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Born in Reykjavik, Iceland 1966,
Skúli Sverrisson studied bass and composition with Jón Sigurðsson and made his first recording with his group
Pax Vobis in 1984. He later appeared on over 30 recordings with various Icelandic artists.
In 1987 Sverrisson attended Berklee College of Music in Boston where he received his B.M. degree. During that time he quickly became a first-call bassist in the music scene performing with several notable artists such as
Bob Moses,
Danilo Perez,
Wolfgang Muthspiel and
Mino Cinelu and started his ongoing collaboration with multi-instrumentalist
Carsten Tiedemann.
In 1989, he Formed
Mo Boma with
Carsten Tiedemann, a group that later included
Jamshied Sharifi.
Mo Boma have recorded four albums for
Extreme, "
Jijimuge" and the acclaimed trilogy, "
Myths of the Near Future - Part One,
Myths Of The Near Future: Part Two,
Myths Of The Near Future Part Three".
In 1989 he also joined
Sony recording artists
Full Circle and recorded with them the critically acclaimed album "
Secret Stories", voted best jazz album at the Boston Music Awards. Sverrisson toured with them in both Europe and U.S.A.
Through his interest in the music, film and writers of the
avant garde, he became aware of the importance of
improvisation as means of creating new music. Working with composer/trumpeter
Leo Smith also inspired new ideas in improvisation. Sverrisson has improvised with
Derek Bailey,
Peter Brotzmann,
Tim Berne,
John Lurie,
Nana Vasconselos and numerous other notable musicians.
Sverrisson joined The
Allan Holdsworth Band in 1991 and toured the world with the group. He performed on the 1994 recording, "
Hard Hat Area". He has also collaborated with
Arto Lindsay,
Towa Tei,
Blonde Redhead and
Peter Scherer.
Although working in many different genres his principal focus is tape compositions. Sverrisson describes the process as taking audio snapshots of the interior architecture of sound. In his solo work, his interest in electronics and extended techniques of his instrument meet.
Sverrisson is currently reconstructing improvisations with
Anthony Burr and
Chris Speed and performing with
Pachora,
Erik Friedlander and
Gregg Bendian.
Current and upcoming releases include:
Seremonie
Pachora
Pachora -
Knitting Factory Works
Chris Speed -
songlines
Gemini (with
Theo Bleckmann and
Ben Monder) - Songlines.
Reposted from:
http://www.xtr.com/artists/skuli_sverrisson.php
Wolfgang Muthspiel
