Saturday, November 3, 2018

David Chevallier & Valentin Ceccaldi - Zèbres (AYLER RECORDS 2018)


The gathering of two open-minded instrumentists, a generation apart from one another. A second encounter made possible by the label, after having heard a first 'on-the-fly' recording, this one recorded over a full day and lovingly edited so you get the most of these two great musicians' improvised "fireworks". 

Ignoring any dogmatism, Valentin Ceccaldi and David Chevallier create ephemeral, unclassifiable musical pieces, sometimes rough, sometimes silky. Their imagination feeds on so many soundscapes that it can not be limited to a single style.

Valentin Ceccaldi, cello
David Chevallier, electric guitar, 6 & 12-stringed acoustic guitars

1. NOIR 03:56
2. OIRN 03:38
3. IRNO 07:58
4. BLANC 13:01
5. LANCB 06:06
6. ANCBL 10:29
7. NCBLA 08:02

Recorded by Benjamin Duboc on October 6, 2017
at Théâtre "Le Grand T", Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France
Mixed and mastered by Maïkôl Seminatore at The Border Studio
Produced by David Chevallier & Stéphane Berland
Cover artwork by Bénédicte Gallois