Home » Jazz Articles » Album Review » Sylvain Rifflet: Alphabet
Sylvain Rifflet: Alphabet
ByRifflet's pieces can best be viewed as hypnotic sound collages for quartet. While no two numbers sound the same, Rifflet does revel in the opportunity to create balance between change and consistency throughout. This can be heard immediately in the balance between flautist Jocelyn Mienniel's soloing and the backing parts on "Hyper Imaginative JuKe (Box) (Part 1)," but it's also noticeable throughout, with percussionist/drummer Benjamin Flament's steady work countering other elements at play. The relationship between Rifflet and Mienniel is also a key to the success of the music, with both musicians often dovetailing with, and playing off of, one another.
While it takes a track or two to acclimate to Rifflet's world, it proves to be a wonderful place to visit once the ear has made its adjustment. "To Z" has a slow, steady churn to it, "® and Silence" is a trippy journey launched with breathing-based beat boxing, "À l'heure" starts out with percussive metal clanging and arrives at a pleasant, pastoral woodwind scene and "C
Track Listing
Hyper Imaginative JuKe (box) (part 1); Hyper Imaginative JuKe (box) (part 2); Electronic Fire Gun; To Z; ® and Silence; À l'heure; Q; C≠D (part 1); C≠D (part 2); A=B; Vowels, Kids & Ballons.
Personnel
Sylvain Rifflet
saxophone, tenorSylvain Rifflet: saxophone, clarinets, metallophone, electronics; Jocelyn Mienniel: flutes, electronics; Benjamin Flament: percussion, electronics; Philippe Gordiani: guitars, electronics.
Album information
Title: Alphabet | Year Released: 2012 | Record Label: Self Produced
< Previous
Seasons Of Love
Next >
Loose Tubes: Sad Afrika
Comments
About Sylvain Rifflet
Instrument: Saxophone, tenor
Related Articles | Concerts | Albums | Photos | Similar To