This cooperation between electric guitarist David Fenech (Felix Kubin, Tom Cora, …), trumpetist Jac Berrocal (Pascal Comelade, Jaki Liebezeit (Can), Nurse With Wound, Sunny Murray, Pierre Bastien, Lol Coxhill,…) and Ghédalia Tazartès has somewhat in common with some of the improvised works I have heard from some Tuvan/Russian shamans with accompanying bands. Ghedalia’s voice has something of such a shaman, a throat singer with deep vibrations in his voice, in other times he sounds as if he slowed down some Bulgarian folk chant. David Fenech’s guitar opens up spaces freely, adding the rhythm to the magical atmosphere, while Jac Berrocal’s trumpet adds moods in the deeper spaces themselves. Besides that, there are a few other instruments to be heard like accordion, slowly dancing with the atmosphere a bit, or some strange whirly sounds. It is said that there are used some sounds come from Tibetan human bones and conch seashells. This is not entirely a complete freedom of inspiration. There are definite separate areas. There occur tendencies to real singing, on track five with certain emotional strength too. And the others participate with their voices to as close to Ghedalia’s vocal approach as they can. On the tenth track the shamanic association comes even closer in mind, when using the powwow as a rhythmic drive. The ninth track, “Jac’s Theme”, was the track where I was reminded of the slowed down Bulgarian folk, confirmed by the melody of the trumpet theme. The album comes to concrete ideas enough to be convincing as an experience having found shortly a new area to explore.
Please don´t forget: this is avantgarde music !
Personnel:
Jac Berrocal (trumpet, turntables, piano, chimes, accordion)
David Fenech (guitar, ukulele, oud, musical box, toys, drums, bass)
Ghédalia Tazartès (voice, accordion, whistling, bendir)
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Zap Pascal (accordion on 07.)
Jac Berrocal (trumpet, turntables, piano, chimes, accordion)
David Fenech (guitar, ukulele, oud, musical box, toys, drums, bass)
Ghédalia Tazartès (voice, accordion, whistling, bendir)
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Zap Pascal (accordion on 07.)
Tracklist:
01. Joy Divisé (Berrocal/Fenech/Tazartès) 4.11
02. Human Bones (Berrocal/Fenech/Tazartès) 4.45
03. Cochise (Berrocal/Fenech/Tazartès) 2.59
04. Quando (Berrocal/Fenech/Tazartès) 2.34
05. David's Theme (Berrocal/Fenech/Tazartès) 3.49
06. Ife L'Ayo (Ilori) 1.28
07. Porte De Bagnolet (Berrocal/Fenech/Tazartès) 4.47
08. J'attendrai (Ketty/Olivieri) 2.43
09. Jac's Theme (Berrocal/Fenech/Tazartès) 3.04
10. Powow (Berrocal/Fenech/Tazartès) 3.06
11. Sainte (Mallarmé/Berrocal/Fenech/Tazartès) 2.15
12. Final (Berrocal/Fenech/Tazartès) 4.46
02. Human Bones (Berrocal/Fenech/Tazartès) 4.45
03. Cochise (Berrocal/Fenech/Tazartès) 2.59
04. Quando (Berrocal/Fenech/Tazartès) 2.34
05. David's Theme (Berrocal/Fenech/Tazartès) 3.49
06. Ife L'Ayo (Ilori) 1.28
07. Porte De Bagnolet (Berrocal/Fenech/Tazartès) 4.47
08. J'attendrai (Ketty/Olivieri) 2.43
09. Jac's Theme (Berrocal/Fenech/Tazartès) 3.04
10. Powow (Berrocal/Fenech/Tazartès) 3.06
11. Sainte (Mallarmé/Berrocal/Fenech/Tazartès) 2.15
12. Final (Berrocal/Fenech/Tazartès) 4.46
