Speaking in Tongues is a high-level meeting between three delicate and inventive musicians. Its oriental sonorities and improvised segments makes this album an acessible and refined listen. An equilibrium attained only by a skillfull blend of virtuosity and attention that leaves the listener delighted.
One one side, Robert Marcel Lepage a prolific composer. On the other, La Nef, an adventurous ensemble of early instruments. As soon as the ensemble commissioned a work to the composer, they were launched in a quest for time and tempos. La machine à explorer le tempo (“The Machine for Exploring Tempo”) is a well balanced mechanic that touches upon a variety of styles with enthousiasm, furor and tact.
Sang 9 is a compilation of 20 new Québec artists. 20 enthusiastic artists coming from different horizons and offering many different musical styles. “Musique actuelle” is here to stay and all this Sang 9 (“New Blood”) is here to prove it.
Small Belgium label Ambivalence Recordz offers LPs and CDs, all of them wrapped in very elegant packages. Discover artists such as
Marilyn Lerner offers rich and sensuous improvisations on Luminance, delicately captured by engineer Steeve Lebrasseur. Her generous approach on the playing techniques and her luscious mastering of the keyboard makes Luminance an inevitable addition to any music lover’s collection.
Pierre Langevin and Pierre Tanguay worked together within Strada (an ensemble dedicated to popular middle-ages repertoire). On this album we find them taking a very ludic and disarming turn towards modernity. An armada of objects and small instruments, as well as guest appearances by
