The organic depth of their album Titan is a bone chilling experience performed solely on drums, acoustic bass and a grand piano. Combining elements of minimalism, repetitive patterns, odd-time signatures and noise, Plaistow builds from the strong fundaments from previous works like The Crow, Lacrimosa and Citadelle.
This group of amazing musicians is an organism of it’s own. No mathematics, no complicated array of notes. It’s not jazz, it’s not conceptual. The music on Titan is deeply rooted in groove - aggressive by times. Like on hardly any other contemporary group, Plaistow can build tension and suspense in their compositions so subtle, singular notes and small time variations come explosively and odd harmonies are filled with emotion.
Titan was created in the process sessions for the period of six months. Pianist Johann Bourquenez building the skeleton of the tracks through beatboxes, sequencers and recordings on piano, carefully inviting Cyril Bondi (drums) and Vincent Ruiz (acoustic bass) to add to the palet.
Founded in 2007 in Geneva, Switzerland, Plaistow has played more than two hundreds concerts worldwide and released several EPs and albums.