Zum Tode Lars Hollmers

(openPR) Am ersten Weihnachtstag ist Lars Hollmer, Mitglied der von uns betreuten Formation ACCORDION TRIBE, nach langer und schwerer Krankheit gestorben.
Lars war einer der freundlichsten und innovativsten Musiker, mit denen wir jemals die Ehre hatten zu arbeiten. Seine Energie und Passion für die Erkundung neuer und aufregender Klänge - gepaart mit seinem Humor - war etwas ganz Besonderes und wir werden all dies schmerzlich vermissen.
Die Geschichte von Accordion Tribe ist ohne Lars undenkbar - seine Kompositionen haben massgeblich zum Erfolg der Gruppe beigetragen.

Guy Klucevsek, Freund und Musikerkollege von Lars, schreibt in einem Nachruf:

"My dear friend and Accordion Tribe colleague, Lars Hollmer, passed away on Dec. 25, 2008, at the age of 60.
I first heard Lars's music in the early 90s, through singer-songwriter and DJ extraordinaire, David Garland. I instantly recognized a kindred spirit and he was the first person I invited to be a part of what eventually became the Accordion Tribe. We began the group in 1996 and continue to this day, although there will be a gaping void on stage and in our hearts from now on.
Lars was an auto-didact and multi-instrumentalist (accordion, keyboards, voice, melodica, etc.) who was completely fearless in his approach to music. He could be unabashedly sentimental (Boeves Psalm, Soon Song), write incredibly dense and complex counterpoint with the best of them (Pas de Valse, Utflykt med Damcyckle), and be mischievous and joyfully wacked-out (Circus I, II). And that's only the Accordion Tribe repertoire! He managed to record about 30 albums in all, mostly in his legendary home studio, the Chickenhouse, both solo (11), and with his many groups, including The Looping Home Orchestra and Samla Mammas Manna.
What is the common element in all these? To quote Lars from the documentary film, "Accordion Tribe: Music Travels" (Stefan Schwietert, Maximage Films, 2002), "It all begins here," (he says, pointing to his heart); "it may go through here eventually," (he points to his head), "but it all begins with the heart." - Guy Klucevsek


Die im Frühjahr stattfindende Tournee von ACCORDION TRIBE wird viele Stücke von Lars Hollmer präsentieren und wird erinnern an einen der besten und vielleicht meistunterschätzten Musiker, die der Jazz in den letzten Jahrzehnten hervorgebracht hat.
Gute Reise, Lars!