Feuermusik was a Canadian experimental jazz duo based in Toronto, Ontario, active in the 2000s."Feuermusik Are Winners". Exclaim!, June 2008. Consisting of former Rockets Red Glare members Jeremy Strachan and Gus Weinkauf, the band's instrumentation consisted exclusively of saxophone and a set of amplified plastic and metal buckets for percussion.
History Strachan and Weinkauf formed Feuermusik in 2004.https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/feuermusik/ "Feuermusik"]. NOW Toronto, by Evan Davies, August 3, 2006 The band's debut album, Goodbye Lucille, was released independently in 2006."Feuermusik Goodbye, Lucille". Broken Pencil, Hal Niedzviecki July 21, 2011"Reviews: Feuermusik, Goodbye Lucille". Exclaim!, October 2006. It received substantial play on community and campus radio stations."!earshot charts - September 2006 - top 200". !earshot. The song "Doppelspiel" was later named as a shortlisted nominee for the 2007 Echo Songwriting Prize."Vote for the ECHO Songwriting Prize". Exclaim!, September 7, 2007.
Their second album, No Contest, followed in 2008. They continued to perform in the Toronto area, sometimes with additional musicians.. The Live Music Report, April 2008. by Alex Tait In 2009, the pair performed at Sappyfest in Sackville,"Sappyfest Day Two Another installment of Mat & Dave's adventures in 5th dimension.". The Schene, By Mat Dunlap on Sun, Aug 2, 2009 and in 2010, they performed at the Halifax Pop Explosion festival."Feuermusik Coconut Grove, Halifax NS October 23", Exclaim!, Laura Kenins, Oct 25, 2010
References
External links Feuermusik at CBC Music