The Unexpected One The Unexpected

- Composer(s): Bernard Falaise, Ron Samworth, Dylan Van der Schyff, Pierre Tanguay
- Performer(s): The Unexpected, Bernard Falaise, Ron Samworth, Dylan Van der Schyff, Pierre Tanguay
- Cover image: Dylan Van der Schyff
- Graphic design: Fabrizio Gilardino
The great joy in playing comes when the musicians surprise one another. That I suspect, is what happened at this session. — Coda Magazine, Canada
… agréable par la douceur et la subtilité de ses parcours rocailleux… — emoRAGEi, Québec
Vancouver meets Montréal! Recorded at the Factory in Vancouver, The Unexpected One documents a meeting between four pillars of free improvisation: two guitarists, Bernard Falaise and Ron Samworth, and two percussionists, Pierre Tanguay and Dylan Van der Schyff.
They proudly present this debut album of noisy interlacing, where sounds cover a wide spectrum, from the minimal and subtle to the unbridled. Strings and percussion converse: the guitar throws in syncopated, jarring, industrial-tinged notes, letting a short and soft melodic loop occasionally surface. The percussion unfold relentlessly, nervously, expressing themselves by leaps and bounds. The whole thing is quivering, eager to absorb the listener under its inventive horizons. Therefore The Unexpected One is proof of these talented musicians’ impressive flexibility and skilled playing.
“- Why another free improv record?
— Because there aren’t enough of them.
- Why?
— Because it doesn’t sell enough.
- Why?
— Because it’s too important.
- Why?
- Because.”
— Pierre Tanguay
- Ambiances Magnétiques
- AM 122 / 2004
- UPC/EAN 771028112227
- Total duration: 58:33
Stereo
- 44,1 kHz, 16 bits
- 1Damn the pique (2003), 5:33
- 2It was nice! (2003), 5:48
- 3Yes happy chew (2003), 4:19
- 4Oh my! (2003), 8:03
- 5Corned oliphant (2003), 9:06
- 6Pink crimson (2003), 17:52
- 7Cinq six boîtes de tomates vertes (2003), 7:52

The Unexpected One
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CD 2AM 122CAD 16.95
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