In his work with his own formations STRUCTUCTURE and CIPHER and as a sideman in various ensembles, Roger Kintopf consistently pursues an artistic vision based on long-term processes and continuous development. This patient approach gives his music a unique intensity and expressiveness. This approach is particularly evident in his solo performance, which he has been constantly developing since 2021 and has already released on two recordings.
He likes to break up the sound into its acoustic “spectral colors”, his solo playing gets structure and form through the free flow of improvisation and thus receives an undreamt-of authenticity. Instead of a conventional press release, there is a poem about his music: “It feels like / a flickering light at dusk, / soft shadows on the pavement, / a beating heart, / pressing against the ribs.”
