Marteau Rouge & Evan Parker : Live
Music of an entirely free nature which includes the old master of improvised music Evan Parker on tenor saxophone and a group named Marteau Rouge (red hammer in case you are wondering), which is Jean-Francois Pauvros on guitars and voice, Jean-Marc Foussat on VCS3 synthesizer and voice and Makoto Sato on drums. Together they plays at Sunset in Paris on the 10th of January 2008 and the result has been edited into eight pieces which last seventy-five minutes no less. Normally I am not too keen on things free-jazz, and I thought I’d be passing this on to Dolf Mulder, but once I stuck it on I kept listening. Parker uses his circular breathing technique to create long sustained saxophone sounds, while Marteau Rouge plays nicely aggressive and amplified, almost like a furious free rock band, but without any strong rhythm or beat. And then, all of a sudden, they pull back, take control and charge, and play soft and introvert. I must admit that I thought it was all a bit long for so much musical information, and for me half the trip would have been equally satisfying, but maybe the lengthy form of such improvisations are part of the game? Not bad, even for someone who is not up to speed with the current trends in free-jazz. (FdW) Vital Weekly 686
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