Résistances
Jean Derome / Ensemble SuperMusique (ESM)
Derome has shown time and again that his idiosyncratic creativity, compositional skill and ability to put a theory into artistically fructiferous practice are second to none. In its clever mix of conceptual consistency and stimulating interplay,Résistances clearly explains why. — The Squid’s Ear, USA
Résistances flows through sections that range from minimalistic drones featuring 60 Hz buzzing to swinging big-band movements that positively surge with energy. — Musicworks, Canada
Prix Opus 2017-18: Album de l’année
Instrumentation
The composition
Several sections of the composition are tuned to 60 Hz which is the standard frequency of electricity in North America. For this specific reason some instruments were made especially for this occasion, including two kalimbas and a Jew’s harp tuned to the harmonic scale of 60 Hz. Saxophones are occasionally played with mutes in order to tune their fundamental and harmonics to 60 Hz. All string instruments are tuned as well to this same frequency between B and B flat and all wind instruments have developed alternative fingerings in order to play each harmonic of 60 Hz in just temperament. Finally, some sections oppose the piano and the wind instruments tuned to 440 Hz to the rest of the group which is tuned to 60 Hz (A = 427,64 Hz).
- Composer(s): Jean Derome
- Performer(s): Ensemble SuperMusique (ESM), Jean Derome, Lori Freedman, Joane Hétu, Craig Pedersen, Scott Thomson, Guido Del Fabbro, Émilie Girard-Charest, Bernard Falaise, Rainer Wiens, Alexandre St-Onge, Guillaume Dostaler, Nicolas Caloia, Martin Tétreault, Diane Labrosse, Aaron Lumley, Raphaël Foisy-Couture, Pierre Cartier, Michel F Côté, Claude Lavergne, Pierre Tanguay
- Mastering: Ross Murray
- Canada Council for the Arts • SODEC
CD (AM 235, 2017)
- This item can be downloaded and/or listened to at jeanderome.bandcamp.com.
- 1Résistances (2015), 59:592 string instruments, 2 wind instruments, 2 brass instruments, 2 guitars, analogue •, piano, turntables, sampler, electric bass, 3 double basses and 3 drum kitsEnsemble SuperMusique (ESM) (Jean Derome, mouth harp, trompette à bec, iPad
; Lori Freedman, clarinets; Joane Hétu, alto saxophone, voice, objects; Craig Pedersen, trumpet; Scott Thomson, trombone; Guido Del Fabbro, violin; Émilie Girard-Charest, cello; Bernard Falaise, electric guitar; Rainer Wiens, electric guitar, kalimbas; Alexandre St-Onge, electric bass; Guillaume Dostaler, piano, synthesizer; Nicolas Caloia, analog synthesizer; Martin Tétreault, turntables; Diane Labrosse, sampler; Aaron Lumley, double bass; Raphaël Foisy-Couture, double bass; Pierre Cartier, double bass; Michel F Côté, drum kit; Claude Lavergne, drum kit; Pierre Tanguay, drum kit); Jean Derome, conductor- 1Tout part du soleil, 2:53Ensemble SuperMusique (ESM) (Jean Derome, mouth harp, trompette à bec, iPad
; Lori Freedman, clarinets; Joane Hétu, alto saxophone, voice, objects; Craig Pedersen, trumpet; Scott Thomson, trombone; Guido Del Fabbro, violin; Émilie Girard-Charest, cello; Bernard Falaise, electric guitar; Rainer Wiens, electric guitar, kalimbas; Alexandre St-Onge, electric bass; Guillaume Dostaler, piano, synthesizer; Nicolas Caloia, analog synthesizer; Martin Tétreault, turntables; Diane Labrosse, sampler; Aaron Lumley, double bass; Raphaël Foisy-Couture, double bass; Pierre Cartier, double bass; Michel F Côté, drum set; Claude Lavergne, drum set; Pierre Tanguay, drum set); Jean Derome, conductor - 2Buzz, 1:41Ensemble SuperMusique (ESM) (Jean Derome, mouth harp, trompette à bec, iPad
; Lori Freedman, clarinets; Joane Hétu, alto saxophone, voice, objects; Craig Pedersen, trumpet; Scott Thomson, trombone; Guido Del Fabbro, violin; Émilie Girard-Charest, cello; Bernard Falaise, electric guitar; Rainer Wiens, electric guitar, kalimbas; Alexandre St-Onge, electric bass; Guillaume Dostaler, piano, synthesizer; Nicolas Caloia, analog synthesizer; Martin Tétreault, turntables; Diane Labrosse, sampler; Aaron Lumley, double bass; Raphaël Foisy-Couture, double bass; Pierre Cartier, double bass; Michel F Côté, drum set; Claude Lavergne, drum set; Pierre Tanguay, drum set); Jean Derome, conductor - 3Étagement des fréquences, 5:01Ensemble SuperMusique (ESM) (Jean Derome, mouth harp, trompette à bec, iPad
; Lori Freedman, clarinets; Joane Hétu, alto saxophone, voice, objects; Craig Pedersen, trumpet; Scott Thomson, trombone; Guido Del Fabbro, violin; Émilie Girard-Charest, cello; Bernard Falaise, electric guitar; Rainer Wiens, electric guitar, kalimbas; Alexandre St-Onge, electric bass; Guillaume Dostaler, piano, synthesizer; Nicolas Caloia, analog synthesizer; Martin Tétreault, turntables; Diane Labrosse, sampler; Aaron Lumley, double bass; Raphaël Foisy-Couture, double bass; Pierre Cartier, double bass; Michel F Côté, drum set; Claude Lavergne, drum set; Pierre Tanguay, drum set); Jean Derome, conductor - 4Aurores boréales, 0:59Ensemble SuperMusique (ESM) (Jean Derome, mouth harp, trompette à bec, iPad
; Lori Freedman, clarinets; Joane Hétu, alto saxophone, voice, objects; Craig Pedersen, trumpet; Scott Thomson, trombone; Guido Del Fabbro, violin; Émilie Girard-Charest, cello; Bernard Falaise, electric guitar; Rainer Wiens, electric guitar, kalimbas; Alexandre St-Onge, electric bass; Guillaume Dostaler, piano, synthesizer; Nicolas Caloia, analog synthesizer; Martin Tétreault, turntables; Diane Labrosse, sampler; Aaron Lumley, double bass; Raphaël Foisy-Couture, double bass; Pierre Cartier, double bass; Michel F Côté, drum set; Claude Lavergne, drum set; Pierre Tanguay, drum set); Jean Derome, conductor - 5Tableau, 8:08Ensemble SuperMusique (ESM) (Jean Derome, mouth harp, trompette à bec, iPad
; Lori Freedman, clarinets; Joane Hétu, alto saxophone, voice, objects; Craig Pedersen, trumpet; Scott Thomson, trombone; Guido Del Fabbro, violin; Émilie Girard-Charest, cello; Bernard Falaise, electric guitar; Rainer Wiens, electric guitar, kalimbas; Alexandre St-Onge, electric bass; Guillaume Dostaler, piano, synthesizer; Nicolas Caloia, analog synthesizer; Martin Tétreault, turntables; Diane Labrosse, sampler; Aaron Lumley, double bass; Raphaël Foisy-Couture, double bass; Pierre Cartier, double bass; Michel F Côté, drum set; Claude Lavergne, drum set; Pierre Tanguay, drum set); Jean Derome, conductor - 6Vamp, 2:50Ensemble SuperMusique (ESM) (Jean Derome, mouth harp, trompette à bec, iPad
; Lori Freedman, clarinets; Joane Hétu, alto saxophone, voice, objects; Craig Pedersen, trumpet; Scott Thomson, trombone; Guido Del Fabbro, violin; Émilie Girard-Charest, cello; Bernard Falaise, electric guitar; Rainer Wiens, electric guitar, kalimbas; Alexandre St-Onge, electric bass; Guillaume Dostaler, piano, synthesizer; Nicolas Caloia, analog synthesizer; Martin Tétreault, turntables; Diane Labrosse, sampler; Aaron Lumley, double bass; Raphaël Foisy-Couture, double bass; Pierre Cartier, double bass; Michel F Côté, drum set; Claude Lavergne, drum set; Pierre Tanguay, drum set); Jean Derome, conductor - 7Le plancher des vaches, 6:06Ensemble SuperMusique (ESM) (Jean Derome, mouth harp, trompette à bec, iPad
; Lori Freedman, clarinets; Joane Hétu, alto saxophone, voice, objects; Craig Pedersen, trumpet; Scott Thomson, trombone; Guido Del Fabbro, violin; Émilie Girard-Charest, cello; Bernard Falaise, electric guitar; Rainer Wiens, electric guitar, kalimbas; Alexandre St-Onge, electric bass; Guillaume Dostaler, piano, synthesizer; Nicolas Caloia, analog synthesizer; Martin Tétreault, turntables; Diane Labrosse, sampler; Aaron Lumley, double bass; Raphaël Foisy-Couture, double bass; Pierre Cartier, double bass; Michel F Côté, drum set; Claude Lavergne, drum set; Pierre Tanguay, drum set); Jean Derome, conductor - 8Fréquences-métronomes, 4:06Ensemble SuperMusique (ESM) (Jean Derome, mouth harp, trompette à bec, iPad
; Lori Freedman, clarinets; Joane Hétu, alto saxophone, voice, objects; Craig Pedersen, trumpet; Scott Thomson, trombone; Guido Del Fabbro, violin; Émilie Girard-Charest, cello; Bernard Falaise, electric guitar; Rainer Wiens, electric guitar, kalimbas; Alexandre St-Onge, electric bass; Guillaume Dostaler, piano, synthesizer; Nicolas Caloia, analog synthesizer; Martin Tétreault, turntables; Diane Labrosse, sampler; Aaron Lumley, double bass; Raphaël Foisy-Couture, double bass; Pierre Cartier, double bass; Michel F Côté, drum set; Claude Lavergne, drum set; Pierre Tanguay, drum set); Jean Derome, conductor - 9Tableau-combat, 2:08Ensemble SuperMusique (ESM) (Jean Derome, mouth harp, trompette à bec, iPad
; Lori Freedman, clarinets; Joane Hétu, alto saxophone, voice, objects; Craig Pedersen, trumpet; Scott Thomson, trombone; Guido Del Fabbro, violin; Émilie Girard-Charest, cello; Bernard Falaise, electric guitar; Rainer Wiens, electric guitar, kalimbas; Alexandre St-Onge, electric bass; Guillaume Dostaler, piano, synthesizer; Nicolas Caloia, analog synthesizer; Martin Tétreault, turntables; Diane Labrosse, sampler; Aaron Lumley, double bass; Raphaël Foisy-Couture, double bass; Pierre Cartier, double bass; Michel F Côté, drum set; Claude Lavergne, drum set; Pierre Tanguay, drum set); Jean Derome, conductor - 10Piétinements, 4:08Ensemble SuperMusique (ESM) (Jean Derome, mouth harp, trompette à bec, iPad
; Lori Freedman, clarinets; Joane Hétu, alto saxophone, voice, objects; Craig Pedersen, trumpet; Scott Thomson, trombone; Guido Del Fabbro, violin; Émilie Girard-Charest, cello; Bernard Falaise, electric guitar; Rainer Wiens, electric guitar, kalimbas; Alexandre St-Onge, electric bass; Guillaume Dostaler, piano, synthesizer; Nicolas Caloia, analog synthesizer; Martin Tétreault, turntables; Diane Labrosse, sampler; Aaron Lumley, double bass; Raphaël Foisy-Couture, double bass; Pierre Cartier, double bass; Michel F Côté, drum set; Claude Lavergne, drum set; Pierre Tanguay, drum set); Jean Derome, conductor - 11Trois orchestres, 6:09Ensemble SuperMusique (ESM) (Jean Derome, mouth harp, trompette à bec, iPad
; Lori Freedman, clarinets; Joane Hétu, alto saxophone, voice, objects; Craig Pedersen, trumpet; Scott Thomson, trombone; Guido Del Fabbro, violin; Émilie Girard-Charest, cello; Bernard Falaise, electric guitar; Rainer Wiens, electric guitar, kalimbas; Alexandre St-Onge, electric bass; Guillaume Dostaler, piano, synthesizer; Nicolas Caloia, analog synthesizer; Martin Tétreault, turntables; Diane Labrosse, sampler; Aaron Lumley, double bass; Raphaël Foisy-Couture, double bass; Pierre Cartier, double bass; Michel F Côté, drum set; Claude Lavergne, drum set; Pierre Tanguay, drum set); Jean Derome, conductor - 12Ensemble SuperMusique (ESM) (Jean Derome, mouth harp, trompette à bec, iPad
; Lori Freedman, clarinets; Joane Hétu, alto saxophone, voice, objects; Craig Pedersen, trumpet; Scott Thomson, trombone; Guido Del Fabbro, violin; Émilie Girard-Charest, cello; Bernard Falaise, electric guitar; Rainer Wiens, electric guitar, kalimbas; Alexandre St-Onge, electric bass; Guillaume Dostaler, piano, synthesizer; Nicolas Caloia, analog synthesizer; Martin Tétreault, turntables; Diane Labrosse, sampler; Aaron Lumley, double bass; Raphaël Foisy-Couture, double bass; Pierre Cartier, double bass; Michel F Côté, drum set; Claude Lavergne, drum set; Pierre Tanguay, drum set); Jean Derome, conductor - 13Turbine, virgule, 3:16Ensemble SuperMusique (ESM) (Jean Derome, mouth harp, trompette à bec, iPad
; Lori Freedman, clarinets; Joane Hétu, alto saxophone, voice, objects; Craig Pedersen, trumpet; Scott Thomson, trombone; Guido Del Fabbro, violin; Émilie Girard-Charest, cello; Bernard Falaise, electric guitar; Rainer Wiens, electric guitar, kalimbas; Alexandre St-Onge, electric bass; Guillaume Dostaler, piano, synthesizer; Nicolas Caloia, analog synthesizer; Martin Tétreault, turntables; Diane Labrosse, sampler; Aaron Lumley, double bass; Raphaël Foisy-Couture, double bass; Pierre Cartier, double bass; Michel F Côté, drum set; Claude Lavergne, drum set; Pierre Tanguay, drum set); Jean Derome, conductor - 14Mélodie 2, 3:17Ensemble SuperMusique (ESM) (Jean Derome, mouth harp, trompette à bec, iPad
; Lori Freedman, clarinets; Joane Hétu, alto saxophone, voice, objects; Craig Pedersen, trumpet; Scott Thomson, trombone; Guido Del Fabbro, violin; Émilie Girard-Charest, cello; Bernard Falaise, electric guitar; Rainer Wiens, electric guitar, kalimbas; Alexandre St-Onge, electric bass; Guillaume Dostaler, piano, synthesizer; Nicolas Caloia, analog synthesizer; Martin Tétreault, turntables; Diane Labrosse, sampler; Aaron Lumley, double bass; Raphaël Foisy-Couture, double bass; Pierre Cartier, double bass; Michel F Côté, drum set; Claude Lavergne, drum set; Pierre Tanguay, drum set); Jean Derome, conductor - 15Danse finale, 3:39Ensemble SuperMusique (ESM) (Jean Derome, mouth harp, trompette à bec, iPad
; Lori Freedman, clarinets; Joane Hétu, alto saxophone, voice, objects; Craig Pedersen, trumpet; Scott Thomson, trombone; Guido Del Fabbro, violin; Émilie Girard-Charest, cello; Bernard Falaise, electric guitar; Rainer Wiens, electric guitar, kalimbas; Alexandre St-Onge, electric bass; Guillaume Dostaler, piano, synthesizer; Nicolas Caloia, analog synthesizer; Martin Tétreault, turntables; Diane Labrosse, sampler; Aaron Lumley, double bass; Raphaël Foisy-Couture, double bass; Pierre Cartier, double bass; Michel F Côté, drum set; Claude Lavergne, drum set; Pierre Tanguay, drum set); Jean Derome, conductor - 16Orage, 1:23Ensemble SuperMusique (ESM) (Jean Derome, mouth harp, trompette à bec, iPad
; Lori Freedman, clarinets; Joane Hétu, alto saxophone, voice, objects; Craig Pedersen, trumpet; Scott Thomson, trombone; Guido Del Fabbro, violin; Émilie Girard-Charest, cello; Bernard Falaise, electric guitar; Rainer Wiens, electric guitar, kalimbas; Alexandre St-Onge, electric bass; Guillaume Dostaler, piano, synthesizer; Nicolas Caloia, analog synthesizer; Martin Tétreault, turntables; Diane Labrosse, sampler; Aaron Lumley, double bass; Raphaël Foisy-Couture, double bass; Pierre Cartier, double bass; Michel F Côté, drum set; Claude Lavergne, drum set; Pierre Tanguay, drum set); Jean Derome, conductor
- Label: Ambiances Magnétiques
- AM 235
- 2017
- UCC 771028123520
- Total duration: 59:59
- Sympathique case
- 126 mm × 126 mm × 5 mm
- 35 g
On the web
Download (AM 235_NUM, 2017)
- This item can be downloaded and/or listened to at jeanderome.bandcamp.com.
- 1Résistances (2015), 59:592 string instruments, 2 wind instruments, 2 brass instruments, 2 guitars, analogue •, piano, turntables, sampler, electric bass, 3 double basses and 3 drum kitsEnsemble SuperMusique (ESM) (Jean Derome, mouth harp, trompette à bec, iPad
; Lori Freedman, clarinets; Joane Hétu, alto saxophone, voice, objects; Craig Pedersen, trumpet; Scott Thomson, trombone; Guido Del Fabbro, violin; Émilie Girard-Charest, cello; Bernard Falaise, electric guitar; Rainer Wiens, electric guitar, kalimbas; Alexandre St-Onge, electric bass; Guillaume Dostaler, piano, synthesizer; Nicolas Caloia, analog synthesizer; Martin Tétreault, turntables; Diane Labrosse, sampler; Aaron Lumley, double bass; Raphaël Foisy-Couture, double bass; Pierre Cartier, double bass; Michel F Côté, drum kit; Claude Lavergne, drum kit; Pierre Tanguay, drum kit); Jean Derome, conductor- 1Tout part du soleil, 2:53Ensemble SuperMusique (ESM) (Jean Derome, mouth harp, trompette à bec, iPad
; Lori Freedman, clarinets; Joane Hétu, alto saxophone, voice, objects; Craig Pedersen, trumpet; Scott Thomson, trombone; Guido Del Fabbro, violin; Émilie Girard-Charest, cello; Bernard Falaise, electric guitar; Rainer Wiens, electric guitar, kalimbas; Alexandre St-Onge, electric bass; Guillaume Dostaler, piano, synthesizer; Nicolas Caloia, analog synthesizer; Martin Tétreault, turntables; Diane Labrosse, sampler; Aaron Lumley, double bass; Raphaël Foisy-Couture, double bass; Pierre Cartier, double bass; Michel F Côté, drum set; Claude Lavergne, drum set; Pierre Tanguay, drum set); Jean Derome, conductor - 2Buzz, 1:41Ensemble SuperMusique (ESM) (Jean Derome, mouth harp, trompette à bec, iPad
; Lori Freedman, clarinets; Joane Hétu, alto saxophone, voice, objects; Craig Pedersen, trumpet; Scott Thomson, trombone; Guido Del Fabbro, violin; Émilie Girard-Charest, cello; Bernard Falaise, electric guitar; Rainer Wiens, electric guitar, kalimbas; Alexandre St-Onge, electric bass; Guillaume Dostaler, piano, synthesizer; Nicolas Caloia, analog synthesizer; Martin Tétreault, turntables; Diane Labrosse, sampler; Aaron Lumley, double bass; Raphaël Foisy-Couture, double bass; Pierre Cartier, double bass; Michel F Côté, drum set; Claude Lavergne, drum set; Pierre Tanguay, drum set); Jean Derome, conductor - 3Étagement des fréquences, 5:01Ensemble SuperMusique (ESM) (Jean Derome, mouth harp, trompette à bec, iPad
; Lori Freedman, clarinets; Joane Hétu, alto saxophone, voice, objects; Craig Pedersen, trumpet; Scott Thomson, trombone; Guido Del Fabbro, violin; Émilie Girard-Charest, cello; Bernard Falaise, electric guitar; Rainer Wiens, electric guitar, kalimbas; Alexandre St-Onge, electric bass; Guillaume Dostaler, piano, synthesizer; Nicolas Caloia, analog synthesizer; Martin Tétreault, turntables; Diane Labrosse, sampler; Aaron Lumley, double bass; Raphaël Foisy-Couture, double bass; Pierre Cartier, double bass; Michel F Côté, drum set; Claude Lavergne, drum set; Pierre Tanguay, drum set); Jean Derome, conductor - 4Aurores boréales, 0:59Ensemble SuperMusique (ESM) (Jean Derome, mouth harp, trompette à bec, iPad
; Lori Freedman, clarinets; Joane Hétu, alto saxophone, voice, objects; Craig Pedersen, trumpet; Scott Thomson, trombone; Guido Del Fabbro, violin; Émilie Girard-Charest, cello; Bernard Falaise, electric guitar; Rainer Wiens, electric guitar, kalimbas; Alexandre St-Onge, electric bass; Guillaume Dostaler, piano, synthesizer; Nicolas Caloia, analog synthesizer; Martin Tétreault, turntables; Diane Labrosse, sampler; Aaron Lumley, double bass; Raphaël Foisy-Couture, double bass; Pierre Cartier, double bass; Michel F Côté, drum set; Claude Lavergne, drum set; Pierre Tanguay, drum set); Jean Derome, conductor - 5Tableau, 8:08Ensemble SuperMusique (ESM) (Jean Derome, mouth harp, trompette à bec, iPad
; Lori Freedman, clarinets; Joane Hétu, alto saxophone, voice, objects; Craig Pedersen, trumpet; Scott Thomson, trombone; Guido Del Fabbro, violin; Émilie Girard-Charest, cello; Bernard Falaise, electric guitar; Rainer Wiens, electric guitar, kalimbas; Alexandre St-Onge, electric bass; Guillaume Dostaler, piano, synthesizer; Nicolas Caloia, analog synthesizer; Martin Tétreault, turntables; Diane Labrosse, sampler; Aaron Lumley, double bass; Raphaël Foisy-Couture, double bass; Pierre Cartier, double bass; Michel F Côté, drum set; Claude Lavergne, drum set; Pierre Tanguay, drum set); Jean Derome, conductor - 6Vamp, 2:50Ensemble SuperMusique (ESM) (Jean Derome, mouth harp, trompette à bec, iPad
; Lori Freedman, clarinets; Joane Hétu, alto saxophone, voice, objects; Craig Pedersen, trumpet; Scott Thomson, trombone; Guido Del Fabbro, violin; Émilie Girard-Charest, cello; Bernard Falaise, electric guitar; Rainer Wiens, electric guitar, kalimbas; Alexandre St-Onge, electric bass; Guillaume Dostaler, piano, synthesizer; Nicolas Caloia, analog synthesizer; Martin Tétreault, turntables; Diane Labrosse, sampler; Aaron Lumley, double bass; Raphaël Foisy-Couture, double bass; Pierre Cartier, double bass; Michel F Côté, drum set; Claude Lavergne, drum set; Pierre Tanguay, drum set); Jean Derome, conductor - 7Le plancher des vaches, 6:06Ensemble SuperMusique (ESM) (Jean Derome, mouth harp, trompette à bec, iPad
; Lori Freedman, clarinets; Joane Hétu, alto saxophone, voice, objects; Craig Pedersen, trumpet; Scott Thomson, trombone; Guido Del Fabbro, violin; Émilie Girard-Charest, cello; Bernard Falaise, electric guitar; Rainer Wiens, electric guitar, kalimbas; Alexandre St-Onge, electric bass; Guillaume Dostaler, piano, synthesizer; Nicolas Caloia, analog synthesizer; Martin Tétreault, turntables; Diane Labrosse, sampler; Aaron Lumley, double bass; Raphaël Foisy-Couture, double bass; Pierre Cartier, double bass; Michel F Côté, drum set; Claude Lavergne, drum set; Pierre Tanguay, drum set); Jean Derome, conductor - 8Fréquences-métronomes, 4:06Ensemble SuperMusique (ESM) (Jean Derome, mouth harp, trompette à bec, iPad
; Lori Freedman, clarinets; Joane Hétu, alto saxophone, voice, objects; Craig Pedersen, trumpet; Scott Thomson, trombone; Guido Del Fabbro, violin; Émilie Girard-Charest, cello; Bernard Falaise, electric guitar; Rainer Wiens, electric guitar, kalimbas; Alexandre St-Onge, electric bass; Guillaume Dostaler, piano, synthesizer; Nicolas Caloia, analog synthesizer; Martin Tétreault, turntables; Diane Labrosse, sampler; Aaron Lumley, double bass; Raphaël Foisy-Couture, double bass; Pierre Cartier, double bass; Michel F Côté, drum set; Claude Lavergne, drum set; Pierre Tanguay, drum set); Jean Derome, conductor - 9Tableau-combat, 2:08Ensemble SuperMusique (ESM) (Jean Derome, mouth harp, trompette à bec, iPad
; Lori Freedman, clarinets; Joane Hétu, alto saxophone, voice, objects; Craig Pedersen, trumpet; Scott Thomson, trombone; Guido Del Fabbro, violin; Émilie Girard-Charest, cello; Bernard Falaise, electric guitar; Rainer Wiens, electric guitar, kalimbas; Alexandre St-Onge, electric bass; Guillaume Dostaler, piano, synthesizer; Nicolas Caloia, analog synthesizer; Martin Tétreault, turntables; Diane Labrosse, sampler; Aaron Lumley, double bass; Raphaël Foisy-Couture, double bass; Pierre Cartier, double bass; Michel F Côté, drum set; Claude Lavergne, drum set; Pierre Tanguay, drum set); Jean Derome, conductor - 10Piétinements, 4:08Ensemble SuperMusique (ESM) (Jean Derome, mouth harp, trompette à bec, iPad
; Lori Freedman, clarinets; Joane Hétu, alto saxophone, voice, objects; Craig Pedersen, trumpet; Scott Thomson, trombone; Guido Del Fabbro, violin; Émilie Girard-Charest, cello; Bernard Falaise, electric guitar; Rainer Wiens, electric guitar, kalimbas; Alexandre St-Onge, electric bass; Guillaume Dostaler, piano, synthesizer; Nicolas Caloia, analog synthesizer; Martin Tétreault, turntables; Diane Labrosse, sampler; Aaron Lumley, double bass; Raphaël Foisy-Couture, double bass; Pierre Cartier, double bass; Michel F Côté, drum set; Claude Lavergne, drum set; Pierre Tanguay, drum set); Jean Derome, conductor - 11Trois orchestres, 6:09Ensemble SuperMusique (ESM) (Jean Derome, mouth harp, trompette à bec, iPad
; Lori Freedman, clarinets; Joane Hétu, alto saxophone, voice, objects; Craig Pedersen, trumpet; Scott Thomson, trombone; Guido Del Fabbro, violin; Émilie Girard-Charest, cello; Bernard Falaise, electric guitar; Rainer Wiens, electric guitar, kalimbas; Alexandre St-Onge, electric bass; Guillaume Dostaler, piano, synthesizer; Nicolas Caloia, analog synthesizer; Martin Tétreault, turntables; Diane Labrosse, sampler; Aaron Lumley, double bass; Raphaël Foisy-Couture, double bass; Pierre Cartier, double bass; Michel F Côté, drum set; Claude Lavergne, drum set; Pierre Tanguay, drum set); Jean Derome, conductor - 12Ensemble SuperMusique (ESM) (Jean Derome, mouth harp, trompette à bec, iPad
; Lori Freedman, clarinets; Joane Hétu, alto saxophone, voice, objects; Craig Pedersen, trumpet; Scott Thomson, trombone; Guido Del Fabbro, violin; Émilie Girard-Charest, cello; Bernard Falaise, electric guitar; Rainer Wiens, electric guitar, kalimbas; Alexandre St-Onge, electric bass; Guillaume Dostaler, piano, synthesizer; Nicolas Caloia, analog synthesizer; Martin Tétreault, turntables; Diane Labrosse, sampler; Aaron Lumley, double bass; Raphaël Foisy-Couture, double bass; Pierre Cartier, double bass; Michel F Côté, drum set; Claude Lavergne, drum set; Pierre Tanguay, drum set); Jean Derome, conductor - 13Turbine, virgule, 3:16Ensemble SuperMusique (ESM) (Jean Derome, mouth harp, trompette à bec, iPad
; Lori Freedman, clarinets; Joane Hétu, alto saxophone, voice, objects; Craig Pedersen, trumpet; Scott Thomson, trombone; Guido Del Fabbro, violin; Émilie Girard-Charest, cello; Bernard Falaise, electric guitar; Rainer Wiens, electric guitar, kalimbas; Alexandre St-Onge, electric bass; Guillaume Dostaler, piano, synthesizer; Nicolas Caloia, analog synthesizer; Martin Tétreault, turntables; Diane Labrosse, sampler; Aaron Lumley, double bass; Raphaël Foisy-Couture, double bass; Pierre Cartier, double bass; Michel F Côté, drum set; Claude Lavergne, drum set; Pierre Tanguay, drum set); Jean Derome, conductor - 14Mélodie 2, 3:17Ensemble SuperMusique (ESM) (Jean Derome, mouth harp, trompette à bec, iPad
; Lori Freedman, clarinets; Joane Hétu, alto saxophone, voice, objects; Craig Pedersen, trumpet; Scott Thomson, trombone; Guido Del Fabbro, violin; Émilie Girard-Charest, cello; Bernard Falaise, electric guitar; Rainer Wiens, electric guitar, kalimbas; Alexandre St-Onge, electric bass; Guillaume Dostaler, piano, synthesizer; Nicolas Caloia, analog synthesizer; Martin Tétreault, turntables; Diane Labrosse, sampler; Aaron Lumley, double bass; Raphaël Foisy-Couture, double bass; Pierre Cartier, double bass; Michel F Côté, drum set; Claude Lavergne, drum set; Pierre Tanguay, drum set); Jean Derome, conductor - 15Danse finale, 3:39Ensemble SuperMusique (ESM) (Jean Derome, mouth harp, trompette à bec, iPad
; Lori Freedman, clarinets; Joane Hétu, alto saxophone, voice, objects; Craig Pedersen, trumpet; Scott Thomson, trombone; Guido Del Fabbro, violin; Émilie Girard-Charest, cello; Bernard Falaise, electric guitar; Rainer Wiens, electric guitar, kalimbas; Alexandre St-Onge, electric bass; Guillaume Dostaler, piano, synthesizer; Nicolas Caloia, analog synthesizer; Martin Tétreault, turntables; Diane Labrosse, sampler; Aaron Lumley, double bass; Raphaël Foisy-Couture, double bass; Pierre Cartier, double bass; Michel F Côté, drum set; Claude Lavergne, drum set; Pierre Tanguay, drum set); Jean Derome, conductor - 16Orage, 1:23Ensemble SuperMusique (ESM) (Jean Derome, mouth harp, trompette à bec, iPad
; Lori Freedman, clarinets; Joane Hétu, alto saxophone, voice, objects; Craig Pedersen, trumpet; Scott Thomson, trombone; Guido Del Fabbro, violin; Émilie Girard-Charest, cello; Bernard Falaise, electric guitar; Rainer Wiens, electric guitar, kalimbas; Alexandre St-Onge, electric bass; Guillaume Dostaler, piano, synthesizer; Nicolas Caloia, analog synthesizer; Martin Tétreault, turntables; Diane Labrosse, sampler; Aaron Lumley, double bass; Raphaël Foisy-Couture, double bass; Pierre Cartier, double bass; Michel F Côté, drum set; Claude Lavergne, drum set; Pierre Tanguay, drum set); Jean Derome, conductor
- Label: Ambiances Magnétiques
- AM 235_NUM
- 2017
- UCC 771028123582
- Total duration: 59:59
Liner notes
About Résistances
As an artist (and a plugged-in one
Québec is one of the world’s biggest producers of electricity. It is generated primarily at Northern Québec’s mega-dams and then transported to the power-hungry cities to the south through 735,000-volt high-tension wires perched on an army of towers planted like samurai across the land.
Peculiarly, the province’s electrical system uses no conventional grounding mechanism. Instead, the electricity in each house is connected to the plumbing
Electricity exists in waves, like sound. North American electricity is calibrated to one frequency, 60 cycles per second (Hz). This frequency must be kept continually stable by controlling turbine rotation. The smallest discrepancy desynchronises factory machines and causes blackouts, so the entire continent remains in sync, day and night, within a fraction of a second.
Even solar flares influence and undermine our system by bombarding it with electromagnetic waves. That’s what the northern lights are
Specialists track solar flares to predict and analyze their effects on electrical frequency, which they detect through the harmonic distortions any modulation produces — like the fuzz of a gigantic electric guitar
A frequency is at once a sound, a measure, and a rhythm. This vibration, 60 Hz, is the point of departure of
This frequency is not typically found in music (60 Hz sounds halfway between
Let’s ‘get a good buzz on
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Excerpt from Michel Levasseur ’s opening speech
In this era of Résistances to fundamentalism, terrorism, austerity, absurdity, aneurysm of thought, inequality, inequity, sexism, conservatism, extremism, totalitarism, conventionalism… we oppose, music, creativity, risk-taking, respect, relentlessness, beauty, continuity, open-mindedness, nature, perseverance, justice, sharing, and egalitarism
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Though partially scored, the composition’s motility principally depends on the nineteen performers reacting to previously learned hand signals. After acknowledging the crucial elements of orchestration in conjunction with the intrinsic influence of electricity in all forms — including the overall tuning — it takes a moment to realize that the scope of this opus reaches far higher than a simple “conducted improvisation” (note the involuntary irony of the term “conductor” in this context).
Across a plethora of intermingling styles, the ensemble — comprising several among
Please consider the above references as a mere reviewer’s divertissement. In reality, there’s so much shifting of acoustic identity and abundance of inventive playing here that coming to grips with this particular form of
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While his previous conceptual works, like
While the technical world of circuits may seem distant from the experience of communing with nature on a camping trip, both works share
A group of twenty veterans and relative newcomers to Montréal’s musique actuelle scene contribute to this sixteen-part hour-long work. The musicians play roughly equal numbers of electric and acoustic instruments, including various synthesizers, turntables, electric guitars, and basses, along with woodwinds, horns, strings, and drums. A group sound dominates throughout, and very little soloing. The instruments fuse well, with more textural similarity than one might expect from such a diverse lineup, the acoustic instruments’ extended techniques merging seamlessly with the electronics.
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The performers treat restraints as opportunities, typically improvising around a theme, wherever the conductor has placed their seats. A sweet cacophony builds to overload on
The eight-note eruption of
As the album progresses, it veers wildly from side to side like a bowling ball in a bumper lane. The composer draws wide lines, but there are lines, a loose focus that allows for creativity on an expanded playground. If one is tempted to play along, making noises with one’s mouth or tapping the objects in the living room,
La ronde des disques Millésime 2017
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- Monday, February 4, 2019 / General
Lors du 22e Gala des Prix Opus qui avait lieu le 3 février 2019 à Montréal, Jean Derome a été récipiendaire de deux Prix Opus
: Album de l’année — Musiques actuelle, électroacoustique pour Résistances et Concert de l’année — Musiques actuell… More -
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 / Press
Derome has shown time and again that his idiosyncratic creativity, compositional skill and ability to put a theory into artistically fructiferous practice are second to none. In its clever mix of conceptual consistency and stimulating interplay,Résistances clearly explains why. More -
Wednesday, March 21, 2018 / Press
Résistances flows through sections that range from minimalistic drones featuring 60 Hz buzzing to swinging big-band movements that positively surge with energy. More






