The Montreal free improvising, experimenting duo "Not The Music" of bassist Eric Norman & bass clarinetist Philippe Lauzier invited UK saxophonist John Butcher for concerts in Ottawa and Montreal, recording the two impressive 5-part series heard on this album--"en consequence" (consequently) and "par irruption" (by bursting), of masterful and profoundly pensive prowess.
Format: CD Condition: New Released: 2018 Country: Canada Packaging: Cardboard Gatefold Tracks 1-5 recorded live at the General Assembly, in Ottawa, Canada on April 27th, 2018.
Tracks 6-10 recorded live at Galerie B-312, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on April 26th, 2018.
"In April 2018 the duo Not The Music composed of Eric Norman and Philippe Lauzier, invites on a Canadian tour, the English saxophonist John Butcher to join them. A concert in Montreal at Galerie B-312 and another in Ottawa at the General Assembly form the material for this new improv album. In a calm / not-so-calm manner the three protagonists evolve a sound environment which clashes and is revived in variations of intensity. The concentration in balance and the contrast of individualities make this meeting radiate without fully understanding what happened ..."-Ambiences Magnetiques (via Google & Squidco Translators)