Monday, November 29, 2021

Karl Naegelen / Sylvain Darrifourcq / Toma Gouband - Cartographie de rythmes #1 (November 2021 Umlaut Records)

Cartographie de rythmes - Vitesses approchantes [Cartography of rhythms - Approximating speeds] is a startling duo comprised of two drummers following their own respective rhythmic paths.

Toma Gouband’s path is littered with stones, plants and traditional drum elements, all leading him into a complex and direct polyphonic world.

Sylvain Darrifourcq’s instrumental exploration is rife with machine esthetics and questions on temporality, space and rupture.

In uniting these two singular yet complementary musicians, composer Karl Naegelen brings them to collaborate on a written object of rhythmical invention that stems from extended shifts in interval and phasing.

1. Impacts
2. Vitesses approchantes
3. Déphasage circulaire
4. Minimal
5. Continuum - filtrage

Karl Naegelen: composition
Sylvain Darrifourcq: drums, percussions, objects
Toma Gouband : drums, percussions, vegetal lithophones

Recorded in July 2021 at Athénor - Centre National de Création Musicale (Saint-Nazaire)
Engineering, mix and mastering : Ananda Cherer
Design : copyright atelier informationCare / Ronan Le Régent
Produced by Athénor scène nomade - CNCM with the support of Centre National de la Musique.