Roeland Celis

DIGIPACK EDITION

Guitarist, composer and bandleader Roeland Celis refuses to allow convention to restrict the flow of his adventurous creativity as he channels his diverse musicality into the unique ecosystem that he's called Ping OD and its debut release The Vacuum.

In a set of nine unique original compositions, storied rhythm team Cyrille Obermuller on bass and Gert-Jan Dreessen on drums join with pianist/producer Karel Cuelenaere to create a taught, rhythmically intricate foundation, upon which for Celis and sax player Sylvain Debaisieux create towering structures of improvisation. To complete the line- up, New Yorker John O' Gallagher, whose daringly original approach to serialism helped inform Celis' compositional approach, adds his unmistakable high-energy voice on alto sax. The results are a strikingly original fusion that's challenging and accessible in equal measure.

With its mixture of the subtlety of acoustic textures from the world of improvised music, the overwhelming power of electric rock, song- based structures alternating with compositional sophistication, and virtuosic high-octane blowing with precise, atmospheric arrangement, this album delivers an unforgettable holiday from the mundane and the predictable.

TRACKS:

• 01. Mont Firmin
• 02. Night Liver
• 03. Heliocentric
• 04. The Vacuum
• 05. Bolbliksem
• 06. Where am I?
• 07. Silvia
• 08. Surroundings
• 09. Wind Farm