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Moutin Factory Quintet: Mythical River

Read "Mythical River" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
June 11, 2019

Not so long ago, fresh off a two-week tour that stretched along the path of the Mississippi River, the Moutin Factory Quintet took to a Paris studio to record the material that would come to constitute this album. Drawing inspiration from those mythic waters while stylistically keeping a good distance from sounds that emerged from its depths previously, bassist François Moutin and his drumming brother, Louis, put together a program that's bold, bracing, and thought-provoking in nature. ...

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Christophe Monniot & Le Grand Orchestre du Tricot: Jericho Sinfonia

Read "Jericho Sinfonia" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
June 5, 2018

Prize-winning French composer / saxophonist Christophe Monniot and Le Grande Orchestra du Tricot impart the element of surprise on this rapidly moving endeavor that includes spoken word dialogues at various intervals throughout the program. However, all the text is presented in French on the CD package, and the same is true for the spoken word narratives. Yet Stephane Berland of Ayler Records summarized the storyline that references the Old Testament, a Pasolini interview, and a scientific take on vibration (wave ...