On September 9 2022, Jersika Records releases "Acclivity" by Vestards Shimkus (piano) and my improvisation ensemble Endless Roar, with Arvydas Kazlauskas (saxophones), Stanislav Yudin (contrabass), and yours truly on drums. Recorded at Latvia's Radio studio by Mareks Ameriks, Mārtiņš Krastiņš and Ivo Tauriņš with a fully analogue signal chain from tape to vinyl. Some video footage of the recording process can be seen here: An article and an interview with the producer Mareks

I’ve put together an album of academic work with some live recordings from over the past 9 years. Life in Latvia has offered a lot of musical inspiration. I’m very grateful to those who performed and recorded these pieces. I’m preserving them here in your honor. Special thanks to Rolands Kronlaks, Arvydas Kazlauskas, Normunds Šnē, Jānis Liepinš, Guntars Freibergs, Elvijs Endelis, Mikus Bāliņš, Edgars Saksons, Rihards Zaļupe, Jānis Retenais. And thanks to the musicians from At

Vestards Shimkus, Jachin Pousson, Stanislav Yudin, Arvydas Kazlauskas, 30 July 2022, Mala Art Gallery, Cesis. Setlist included the improvisations listed below, two of which are from our 2022 LP "Acclivity" published by Jersika Records. Concentric Corridors Mountain Waters Flashback Seeing Sparks Slow Boat to Saturn Birds of Prey Glaciers in C minor Videos from the concert can be seen here: