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Der Verboten: Der Verboten
ByLoriot's scraping and sliding manipulations help launch the proceedings, followed by Chessex' flirtatious phraseology and a series of clustering developments amid hearty doses of acoustic sound-shaping expeditions. Moreover, the program benefits from the immaculate audio characteristics, where all the inner-workings are effectively transmitted in parallel with the acute timbral contrasts and asymmetrical cadences. Hence, the band's broad-minded approach and effective use of space yield numerous rewarding factors on all fronts.
The musicians embark on a continual discovery process, coupled with splintering sound designs, minimalism and faintly executed background treatments. From a holistic view, they reflect inward and produce a sense of time standing still during certain passages. About midway, Piromalli steps on the piano pedals to generate a harrowing vista, along with Chessex' fluttering lines and the band's sudden deep dive into an ominous plot that could mimic the aftereffects of a nuclear catastrophe and here is where the musical events get very interesting. Moving forward, the cellist adds to the tension-building progressions as the band gradually elevates the pitch in concert with the pianist's hammering chord clusters. But the saxophonist ups the ante with frenetic upper-register voicings, signalling an emergency of some sort, as quietude and a renewal process paint an aural canvas that is akin to a rather chilling scenario. Airy, tension building and gushing with lucid imagery, this an ensemble that prompts the mind's eye to run rampant.
Track Listing
Der Dritte Treffpunkt.
Personnel
Frantz Loriot
violaFrantz Loriot: viola; Antoine Chessex: tenor saxophone; Cedric Piromalli: prepared piano; Christian Wolfarth: percussions, cymbals.
Album information
Title: Der Verboten | Year Released: 2017 | Record Label: Clean Feed Records
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