DWBH

2020 release ** "Isabelle Duthoit makes her throat jump like a madwoman, Thierry Waziniak grinds on the skins with rage and circumspection, Pascal Bréchet makes his electrocuted guitar implode and shred, Franz Hautzinger articulates by belching into the mouthpiece, detonating the vibrations of the air in the bell of his trumpet. What is astonishing is the precise alternation of interventions, which makes them play more as a three-piece than a four-piece, as each imposes brief silences, which induces a rotating dialogue between the four musicians. Subsequently, the quartet engages in sonic encounters where each player expands into their own personal universe while creating spaces for play and resonances that build a truly enriching coexistence. The guitar is superbly electronic, with nuances and colorations that invite dialogue. The drums become spacious, opening up the sound field while inducing shifting pulses. The clarinet whispers, the mouth sucks in air, we hear the vocal cords quiver, and the trumpet's column of air rasps or curls the stretched notes of a cluster, evoking a hint of melodies. From piece to piece, diffuse, shifting landscapes unfold, sound colors and rustles that flow together, aggregate, or thwart a plan."