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Founded in 2000 in Sweden, Ayler Records has gained recognition among Free Jazz fans by releasing both archive and contemporary recordings documenting the American, Scandinavian and French Free Jazz scenes. In 2009, Ayler Records moved to France and has since opened the catalogue to recordings in less direct relationship with the Free Jazz canon, while remaining faithful to its original spirit. This unique piece, includes unlimited streaming of Chez Hélène via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Probably in agreement with Artaud, Joëlle Léandre does not conceive that art can be detached from life. It is a vision encompassing all sounds, with no hierarchy. And it is in squeaks, caresses, friction, groans, vociferations, complaints that she translates the world. With his double bass, often his voice (his voice?), Always against. [...] If the bass is his base, the duo is certainly his favorite group. He promises an uninterrupted conversation and fruitful observation, vibration, two words chosen by Joëlle Léandre and guitarist Marc Ducret to fix the day of May 13, 2018, in Paris, 'Chez Hélène' (Aziza). They obviously did not know what they were going to play, except their emotions. The result is a confrontation at the peak of ecstasy. And for the listener, the accomplished dream of a sound utopia. Two states of happiness meet, it is the perfect assembly, the triumph of a duet sounding like a big band. -Guy Darol, Jazz Magazine*CHOC*
PERSONNEL:
JOËLLE LÉANDRE, double bass
MARC DUCRET, electric guitar
Recorded May 13, 2018at 19PaulFort, Paris, France
TRACKS:
01. Observation
02. Ponctuation
03. Vibration
04. Invocation