A lovely album of friendly improvisation in the 1st meeting of French guitarist Guillaume Gargaud, who works in improvised music and composition for contemporary dance and film, and Finnish trumpeter Eero Savela, whose work is in dance, theater, circus and media art, this concert at the former mental hospital Lapinlahti finding the two exploring with lyrical insightfulness.
Label: Plus Timbre Catalog ID: PT109 Squidco Product Code: 30018
Format: CDR Condition: New Released: 2020 Country: Greece Packaging: Cardboard Sleeve Sealed Recording in Helsinki, Finland, on February 21st, 2020 by Eero Savela.
"Guillaume Gargaud and Eero Savela met in Helsinki on 21st of February 2020. At that night in the former mental hospital Lapinlahti they did their first improvisation together and here you have it - music as it was from the first note to the last. Guillaume Gargaud is a French guitarist who specializes in improvised music and composition for contemporary dance and film. He collaborated with veteran pianist Burton Green on 2019's Chant Records release "Magic Intensity," and has worked with other artists including Marc Edwards, Henry Kaiser, Stephen Grew, Guy Bettini, Jack Wright, Mike Majkowski and Korvat Auki Ensemble.
Eero Savela is a Finnish trumpet player who is interested in exploring rhythm and freedom. He works in interaction with other performing arts; dance, circus, theatre, sound & media art as a performer, musician and composer. He has lately worked with Atmosfärg, Paradox Box, Secretones and Astro Can Caravan. He builds experimental instruments that has been used in different projects.
This album is a meeting of two new friends. Coming together is always a chance for new directions, a chance to learn from each other and enjoy the free flow of music."-Plus Timbre