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Eric Vloeimans - Gatecrash: Hyper

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Nel retro di copertina dell'album, accanto al titolo della settima traccia è riportata una citazione di Henri Michaux. "Qui cache son fou, meurt sans voix", ovvero "chi nasconde il folle che è in lui, muore senza voce". La follia, in musica e soprattutto nel jazz, si traduce spesso in creatività, invenzione spiazzante, divertimento. E chi ha avuto l'occasione di assistere ad un concerto di Eric Vloeimans sa bene quanto il trombettista ami concedere spazio a questi aspetti.

L'album, registrato dal vivo, trasmette dunque prima di tutto la gioia del fare musica insieme, a tratti si assapora quasi il gusto della jam session: atmosfere cariche di blues, il guizzo strumentale (la follia!) che scardina gli equilibri.

Vengono in mente, per sonorità ed atmosfere, i migliori album elettrici di Davis. Il paragone non appare affatto blasfemo. La band suona compatta, la direzione di Vloeimans ha un carattere deciso. E pur in assenza di progettualità, o di significativi elementi innovativi, l'album si rivela più che soddisfacente.

Track Listing

Magnolia; Prince of Darkness; Hyper; Bonzi; Piccolo David; Ravens and Wolves; Voix du Four.

Personnel

Eric Vloeimans: trumpet and effects; Gulli Gudmundsson: acoustic and electric basses and effects; Jasper van Hulten: drums; Jeroen van Vliet: Fender Rhodes and keyboards; Michel Banablia: sample (7).

Album information

Title: Hyper | Year Released: 2008 | Record Label: Challenge Records


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