Timeless soundpictures between ambient music and contemporary classic
Athmospheric electronic sounds and the romantic moods of piano and
violins melt into timeless soundpictures at the concerts of the Marsen
Jules Trio. For this live-shows Marsen Jules is supported by the twin
brothers Anwar Alam and Jan-Philipp Alam on violin and piano. The live
concerts of the Marsen Jules Trio are very special because of their
sensitive play with sounds and spaces as well as their impressive
improvisations.
German ambient connaisseur and sound poet Marsen Jules (aka Martin
Juhls) is well-known for his releases on City Center Offices, Kompakt,
and his own label, Oktaf Records. On stage he often combines his
atmospheric soundscapes with live musicians. A steady formation is the
Marsen Jules Trio, which features the twin brothers Anwar Alam and
Jan-Philipp Alam on piano and violins accompanied by Jules' restrained
live-sampling, bowed percussion and singing wine glasses. With their
debut album Présence Acousmatique on Oktaf Records, the musicians bring
their "acoustic presence" to CD for the first time. It features six
highly atmospheric sound sculptures between ambient, avant-garde,
classic and modern jazz. Whereas the opening "OEillet Parfait/OEillet
Sauvage" is still a variation of a track from Jules' Les Fleurs album,
all other tracks are composed for the trio or developed out of the
cooperation itself. Two tracks also feature saxophone player Roger
Döring (Dictaphone) as a guest musician. The combination of dark
soundscapes and saxophone on "Histoire de la nuit" and "Éclipse" makes
one think of an ambient version of Bohren & der Club of Gore. The
abstract "Excalibur" and "Maison en Vitre" are reminiscent of early
avant-garde classic and twelve-tone music, and the closing "Les trains
stortent de la gare" is a bittersweet composition for piano and violin
held together by sparkling percussion. - experimedia.net
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