The duo of Joke Lanz and Ute Wassermann surprises with a mix of vocal, physical and electronic actions, shifts ’n’ cuts, super speedy turns, twisted melodies, stop & go grooves and obscure loops.They have been working as a duo since 2016.In 2019 they performed an excellent concert at Konfrontationen Festival in Nickelsdorf which was recorded by the Austrian state radio ORF and released on CD by the label Klangalerie in 2021. The CD Half Dead Half alive was on the longlist for Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik 2021.

… One can remain stunned by the thousands of masks worn by Wassermann’s vocal cords (my descriptions would border on pathetic) or admire the contrapuntal jumble of micronized irony emanating from the records picked by Lanz, who instantaneously builds perfect frameworks for his partner. The countless miniatures born from this union amaze like quick-witted fireflies in a night habitually populated by insignificant insects. …
(Massimo Ricci – Touching Extremes 2021)

… The listening experience may leave you shocked but guarantees tons of fun. If you can imagine rare, colorful birds, with a flair for dadaist mischief, dance along anarchistic techno grooves that threaten to melt your brain, you may get closer to what happened in this outstanding performance…
(Eyal Hareuveni, The Free Jazz Collective, April 2021)