G-Stone Book - Kruder & Dorfmeister

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Αυτή η συλλογή είναι μία αναδρομή/περίληψη στις εκδόσεις της δισκογραφικής G-stone από την δημιουργία της το 1993 έως και το 2000. Βέβαια οι δημιουργοί της Peter Kruder & Richard Dorfmeister εκτός από το ρόλο των παραγωγών εμπλέκονται και δημιουργικά σε όλο σχεδόν το δίσκο καθώς τα μισά και παραπάνω σχήματα που εμφανίζονται εδώ είναι επίσης δημιουργήματα τους. Συγκεκριμένα το υλικό που ακούγεται (ή καλύτερα μιξάρεται από το αυστριακό δίδυμο) προέρχεται από τις παρακάτω δισκογραφικές δουλειές:

•    G-Stoned - Kruder & Dorfmeister
•    Chocolate Elvis - Tosca
•    Fuck Dub - Tosca
•    Bluish - Walkner Moestl
•    Showdown - Kieser-Velten
•    Peace Orchestra - Peace Orchestra
•    Suzuki - Tosca
•    Stash It - Stereotyp
•    Sugar B. - I & I Produkt
•    Heaven Or Hell -Walkner Moest

Trip Hop, Downtempo, Dub κ.α ανακατεύονται αριστοτεχνικά σε αυτή τη συλλογή που κατ' εμε είναι ο καλύτερος μπούσουλας για να "ανακαλύψει" κανείς τον ήχο αυτό. Ο τίτλος της συλλογής μπορεί κανείς να πει ότι προέρχεται από τη λογική ενός "βιβλίου" που κλείνει μέσα του τη διαδρομή της δισκογραφικής ή ίσως από το άχρηστο και φλύαρο υλικό που ξεδιπλώνεται σε 312 σελίδες(!!!) και που φυσικά δεν μπήκα στη διαδικασία να ψηφιοποιήσω και να μοιραστώ μαζί σας. Κάποια scans βέβαια άξιζαν τον κόπο να μπουν σ' αυτό το post, όπως για παράδειγμα μία λίστα με τις εκδόσεις της G-stone για τη συγκεκριμένη περίοδο, που θα φανεί χρήσιμη σε όσους θελήσουν να ψάξουν λίγο πιο πέρα από τα γνωστά album/εκδοσεις. (κάντε κλικ εδώ)

Στους προγευστικούς ψηφιακούς αναπαραγωγούς έχω αναρτήσει κατά την άποψη μου δύο απ' τα καλύτερα θέματα όχι μόνο του δίσκου άλλα γενικότερα των Kruder & Dorfmeister. Το εκπληκτικό "High Noon" προερχόμενο από το  δίσκο τους "G-Stoned"  του 1996 (με εξώφυλλο αλλά Simon & Garfunkel) και το εξαιρετικό "Domination" από Peace Orchestra (δηλαδή πιο απλά Peter Kruder σε σόλο project).

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Domination - Peace Orchestra

About Kruder & Dorfmeister

Kruder & Dorfmeister, named after members Peter Kruder and Richard Dorfmeister, is an Austrian duo most known for their downtempo-dub remixes of pop, hip-hop and drum and bass songs.

Their mixes are usually flavored with sampler-processed vocals, deep bassline dub, trip-hop elements, bossa grooves and smoothly-shaped echoes to achieve their unique sound. Some of their better-known works include "High Noon," "Original Bedroom Rockers," and remixes of Madonna's "Nothing Really Matters," Depeche Mode's "Useless," Count Basic's "Speechless" and Roni Size's "Heroes". Many of their remixes are collected on the double album The K & D Sessions.

Although best known internationally for their remixing work, the duo gained their primary reputation in Europe for their live DJ performances and DJ Kicks album. Kruder and Dorfmeister have their own record studio, G Stone Recordings in Vienna, through which they release many of their own albums, as well as others by Stereotyp, DJ DSL, Rodney Hunter, Urbs, Makossa & Megablast, and Sugar B./Dub Club.

Brothers - The Black Keys

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Σ' αυτό το μπλογκ έχω προσπαθήσει (δεν ξέρω αν τα έχω καταφέρει βέβαια...) να κρατάω ένα "κάποιο" επίπεδο είτε αυτό έχει να κάνει με τη μουσική είτε με αυτά που γράφω. Όταν ακούς όμως έναν δίσκο που σε ξεσηκώνει και σε συγκινεί από τις πρώτες κιόλας νότες, που μπορεί και σε ξανακάνει πιτσιρικά ηλικιακά αλλά και με τον τρόπο που (ξανα)ακούς τη μουσική και όταν αυτός ο δίσκος είναι μέσα στους καλύτερους που έχεις ακούσει (τουλάχιστον)  το 2010, δεν μπορεί παρά η κριτική σου να συμπυκνώνεται σε απλές φράσεις όπως:

"...δισκάρααααααααα ρεεεεε!..."

"...και γαμωωώ τα άλμπουμ!..."

"...ψψψψψψψψψψ τα σπάει!..."

και πάει λέγοντας...

Σεβόμενος όμως τη σχέση που έχουμε χτίσει όλον αυτόν τον καιρό στο μεταξύ μας αγαπητοί μου αναγνώστες, θα επανέλθω σε ένα πιο μεστό και γνώριμο ύφος.

Αυτά τα δύο καλόπαιδα από το Αμέρικα και συγκεκριμένα από το Akron του Ohio, που φέρουν το όνομα "The Black Keys" δεν είναι και τόσο πρόσφατη ιστορία. Αυτή η μπάντα/ντουέτο δημιουργήθηκε το 2001 και αποτελείται από τον Patrick Carney (τύμπανα) και τον Dan Auerbach (κιθάρα & φωνητικά). Δεν θα μπω στη διαδικασία να μιλήσω για τη πορεία του γκρουπ καθώς υπάρχουν (πιο κατώ) οι σχετικές και κατατοπιστικές πληροφορίες και επειδή κάποια στιγμή στο μέλλον θα αναρτήθει κάποιος παλιοτερός δίσκος τους.
Θα προτιμούσα λοιπόν να εστιάσω σ' αυτό το εκπληκτικό πρόσφατο album τους (Μάϊος 2010) που όσο και βλάσφημο να ακούγεται σε κάποιους (χωρίς όμως επουδενί να μπαίνω στη σύγκριση) μου φάνηκε τόσο φρέσκο και ωραίο, όσο όταν τότε στην τρυφερή ηλικία των 13-14 πρωτοάκουγα το "D'yer Mak'er" ή το "Whole Lotta Love" των Led Zeppelin.
Δηλαδή πιο απλά σ΄αυτό το δίσκο μου ξαναθύμησαν αυτά τα "Μαύρα Κλειδιά" πως  η μουσική (ιδιαίτερα η ροκ) "ξεκλειδώνεται" με απλούς τρόπους και μελωδίες. Όπως και να χει εγώ προσωπικά είχα πάρα πολύ καιρό να πάρω στα χέρια μου ένα δισκάκι που να μη χρειαστεί να προσπεράσω τα μισά κομμάτια του δίσκου για να ακούσω τα δύο-τρία αγαπημένα μου θέματα.
Αν και σ' αυτή την δισκογραφική κατσαρόλα ανακατεύονται επιρροές όπως οι Zeppelin, ο Hendrix ή είδη όπως το rock, το blues το soul, και άλλα πολλά το αποτέλεσμα είναι εξαιρετικά αρμονικό και δεμένο. Όλες οι συνθέσεις του δίσκου ανήκουν στους ίδιους τους Black Keys εκτός φυσικά απ' την καταπληκτική και φρεσκότατη διασκευή του "Never Gonna Give You Up" του Jerry Butler.

Για μία πρόγευση σας ποστάρω δυο-τρία θέματα του δίσκου που πραγματικά ξεχώρισα με δυσκολία. Αν και αυτό κρύβει ένα μικρό ψέμα γιατί ενώ το δισκάκι το έχω ήδη λιώσει, το εκπληκτικό (και σπαραξικάρδιο) "I' m Too Afraid To Love You" το έχει ακούσει αμέτρητες φορές παραπάνω. Όπως και να χει πάντως σας προτείνω ανεπιφύλακτα να ακούσετε συνολικά αυτό το εξαιρετικό album ή πιο απλά:

...δισκάρααααααααα ρεεεεε!...

...και γαμωωώ τα άλμπουμ!...

...ψψψψψψψψψψψ τα σπάει!..

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Everlasting Light - The Black Keys


I' m Too Afraid To Love You - The Black Keys


Tighten Up - The Black Keys

About The Black Keys

The Black Keys is an American blues-rock music duo consisting of vocalist/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer/producer Patrick Carney. The band was formed in Akron, Ohio in 2001.

Early history and The Big Come Up (2001–2002)

The Black Keys formed in 2001 and were active in the underground scene of Akron, Ohio. Their name comes from Akron, Ohio artist Alfred McMoore, who Auerbach's father—an art dealer—supported and who Carney's father - a newspaper reporter - interviewed, who used the phrase "black key" to indicate something was 'off-center' or 'not quite right'. The band released their debut album, The Big Come Up, in early 2002. The album was very successful for a new independent rock band. Along with their second album, it was recorded entirely in drummer Patrick Carney's basement on an 8-track tape recorder from the early 1980s. The album spawned two singles released as an extended play, "Leavin' Trunk" and "She Said, She Said". Both are cover songs; "Leavin' Trunk" is a traditional blues standard and "She Said, She Said" is originally by The Beatles. "I'll Be Your Man" would later be used as the theme for the HBO series Hung. "Breaks" was featured in the 2008 film RocknRolla.

Thickfreakness era (2003)

The band released Thickfreakness in April, 2003 which along with The Big Come Up was recorded on a Tascam 388 in Carney's basement in 14 hours. The album was favored by critics and spawned three singles: "Set You Free", "Hard Row" and a cover of "Have Love, Will Travel". "Set You Free" was featured on the soundtrack for School of Rock, as well as the 2009 comedy I Love You, Man.

The band released a split-EP with The Six Parts Seven on September 16, 2003, titled The Six Parts Seven/The Black Keys EP and featured one song by The Six Parts Seven and three songs by The Black Keys.

Rubber Factory and first live album (2004–2005)

Rubber Factory, the band's third album was released in 2004. During Thickfreakness and Rubber Factory, the band gained recognition and popularity, boosting their career. Rubber Factory was recorded in an abandoned factory in early 2004. The factory was located in Akron, but according to Carney, was finally torn down in early 2010. The album featured singles 10 A.M. Automatic, 'Til I Get My Way, and Girl Is On My Mind, released as an EP. "When the Lights Go Out" was used in trailers for the film Black Snake Moan and was featured in the erotic opening sequence with co-stars Christina Ricci and Justin Timberlake. Additionally, "10 A.M. Automatic" was used in Live Free or Die, The Go Getter, the soundtrack to MLB 06: The Show and an American Express commercial. The Go Getter also featured "Keep Me". "Grown So Ugly" was featured on Cloverfield and "Girl Is On My Mind" on Sony Ericsson and Victoria's Secret commercials. Around this time, they also opened for bands such as Pearl Jam, Beck, Radiohead and Sleater-Kinney.

In 2005, the band also released their first live video album, Live, recorded at The Metro Theatre in Sydney, Australia on March 18, 2005.

The Moan was an extended play which was released on January 19, 2004, featuring Have Love Will Travel, an alternate version of "Heavy Soul," and two covers.

Magic Potion and other releases (2006–2007)

The Black Keys released Chulahoma: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough, an EP with covers of songs by Junior Kimbrough. Kimbrough was a bluesman and the founder of Fat Possum Records, whom the band had previously covered on The Big Come Up. The EP was released on May 2, 2006. Four days later, The Black Keys released their second live album, Live in Austin, TX--also known as Thickfreakness in Austin--which was recorded October 24, 2003. Soon after, their fourth album dropped; Magic Potion was their first release on Nonesuch Records. The album featured three singles; "You're the One", "Your Touch", and "Just Got To Be". The latter was featured on the soundtrack to the video game, NHL 08. "Your Touch" was featured on the 2009 film Zombieland as well as the HBO series Eastbound & Down. The Black Keys recorded a cover of "The Wicked Messenger" for the soundtrack of I'm Not There and have recorded "If You Ever Slip", a song written by Jesse Harris for The Hottest State soundtrack.

Attack & Release and the Blakroc project (2008–2009)

Attack & Release, the band's fifth album, was produced by Danger Mouse and released on April 1, 2008, having leaked onto the internet by March 4. Attack & Release debuted at number 14 on the Billboard 200. The singles from the album were "Strange Times", "I Got Mine", and "Same Old Thing". "Strange Times" was featured in the video games Grand Theft Auto IV and NASCAR 09. "I Got Mine" was named the 23rd best song by Rolling Stone in its list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008. "I Got Mine" is used as the theme song for Canadian Police Drama TV Series The Bridge. "Lies" was used in episodes of Big Love and Lie to Me, and was covered by Kelly Clarkson live on her All I Ever Wanted Tour. "So He Won't Break" was featured on an episode of One Tree Hill. According to an interview in Pitchfork Media, the band was collaborating on an album with Ike Turner, to be produced by Danger Mouse and released in 2007, but the idea was rendered impossible with Turner's death in December 2007. "Some of the stuff we ended up recording sounds like Screamin' Jay Hawkins," said Carney.

Live at the Crystal Ballroom is a live video album released on November 18, 2008. It was filmed April 4, 2008 in Portland, Oregon at the Crystal Ballroom.

On October 17, 2008, The Black Keys was an opening act for fellow Akron-area band Devo at a special benefit concert at The Akron Civic Theater for presidential candidate Barack Obama. Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders, also an Akron native and Firestone High School graduate, followed their set. In November, they toured through Europe together with Liam Finn. On June 6, 2009, The Black Keys performed along with The Roots, TV on the Radio, Public Enemy, Antibalas, and other acts at the 2nd Annual Roots Picnic on the Festival Pier in Philadelphia. They also joined the 9th annual Independent Music Awards judging panel to assist independent musicians' careers.

On February 10, 2009, vocalist and guitarist Dan Auerbach released his debut solo album, Keep It Hid. During this time, drummer Patrick Carney formed an indie band called Drummer, who are currently signed to Carney's Audio Eagle Records label. Drummer released their debut album Feel Good Together on September 29, 2009.

Blakroc is a collaborative album featuring The Black Keys and several hip hop artists released on Black Friday. The project was supported and brought together by Damon Dash, who is a big fan of the band. The album features rappers among the likes of Mos Def, RZA, Raekwon, Ludacris, Pharoahe Monch, Q-Tip, NOE, Jim Jones, Nicole Wray, M.O.P., and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard. The album was recorded in Brooklyn, New York. Auerbach said on the official Blakroc site, "Pat and I have been preparing for this record since we were 16.

Brothers (2010–present)

Brothers was released on May 18, 2010, featuring a 15 track listing. The song "Tighten Up" (featured on the FIFA 11 soundtrack) was released before the album as a single, along with "Howlin' for You" on the B-side. Brothers sold over 73,000 copies in its first week, giving it a #3 ranking on the Billboard Albums chart, their highest yet. The Brothers CD has a thin thermal film on the surface, which changes colors depending on the temperature of the surroundings and ranges from completely black to a creamy surface with writing when placed in a CD player. There are two cut tracks from this album that have been released as well. "Ohio" pays homage to the home of The Black Keys, and "Chop and Change" was featured on the soundtrack of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.

The Black Keys also helped judge the 9th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers.

Cultural references

The band is frequently compared to The White Stripes (also a blues-based musical duo of drums and vocals/guitar that started around the turn of the millennium) and the stylings and energy of The Jimi Hendrix Experience and blues artists, such as Junior Kimbrough, Muddy Waters and Elmore James. Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant, Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, and Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead are all fans of the band. Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett has also stated in an interview that he enjoys listening to them. Arctic Monkeys' drummer Matt Helders can be seen in a Black Keys t-shirt in an interview on MTV's RAW.

Serenade To A Soul Sister - The Horace Silver Quintet

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Year Released: 1968
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Ένα από τα κλάσικ του Horace Silver για συνέχεια. Το "Serenade To A Soul Sister" ηχογραφήθηκε το 1968 για λογαριασμό φυσικά της Blue Note με δύο διαφορετικές συνθέσεις μουσικών (τις παραθέτω αναλυτικά παρακάτω) και σε δύο διαφορετικές ημερομηνίες (Tracks 1,2,3-Φεβρουάριος '68, Tracks 4,5,6-Μάρτιος '68). Επειδή οι πληροφορίες όχι απλά είναι αρκετές αλλά περισσεύουν στο διαδίκτυο για αυτό το δισκάκι παραθέτω απλά δυο-τρία ωραία σημεία από τις σημειώσεις του δίσκου που ανήκουν στον ίδιο τον συνθέτη.

Το γνωστό "Psychedelic Sally" αναφέρει ο Silver το είχε σκεφτεί ως τίτλο αρκετό καιρό πριν γραφτεί η μουσική του και μάλλον το εμπνέυστηκε από τον τρόπο με τον οποίο ντυνόντουσαν οι κοπέλες εκείνη την εποχή. Αργότερα όπως λέει ήρθε η στιγμή να το ντύσει με μουσική και μετά την ηχογράφηση προέκυψαν και οι στίχοι του, τους οποίους υπογράφει ο ίδιος. (και υπάρχουν στο ένθετο).

Όσο για το ομώνυμο και εξαιρετικό "Serenade To A Soul Sister" γράφει:

"The term "Soul Sister" as applied here refers to no particular ethnic group but to all my sisters throughout the universe with an abundance of soul or inner depth. In particular I dedicate this tune to one who in my estimation is the greatest "Soul Sister"...My Mother.

Σημειώνω απλά (άλλωστε αναφέρεται και στο εξώφυλλο) ότι το σαξόφωνο που ακούγεται στα τρία πρώτα κομμάτια του δίσκου προέρχεται εκ στόματος του φοβερού Stanley Tarantine.

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Σύνθεση: (Tracks 01,02,03)
Charles Tolliver: Trumpet
Stanley Tarantine: Tenor Sax
Horace Silver: Piano
Bob Granshaw: Bass
Mickey Roker: Drums

Σύνθεση: (Tracks 04,05,06)
Charles Tolliver: Trumpet
Benny Maupin: Tenor Sax
Horace Silver: Piano
John Williams: Bass
Billy Cobham: Drums

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About Horace Silver
When Horace Silver once wrote out his rules for musical composition (in the liner notes to the 1968 record, Serenade to a Soul Sister), he expounded on the importance of "meaningful simplicity." The pianist could have just as easily been describing his own life. For more than fifty years, Silver has simply written some of the most enduring tunes in jazz while performing them in a distinctively personal style. It's all been straight forward enough, while decades of incredible experiences have provided the meaning.

Silver was born in Norwalk, Connecticut on September 2, 1928. His father had immigrated to the United States from Cape Verde---and that island nation's Portuguese influences would play a big part in Silver's own music later on. When Silver was a teenager, he began playing both piano and saxophone while he listened to everything from boogie-woogie and blues to such modern musicians as Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk. As Silver's piano trio was working in Hartford, Connecticut, the group received saxophonist Stan Getz's attention in 1950. The saxophonist brought the band on the road and recorded three of Silver's compositions.

In 1951, Silver moved to New York City where he accompanied saxophonists Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young and many other legends. In the following year, he met the executives at Blue Note while working as a sideman for saxophonist Lou Donaldson. This meeting led to Silver signing with the label where he would remain until 1980. He also collaborated with Art Blakey in forming the Jazz Messengers during the early 1950s (which Blakey would continue to lead after Silver formed his own quintet in 1956).

During these years, Silver helped create the rhythmically forceful branch of jazz known as "hard bop" (chronicled in David H. Rosenthal's 1992 book, Hard Bop: Jazz and Black Music, 1955-1965). He based much of his own writing on blues and gospel---the latter is particularly prominent on one of his biggest tunes, "The Preacher." While his compositions at this time featured surprising tempo shifts and a range of melodic ideas, they immediately caught the attention of a wide audience. Silver's own piano playing easily shifted from aggressively percussive to lushly romantic within just a few bars. At the same time, his sharp use of repetition was funky even before that word could be used in polite company. Along with Silver's own work, his bands often featured such rising jazz stars as saxophonists Junior Cook and Hank Mobley, trumpeter Blue Mitchell, and drummer Louis Hayes. Some of his key albums from this period included Horace Silver Trio (1953), Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers (1955), Six Pieces of Silver (1956) and Blowin' The Blues Away (1959), which includes his famous, "Sister Sadie." He also combined jazz with a sassy take on pop through the 1961 hit, "Filthy McNasty."

But it was a few years later when Silver would record one of his most famous songs, the title track to his 1964 album, Song For My Father. That piece combined his dad's take on Cape Verdean folk music (with a hint of Brazilian Carnival rhythms) into an enduring F-minor jazz composition. Over the years, it has become an American popular music standard, covered not only by scores of instrumentalists, but also such singers as James Brown.

As social and cultural upheavals shook the nation during the late 1960s and early 1970s, Silver responded to these changes through music. He commented directly on the new scene through a trio of records called United States of Mind (1970-1972) that featured the spirited vocals of Andy Bey. The composer got deeper into cosmic philosophy as his group, Silver 'N Strings, recorded Silver 'N Strings Play The Music of the Spheres (1979).

After Silver's long tenure with Blue Note ended, he continued to create vital music. The 1985 album, Continuity of Spirit (Silveto), features his unique orchestral collaborations. In the 1990s, Silver directly answered the urban popular music that had been largely built from his influence on It's Got To Be Funky (Columbia, 1993). On Jazz Has A Sense of Humor (Verve, 1998), he shows his younger group of sidemen the true meaning of the music.

Now living surrounded by a devoted family in California, Silver has received much of the recognition due a venerable jazz icon. In 2005, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) gave him its President's Merit Award. Silver is also anxious to tell the world his life story in his own words as he just completed writing his autobiography, Let's Get To The Nitty Gritty (University of California Press, scheduled for fall 2006 release).

Arcoluz - Renaud Garcia Fons Trio

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Αυτό το εξαιρετικό και αγαπημένο μου live δισκάκι είναι η δεύτερη φορά που το ποστάρω, καθώς αρκετοί φίλοι μου ζήτησαν να ανεβάσω ξανά  (εκτός από το cd) το dvd που περιέχεται στην έκδοση αφού όλα τα προηγούμενα links έγιναν καπνός.

Για όσους αγνοούν την ύπαρξη αυτού του δίσκου ή τον ίδιο τον Renaud Garcia-Fons γράφω δύο τρία (ελπίζω) κατατοπιστικά πράγματα. Πρόκειται για live ηχογράφηση που έγινε στις 3 & 4 Ιουλίου του 2005 στο Schloss Elmau, ένα πολυτελές ξενοδοχείο που βρίσκεται στους πρόποδες του βουνού Wetterstein στη Βαβαρία της Γερμανίας, Συγκεκριμένα το πρώτο και ομώνυμο θέμα του δίσκου "Arcoluz" είναι αφιερωμένο στο Schloss Elmau το οποίο υπέστει σοβαρές ζημιές μετά από πυρκαγιά που ξέσπασε στο κτήριο, ελάχιστο χρονικό διάστημα μετά την ηχογράφηση του δίσκου.

Όσο τώρα για αυτό το εκπληκτικό μουσικό φαινόμενο που λέγεται Renaud Garcia-Fons από που να το πιάσεις και που να το αφήσεις. Αυτός ο γάλλος (αλλά με καταλανική καταγωγή) κοντραμπασίστας βγάζει σε πρωταγωνιστικό ρόλο ένα όργανο το οποίο παραδοσιακά μένει στα μετόπισθεν. Εδώ παιζοντας πεντάχορδο κοντραμπάσο (ελάχιστες φορές νομίζω ότι χρησιμοποιεί τετράχορδο), τη μία μετατρέπει  το όργανο αυτό παίζοντας με το δοξάρι σε ένα "βαρύτονο" τσέλο και απ' την άλλη με χαρακτηριστική ευκολία σολάρει pizzicato λες και παίζει κιθάρα. Κι επειδή τα λόγια είναι φτώχια παρακάτω έχω αναρτήσει δύο video για να πάρετε μία πολύ γευστικότατη τζούρα.

Όσο αφορά το τρίο εκτός απ' τον Fons  το απαρτίζουν ο εκπληκτικός flamengo κιθαρίστας Kiko Ruiz και ο Negrito Trasante στα κρουστά και στα τύμπανα.

Σε γενικές γραμμές ο ήχος αυτού του δίσκου θα μπορούσε να χαρακτηρισθεί ως "Flamengo Jazz" αλλά νομίζω ότι ένα καλό άκουσμα σε πείθει ότι τα κομμάτια του δίσκου (όλα σε συνθέσεις του Renaud Garcia-Fons) έχουν πολύ περισσότερα να πουν και βρίσκονται αρκετά μακρύτερα από τα στενά πλαίσια του είδους.

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About Renaud Garcia-Fons

Renaud Garcia-Fons (* near Paris December 24, 1962 ) is a French double-bass player and composer, notable for his customised 5-stringed bass.

Garcia-Fons' father is the painter Pierre Garcia-Fons, and his family is of Catalonian origin. In the early 1980s Garcia-Fons enrolled at the Paris Conservatory; he has studied with François Rabbath who taught him his special technique of playing arco. Garcia-Fons is known for his melodic sense and his viola-like col arco sound.

Garcia-Fons is influenced by jazz and classical music and by flamenco, new musette, and "imaginary folklore" traditions. He started playing jazz in trumpet player Roger Guérin's band. From 1987 to 1993 he was part of a French all-double bass ensemble L'Orchestre de Contrebasses before he played in the Orchestre National de Jazz directed by Claude Barthélémy. He collaborated with jazz musicians like Jean-Louis Matinier, Michael Riessler, Nguyên Lê, and Michel Godard. He contributed to recordings of Gerardo Núñez and to Middle Eastern players such as Kudsi Erguner, Dhafer Youssef, and Cheb Mami.