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Exposure, USA 1994 “Quelques Pièces Detachées" The core of L'ensemble Rayé is Cedric Vuille (guitars. bass, clarinet, keys. ukelele. bandurria. percussi on), Jean-20-Huguenin guitars, mandolin) and Pierre Kaufmann saxes. clarinets. piano. percussion). augmented by other musicians on guitars. drums. violin saxes, bass and SO on, with different groups of musicians featured on different tracks. Both Vuille and Huguenin were once members of the eccentric Swiss band Debile Menthol, who have several albums to their credit; Kaufmann once played with them as well. This is the second album by this
group (the first was wa s Même En Hiver / comme u n Pinson
d a n s L’eau from 1990). The sound is primarily acoustic based.
tending to focus on short. Quirky instrumental pieces with the guitar
being by far the dominant instrument on many of t h e songs. with
clarinet second in command. The music here is very unique . A pleasant
mix of jazzy and classical styles of uncertain origin played with
impeccable precision. often with idiosyncratic melodies and odd
meter - thus easy comparisons are difficult, but the spirit
of Albert Marcoeur. ZNR Joel Dugrenot and others are alive and well
within the writing style. The tracks are nearly split between ‘solo’
pieces like the positrvely amazing ‘Rag’n’rale’ and “Phare EST (both
solos by Huguenin). and those involving the entire ensemble. like
Migrareurs,” “Les Dons De Castor’ and “Chèval Vapeur.’ Fourteen
tracks in all. |
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