“The Austrian violinist, composer and improviser, who also likes to use her own voice, has been an important figure in the European experimental music scene for a long time.
However, she does not publish publications very often, so we consider each album carefully. The new album is a collection of two duets in concert situations and brings an exceptionally large portion of expressive, exquisite noisy improvisations. The sound of both concerts is definitely punk, and it is certainly the result of the quality of the recording as well as the mastering by Lasse Marhaug, who likes dirt and noise ... ”
Andrzej Nowak/ Spontaneous Music Tribune (PL)
“Mia Zabelka is an inventor of a whole new world of violin”
“…a virtuoso escape hatch out of our imaginations”; my advice would be, jump right in.”
“…The Quantum Violin is a fascinating, intriguing, dense and vividly detailed sound world of plucks, scrapes and less identifiable aural phenomena.”
“The intersection of Austrian violinist, vocalist and sound artist Mia Zabelka and Canadian sound artist and multi-instrumentalist Glen Hall, using recordings of live improvisations, electronics and unusual applications of software to structure fourteen compositions of accomplished playing and startlingly unpredictable sound, a magnificent and often
breath taking journey.”
“…Traditionally the solo violin recital is more commonplace in the so-called classical world than in Jazz. So, it’s no surprise that this high-quality instance of string improvisations arrives from a European whose initial background was in notated music.”
“Cellular Resonance - A plethora of slanting melodic lines, spiraling ravishment in mostly
mono-tonal environments, coarse timbres clogging the throat quite a bit, droning components with a punkish edge. In general, engrossing material. When Zabelka raises thegestural franticness of the arco up to higher levels things get even more intense.”
“The Austrian violinist Mia Zabelka performs miracles on her instrument. Her solo album Cellular Resonance makes clear how far she can push the limits of her strings.”
Gonzo (NL)