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The Workshop: Conversations With The Drum
Fin dal brevissimo incipitil basso elettrico pulsante, il riff sugli acuti di tromba e sax tagliente quanto basta, la batteria implacabilePayen detta ben chiare le regole base della registrazione. Sul fondale ritmico elastico, ricco di groove ma euclideo nelle sue geometrie, i due fiati trovano terreno fertile per trame improvvisative che combinano unisoni al fulmicotone e armonizzazioni ardite.
Non mancano momenti in cui la frenesia lascia il posto a sortite di una certa dolcezza ma è la visione tensiva, dinamica e angolosa del ritmo a dettare legge in Conversations with the Drum. Che è disco tutto da gustare nel quale il leader, oltre alle qualità di compositore, mette in mostra al contralto un suono meraviglioso, un eloquio dolce e nervoso allo stesso tempo sorretto da traiettorie mai banali.
Track Listing
The Riff Thing; Lyon Part One; Nine to Hate; Sesirnu; Lyon Part Two; Brasil; F-ire Steps; Sesirnu Coda; City; 3D Unstretched; The Step Thing.
Personnel
Stephane Payen
saxophoneStephane Payen: sax (alto); Olivier Laisney: tromba; Guillame Ruelland: basso elettrico; Vincent Sauve: batteria.
Album information
Title: Conversations With The Drum | Year Released: 2016 | Record Label: Onze Heures Onze
About Stephane Payen
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