Dale Cooper Quartet & The Dictaphones - Le Strategie St Frusquin [Excerpt] by Denovali published on 2014-10-31T11:48:22Z Excerpts from 'Split' [CD|LP|DIGITAL] Denovali Records · den216 available on all formats at [http://denovali.com/dalecooper] This split constitutes an exciting collaboration of these two French experimental/avant-garde/dark jazz acts. In mutual respect and appreciation, both DALE COOPER QUARTET and WITXES selected a track of their split companion and created a fundamental and independent rework of around 20 minutes length. Based upon parts of Witxes' "The Apparel" -- from the last album "A Fabric of Beliefs" -- and afternoon summer recording sessions, the DALE COOPER QUARTET's "Le Strategie Saint-Frusquin" contains the classic sounds of the Quartet: ambient soundscapes, lazy jazzy rhythms, drone and distorsion guitar and a deep saxophone breath. Being mostly instrumental, the deep tone of Ronan Mac Erlaine's voice comes to ease the stormy start of the music piece. A grainy and blissful track that resembles music coming through of a 50s radio speaker, letting dark jazz flooding the room. "Pisces Analogue" is a new WITXES piece based on "Nourrain Quinquet", a track from "Quatorze pièces de menaces" by Dale Cooper Quartet & the Dictaphones. In five movements, the track explores the interstices and cracks of the dark, minimalist, lurking, cycle-evolving original piece. It offers to take a look at some of its nooks, focus on a few of its endless micro-universes and jump from one to another in a flash. Just like swimming in a puzzling dream. If there is anything in common with previous Witxes output, it is a strong sense of motion as well as narration to be seized by the listener. Though this piece uses heavily processed instruments takes from "Nourrain Quinquet" as well as a few typical Witxes field recordings, it is Witxes most synthetic work to date. It was written, recorded and mixed in 3 weeks during summer of 2014 in Lyon and co-produced by Michael Mysak. ON TOUR 31.10.14 Dordrecht (nl) - Dordrechts Museum 01.11.14 Münster (ger) - Gleis 22 02.11.14 Karlsruhe (ger) - Jubez 03.11.14 Berlin (ger) - Grüner Salon 04.11.14 Dresden (ger) - Scheune 05.11.14 Leipzig (ger) - Galerie KUB 06.11.14 Heidelberg (ger) - Enjoy Jazz Festival (Karlstorbahnhof) 07.11.14 Innsbruck (at) - P.M.K 08.11.14 Rimini (it) - Neon Cafè 09.11.14 Bari (it) - Timezone Festival 10.11.14 Torino (it) - Magazzino Sul Po Genre Experimental Comment by "xavier gavin" great track 2016-04-17T12:31:18Z Comment by Pack Zoudiou loco saxo 2015-05-05T19:25:53Z Comment by Out of my book these guys are between the greatest sound artists today 2015-04-14T21:24:58Z Comment by ctraltu Ich mag sowas ja 2014-11-03T13:40:09Z Comment by Cristian Franco Crazy!!! 2014-11-02T21:51:42Z