Les bonnes histoires
Nicolas Caloia / Geneviève Letarte
Les productions du collectif Ambiances Magnétiques restent fidèles à elles-mêmes et à leur éclectisme — Revue & Corrigée, France
Les bonnes histoires is an attempt to step out of the sound environments that I usually navigate. I imagined a composition that includes rhythms that are impossible for a human percussionist to realize, like beats so fast that they are perceived as complex tones, or multiple, simultaneous tempo changes. I experimented with virtual drum machines and was amazed by the textures they produced and the impression of hidden order that one perceives but cannot identify. I found that these ’bastard children’ of Conlon Nancarrow and Grandmaster Flash, despite their mechanical origins, could express the moods I sought. I also found that the subtle and clear texts of Montréal poet, Geneviève Letarte, sung so convincingly here by Gabriel Dharmoo, evoke similar states of mind. Geneviève generously let me manipulate her poems and even recited one of my rearrangements on this recording. The double bass, clarinet, flute, and saxophone parts generally introduce, answer, or support the sung texts, but I am very grateful to Jean Derome and Lori Freedman for their superb improvisations, usually heard between (but sometimes within) the composed movements. — Nicolas Caloia
- Composer(s): Nicolas Caloia
- Writer(s): Geneviève Letarte
- Performer(s): Nicolas Caloia, Jean Derome, Gabriel Dharmoo, Lori Freedman, Geneviève Letarte
- Cover image: Rick Trembles
- Canada Council for the Arts • SODEC
CD (AM 226)
- 1Les bonnes histoires: Prologue (2013), 5:16voice, double bass, saxophone, flute, clarinets and percussionNicolas Caloia, double bass, percussion, drum machine; Jean Derome, bass flute; Gabriel Dharmoo, voice; Lori Freedman, bass clarinet
- 2Et ses paroles vaudront de l’or (2013), 1:24Lori Freedman, soprano clarinet
- 3Les bonnes histoires: Le petit pont (2013), 4:46voice, clarinet and fluteNicolas Caloia, double bass; Jean Derome, bass flute; Gabriel Dharmoo, voice; Lori Freedman, bass clarinet
- 4L’horizon (2013), 2:58
- 5Les bonnes histoires: Fragment de ciel (2013), 5:36voice, drum machine, double bass and clarinetNicolas Caloia, percussion, drum machine; Jean Derome, voice; Gabriel Dharmoo, voice; Lori Freedman, contrabass clarinets; Geneviève Letarte, voice
- 6Restent les absents (2013), 1:09
- 7Les bonnes histoires: L’allumeuse (2013), 3:16voice and bass clarinetNicolas Caloia, double bass; Gabriel Dharmoo, voice; Lori Freedman, bass clarinets; Geneviève Letarte, voice
- 8Les bonnes histoires: Se répand au soleil (2013), 2:53piccolo and drum machine
- 9Robe de chambre (2013), 5:18
- 10Les bonnes histoires: Condensation (2013), 6:03voice, double bass, saxophone, flute, clarinets and percussionNicolas Caloia, doubke bass, drum machine; Jean Derome, piccolo; Gabriel Dharmoo, voice; Lori Freedman, contrabass clarinets; Geneviève Letarte, voice
- 11Remonte à la surface (2013), 3:26Lori Freedman, contrabass clarinets
- 12Les bonnes histoires: Soir bleu (2013), 10:14voice, double bass, saxophone, flute, clarinets and percussionNicolas Caloia, double bass, percussion, drum machine; Jean Derome, bass flute, tenor saxophone; Gabriel Dharmoo, voice; Lori Freedman, bass clarinet
- Label: Ambiances Magnétiques
- AM 226
- 2016
- UCC 771028122622
- Total duration: 52:43
- Sympathique case
- 126 mm × 126 mm × 5 mm
- 35 g
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- 1Les bonnes histoires: Prologue (2013), 5:16voice, double bass, saxophone, flute, clarinets and percussionNicolas Caloia, double bass, percussion, drum machine; Jean Derome, bass flute; Gabriel Dharmoo, voice; Lori Freedman, bass clarinet
- 2Et ses paroles vaudront de l’or (2013), 1:24Lori Freedman, soprano clarinet
- 3Les bonnes histoires: Le petit pont (2013), 4:46voice, clarinet and fluteNicolas Caloia, double bass; Jean Derome, bass flute; Gabriel Dharmoo, voice; Lori Freedman, bass clarinet
- 4L’horizon (2013), 2:58
- 5Les bonnes histoires: Fragment de ciel (2013), 5:36voice, drum machine, double bass and clarinetNicolas Caloia, percussion, drum machine; Jean Derome, voice; Gabriel Dharmoo, voice; Lori Freedman, contrabass clarinets; Geneviève Letarte, voice
- 6Restent les absents (2013), 1:09
- 7Les bonnes histoires: L’allumeuse (2013), 3:16voice and bass clarinetNicolas Caloia, double bass; Gabriel Dharmoo, voice; Lori Freedman, bass clarinets; Geneviève Letarte, voice
- 8Les bonnes histoires: Se répand au soleil (2013), 2:53piccolo and drum machine
- 9Robe de chambre (2013), 5:18
- 10Les bonnes histoires: Condensation (2013), 6:03voice, double bass, saxophone, flute, clarinets and percussionNicolas Caloia, doubke bass, drum machine; Jean Derome, piccolo; Gabriel Dharmoo, voice; Lori Freedman, contrabass clarinets; Geneviève Letarte, voice
- 11Remonte à la surface (2013), 3:26Lori Freedman, contrabass clarinets
- 12Les bonnes histoires: Soir bleu (2013), 10:14voice, double bass, saxophone, flute, clarinets and percussionNicolas Caloia, double bass, percussion, drum machine; Jean Derome, bass flute, tenor saxophone; Gabriel Dharmoo, voice; Lori Freedman, bass clarinet
- Label: Ambiances Magnétiques
- AM 226_NUM
- 2016
- UCC 771028122684
- Total duration: 42:33
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