IN/EX by Dan O'Connor

On his solo debut IN/EX, Dan O'Connor uses the trumpet to render individual breaths as detailed micro-compositions, drawing out the unfamiliar in his playing by improvising at the limit of his physicality. O'Connor approaches the concept in a myriad of ways, from clear-cut single gestures to expressive and maximal free improvisations. Between each burst of sound, an 'empty' space: room for the sounds to resonate in memory, or for the imagination of worlds within one's own breath.

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"Sometimes one thinks that it is hardly possible to do all of that with a single breath but I guess hearing is believing...Short but excellent." http://www.vitalweekly.net/

"...a simple and chaotic little release." http://www.attnmagazine.co.uk/

"Here, seventeen unique and unrepeatable moments, crystal clear and bone-bare for your indefinite perusal." http://www.coolperthnights.com/

"...an impressive body of work, especially when considering that the total runtime of the album does not exceed the 13 minutes mark" nitestylez.de

"Dan O'Connor obviously has found inspiration in people with problems blowing up balloons...pretty out of this world trumpet-wise!" http://yeahiknowitsucks.wordpress.com/