The young drummer Antoine Pierre already has impressive credits that include Philip Catherine, Tom Barman and several awards. His first solo album showcases his own writing and arrangements.
Urbex stands for Urban Exploration and the fascinating aesthetics of abandoned old buildings that time tries to embellish with mushrooms, mould and stains, while the damp and cold strips the wallpaper and eats into window frames. Antione Pierre’s music echoes with this atmosphere; alive yet deserted, chaotic but with structure.
Antoine invents arrangements that are rich, dense and that alternate between gentler atmospheres that tend towards the void and then spiral into stunning climaxes. He plays with expectations.
URBEX came together between stays in two cities. On the one hand, Brussels where he studied music and met his sparring partners. On the other, New York offered him the opportunity to get close to the sources of Jazz. These twin urban roots act as a catalyst for compositions and arrangements that are by turns energetic and apocalyptic and that really come alive when played by the octet.
"The tracks are intelligent, sophisticated, carefully worked (...) There is something of a painter’s work, sketching out huge landscapes, creating atmosphere, a particular climate. There is something of Claude Monet in the fluidity, delicate touch, the impression. But also some Spilliaert in the atmosphere and mystery. And also some Pollock in the energy, the dynamics, the splash of colours." (Le SOIR, JCV)
Release date: Jan 2016
Antoine Pierre Drums, Compositor
Bert Cools Guitar
Bram De Looze Piano
Steven Delannoye Clarinet, soprano sax, tenor sax
Jean-Paul Estiévenart Flugelhorn, Trumpet
Fréderic Malempré Percussion
Toine Thys Clarinet, Compositor, soprano sax, tenor sax
Félix Zurstrassen electric bass, Double Bass
01. Coffin for a Sequoia (to Basquiat)
02. Litany For An Orange Tree
03. Who Planted This Tree?
04. Les Douze Marionnettes
05. Urbex
06. Metropolitan Adventure
07. Walking On A Vibrant Soil
08. Wandering #1
09. Metropolitan Adventure (reprise)
10. Moon's Melancholia
11. Ode To My Moon
Total duration 1:08:07
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