Dans Les Arbres - Canopee (2012) [Official Digital Download]

On this second release, the unique improvising quartet Dans Les Arbres continues to fine tune its artistic concept, patiently traversing its luminous planes of sound with a rare sense of accord and shared responsibilities. The combination of its unorthodox sound sources, including Xavier Charles’s clarinet harmonics, Christian Wallumrød’s prepared piano, Ivar Grydeland’s bowed banjo and Ingar Zach’s differentiated gran cassa leads to free playing and spontaneous group composing in a class of its own, resulting in music that unfolds with poetic logic and unhurried pace.

Dans les arbres – the unique improvising quartet comprising three Norwegians and a Frenchman – continues to fine-tune its artistic concept, patiently traversing its luminous planes of sound with a rare sense of accord, and shared responsibilities. The combination of its unorthodox sound sources, including Charles’s clarinet harmonics, Wallumrød’s prepared piano, Grydeland’s bowed banjo, and Zach’s differentiated gran cassa playing has led to free playing and spontaneous group-composing in a class of its own. The group’s ECM debut generated many rave reviews, with England’s The Wire declaring “There’s no end to the delights of this quite magical disc.” The magic is intact on “Canopée”, recorded in June 2010 and April 2011 in Oslo.

Tracklist:

01 - La fumée
02 - L'émanation
03 - La vapeur
04 - La buée
05 - L'éther
06 - Le vertige
07 - L'immatériel
08 - Les cimes
09 - La brume
10 - La transparence

Produced by Dans les arbres. Engineered by Thomas Hukkelberg.
Recorded in June 2010 at Biermannsgården and April 2011 at Cafeteatret, Oslo.

Musicians:
Xavier Charles - clarinet, harmonica
Ivar Grydeland - electric guitar, banjo, sruti box
Christian Wallumrød - prepared piano, harmonium
Ingar Zach - gran cassa, percussion


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