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Marc Ducret - Joëlle Léandre: Chez Hélène
ByDucret's caustic distortion-tinged lines and torrid exchanges often ride above Léandre's buzzing and turbulent underpinnings. At times they seem as though they're whipped into a frenzied spiritual encounter. But they retool and regenerate their thought processes with split-second counterattacks. However, "Vibration" is a piece sparkling with the guitarist's fuzz-toned, avant-garde framed grunge licks as Léandre's arco passages act like a weaving timestamp leading to a pulsating and intense playbook, discombobulated by Ducret's chopping chords and fleeting passages.
"Invocation" begins with the bassist's streaming notes and rhythmic progressions. And they toggle between horizontal and vertical developments atop an undulating groove, offset by Ducret's bizarre voicings that Léandre encircles and mimics. She even fluctuates her strings to stir imagery of a horde of locusts whizzing by. Afterwards the audience bestows rousing applause, which is a fitting finale and testament to the duo's masterful creations, gleaming discourses and hyperactive hell-raising.
Track Listing
Observation; Ponctuation; Vibration; Invocation.
Personnel
Marc Ducret
guitarMarc Ducret: electric guitar; Joëlle Léandre: double bass.
Album information
Title: Chez Hélène | Year Released: 2018 | Record Label: Ayler Records
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