiel. Bands wie Pink Floyd benőtigen fűr solcherart Soundspektakel tonnenweise Equipment, das Motion Trio drei Akkordeons.

Manfred Horak

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