Circles And Calligrams
Jazz
| Jul 2011
Reviews
Fo
Reviewed 2011-07-20
Reviewed 2011-07-20
BENOÎT DELBECQ: Circles and Calligrams
Songlines, 2010
AVANT-GARDE – Solo piano and “prepared piano” from France – this is the technique of applying foreign objects to the piano’s workings in order to obtain a range of percussive sounds. Delbecq crafts gentle, meditative chamber-music scenes with exotic drum-like effects and overlapping circular rhythms that sound like dusty old machines. For more, check out Delbecq’s recent trio CD in the KZSU library.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10
1. 6:06 – stumbles in lopsided circles; meandering melodies over deep echoes
2. 9:16 – a playful, skittish air over ceaseless mechanical cycles; wears thin
3. 4:57 – deep, shadowy piano, pieces moving in parallel, slowly drifting…
4. 6:15 – active burbling, like a simmering liquid, falls in and out of rhythm
5. 1:31 – soft, impressionistic piano interlude, like falling snowflakes
6. 1:22 – spiky repeating pattern against descending and ascending chords
7. 9:00 – tight rhythm, fractured yet familiar melody, lots of percussive accents
8. 3:49 – melancholy variations on simple phrase, bleak chords, meandering
9. 7:00 – cool layered rhythms; teasing improv melody prances on top
10. 5:18 – deep, echoing; settles into a low, dreamy melody, cluttered at end
[ Fo ] 07/20/11
Songlines, 2010
AVANT-GARDE – Solo piano and “prepared piano” from France – this is the technique of applying foreign objects to the piano’s workings in order to obtain a range of percussive sounds. Delbecq crafts gentle, meditative chamber-music scenes with exotic drum-like effects and overlapping circular rhythms that sound like dusty old machines. For more, check out Delbecq’s recent trio CD in the KZSU library.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10
1. 6:06 – stumbles in lopsided circles; meandering melodies over deep echoes
2. 9:16 – a playful, skittish air over ceaseless mechanical cycles; wears thin
3. 4:57 – deep, shadowy piano, pieces moving in parallel, slowly drifting…
4. 6:15 – active burbling, like a simmering liquid, falls in and out of rhythm
5. 1:31 – soft, impressionistic piano interlude, like falling snowflakes
6. 1:22 – spiky repeating pattern against descending and ascending chords
7. 9:00 – tight rhythm, fractured yet familiar melody, lots of percussive accents
8. 3:49 – melancholy variations on simple phrase, bleak chords, meandering
9. 7:00 – cool layered rhythms; teasing improv melody prances on top
10. 5:18 – deep, echoing; settles into a low, dreamy melody, cluttered at end
[ Fo ] 07/20/11
Recent airplay
Mille Nandie Remix
Ghost Trees (cont..) — Sep 26, 2011
Fireflies
Rebop — Sep 24, 2011
Biobeat
Memory Select — Sep 21, 2011
Biobeat
ThermoNuclear Bar — Sep 17, 2011
Mille Nandie Remix
razor's edge — Sep 16, 2011
Biobeat [cont'd], Biobeat
Memory Select — Sep 07, 2011
Charting
2011-07-24 — 2011-09-25
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 2 |
| Sep 18 | 2 |
| Sep 11 | 1 |
| Sep 4 | 1 |
| Aug 28 | 1 |
| Aug 21 | 1 |
| Aug 7 | 1 |
| Jul 31 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Circles And Calligrams | ||
| 2. | Ando | ||
| 3. | Meanwhile | ||
| 4. | A Lack Of Dreams | ||
| 5. | Alpha | ||
| 6. | Flakes | ||
| 7. | Biobeat | ||
| 8. | Le Sixième Saut | ||
| 9. | Fireflies | ||
| 10. | Mille Nandie Remix |