page_title: Rusconi
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Rusconi / History
caption_attribution_description: 日本語: 2013年ジャパン・ツアーにて。
context_page_description: Rusconi was a Swiss jazz band. It was one of the most successful contemporary representatives of Free Rock, Noise, New Improvisational Music, Groove and Electronica in Switzerland.
context_section_description: Stefan Rusconi (piano), Claudio Strüby (drums) und Richard Pechota (bass) founded the band Rusconi in 2001. In 2004 Fabian Gisler succeeded Richard Pechota on the bass.
  Rusconi issued their first two albums with independent Swiss labels and then got into an agreement with Sony Music Germany which in 2009 issued the album One Up Down Left Right. For all three albums mainly Stefan Rusconi wrote the music. In 2010 they dealt in their album It’s a Sonic Life with the works of Sonic Youth.
  The artwork is made out of video stills by Pipilotti Rist.
  In 2012 Rusconi terminated the agreement with Sony Music Entertainment and founded their own label Qilin Records. With this step Rusconi wanted to enable their fans - in the age of free downloads - to support them more directly than it would have been possible with a major label. Rusconi issued their recordings on CD, and partly or exclusively on LP. With their 'Manifest' Rusconi adapted to the changed market situation.
  On March 2, 2012 they released the well known album Revolution for free downloads with Bandcamp.
  In parallel, they produced LPs of the last two albums and released them also for free downloads.
  Since December 2012 the French label BEEJAZZ distributes the album Revolution as CD.
  2014 the band released their new album History Sugar Dream as CD and LP exclusively on their own label Qilin Record and also offers it through bandcamp as a free download.
  Their Live-album Rusconi + Fred Frith - live in Europe was released on Qilin Records in 2016. This was also their last album. End of 2017 Rusconi parted by mutual consent. On their website the band thanks everyone for their interest and support over the last 14 years.
  Rusconi gave concerts in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Turkey, Czech Republic, Spain, France, Italy, Sweden, Belgium, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Japan and Korea.
caption: RUSCONI in Shibuya, 2013
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