The longstanding Canadian duo of alto saxophonist Francois Carrier and drummer Michel Lambert recorded this expressively energetic album of five dynamic free improvisations at Soda Acustic in Barcelona in a quartet with two South American electric guitarists living in Spain: Argentinian guitarist Pablo Scvarzman and Colombian guitarist Diego Calicedo.
Format: CD Condition: New Released: 2021 Country: UK Packaging: Digipack - 3 panel Recorded at Soda Acustic, in Barcelona, Spain, on June 5th, 2019, by Francois Carrier.
"François Carrier, a Canadian saxophone player who came to Japan two years ago and left a live recording, delivered a new album. Nonetheless, this album is a live sound source recorded in Barcelona in June 2019, so it's just before coming to Japan.
Distribution is said to be British improvisation, FMR record, which has become one hub in jazz relations, and François's own ColyaKooMusic (Canada).
Michel Lambert is a Canadian drummer and Francois is a sworn friend who has been releasing albums since 2000.
There is no base in this quartet. And there are two electric guitarists. In addition, both of them use a lot of electronic devices to create a space beyond just a guitar.
Pablo Schvarzman was born in Argentina (German?), and as an older generation, he also performed with heavyweights such as Peter Kowald and Butch Morris. He teaches to apply electronics rather than guitars.
Diego Caicedo is from Colombia and has lived in Barcelona for many years. His interest lies in the development of a new solo technique for electric guitars. He professes that he likes free jazz and free improvisation, but he loves rock, so it can be said that it is a typical example of the younger generation. However, rock-like refrains and distorted tones are rarely used. In this album.
The performance seems to be a complete improvisation. In other words, themes, motifs, standard beats and rhythms do not appear. Rather, as soon as it is formed, it disappears like a song. The transition of the ephemeral sound is beautiful. Above all, François' sharp alto (cannonball's favorite item) is approaching. [...]-Yoshiaki Onnyk Kinno, JazzTokyo (translated)