Expériences de Vol

• Artist: Art Zoyd/Musiques Nouvelles Ensemble
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• Release Date: 2002 11
• Genre: Avant-Garde

Review

The chamber rock-cum-avant-garde ensemble Art Zoyd had a studio in Mons. The contemporary Ensemble Musiques Nouvelles was based in Maubeuge, just across the Franco-Belgian border. When musical directors Gérard Hourbette and Jean-Paul Dessy decided to work together they formed the Centre Transfrontalier de Production et Création Musicales and began to welcome composers in residence. Expériences de Vol is a triple-CD set of recordings featuring both ensembles performing works composed for this project by a wide array of artists ranging from contemporary composers to names more usually associated with the electronica scene. An Art Zoyd album this is not; instead what you get is a strong collection of challenging works. Some stay too close to the academic sphere to light up any sparks, although Kasper T. Toeplitz's "Biel" is delightfully minimalist and Christophe Jean Feldhandler and Dessy's pieces contain some beautiful moments. Gérard Hourbette and -- surprisingly -- David Shea provide the most Art Zoyd-sounding moments. Atau Tanaka and Ryoji Ikeda are the two unknown variables here, concert music not being known as their forte. They turn in impressive contributions. Tanaka makes extensive use of Laurent Dailleau's mastery of the theremin. Ikeda's "Opus 1" features a peaceful section of long string chords, unlike anything else he has done before. The stated intent of bringing together the worlds of acoustic and electronic contemporary music may not be completely successful, but the project has left in its wake interesting results. ~ François Couture, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Biel	Kasper T. Toeplitz	Art Zoyd	(16:38)
Chamber Symphony Number 2 [Extract]	David Shea	Art Zoyd	(4:53)
Noirs		Art Zoyd	(12:12)
Casanova	Giovanni Sollima	Art Zoyd	(9:36)
Danses Mecaniques	Gérard Hourbette	Art Zoyd	(14:21)

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
T	Jean-Luc Fafchamps	Art Zoyd	(15:13)
Elargissement de Ciel		Art Zoyd	(10:30)
Flowing Down to Slow		Art Zoyd	(9:15)
Khufu's Serpent IV	Horatiu Radulescu	Art Zoyd	(18:26)

CD 3

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
. . . en Bordure d'Espaces . . .		Art Zoyd	(15:21)
Fable Ineffable	Jean-Paul Dessy	Art Zoyd	(11:30)
DSCP	Atau Tanaka	Art Zoyd	(18:42)
Opus 1	Ryoji Ikeda	Art Zoyd	(15:20)

Credits

Horatiu Radulescu (Liner Notes), Art Zoyd (Performer), Mireille Bauer (Electronic Drums), Dominica Eyckmans (Viola), Kela Canka (Viola), Frederic Voisin (Music Assistant), Philippe Colpin (Mixing), Mireille Bauer (Electronic Percussion), Gérard Hourbette (Artistic Director), Ryoji Ikeda (Liner Notes), Laurent Dailleau (Theremin), Gérard Hourbette (Management), David Shea (Liner Notes), Fabienne Dussenwart (Flute), Kasper T. Toeplitz (Liner Notes), Patricia Dallio (Music Assistant), Sigrid Van Den Bogaerde (Cello), Gérard Hourbette (Liner Notes), Jean-Paul Dessy (Management), Giovanni Sollima (Liner Notes), Jean-Paul Dessy (Conductor), Philippe Colpin (Engineer)