Noszferatu formed in 2001. They were originally called Nosferatu but early on faced a legal threat of great ferocity from a goth rock band of the same name and so added the z.

The four members of Noszferatu met at Durham University when they were students in the early 1990s. As well as being heavily involved in the contemporary classical scene they also often collaborate in other musical genres such as jazz, pop, physical theatre and tango.

‘Let op! drempels’ means ‘watch out for the ramp’ in Dutch.

This lively recording by the ‘collective’ Noszferatu represents a cross-section of repertoire by some of the UK’s best experimental composers. From the haunting minimalism of Howard Skempton’s In Tandem and Andrew Poppy’s How the Hammer Felt to the jazz-fuelled improvisation of Finn Peters’ The Horses Screamed and Dave Price’s insanely brilliant Lee’s Game.

This recording will appeal to fans of ensembles such as Kronos Quartet and Alarm Will Sound plus experimental musicians such as Asa Chang and Polar Bear.

Track Listing:
1. Jonathan Powell: Drempel
2. Andrew Poppy: How the Hammer
3. Dave Price: Lee’s Game
4. Paul Newland: Trance
5. Howard Skempton: In Tandem
6. Joe Cutler: Sikorski B
7. Finn Peters: The Horses Screamed
8. Geoff Hannan: Bubblegum

Noszferatu:
- Finn Peters (sax & flute)
- Dave Price (percussion)
- Ivo De Greef (piano)
+ Joe Cutler (creative associate)