ONJ OLIVIER BENOIT
Europa Berlin

Release date: April 27, 2015
ONJ Records 434444 – L’Autre Distribution

OLIVIER BENOIT guitar, compositions
JEAN DOUSTEYSSIER clarinets
ALEXANDRA GRIMAL tenor saxophone
HUGUES MAYOT alto saxophone
FIDEL FOURNEYRON trombone
FABRICE MARTINEZ trumpet
THÉO CECCALDI violin
SOPHIE AGNEL piano
PAUL BROUSSEAU Fender Rhodes, effects
BRUNO CHEVILLON electric bass, double bass
ÉRIC ECHAMPARD drums

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After EUROPA PARIS and its inward, cinematic gaze resting on the French capital, Olivier Benoit turned to an exploration of Berlin for the second chapter of EUROPA.

Declined in dense compositions with lyrical imprints, this shimmering portrait of Berlin questions the various manners in which the Germans have confronted their recent past. Olivier Benoit captured the heterogeneous spirit of the city with contrasted music that makes brilliant use of all the orchestra’s resources. Faithful to his singular compositional methods associating the dynamics of timbres with a true “feel” for architecture in motion and a hypnotic rhythmical pulse, with EUROPA BERLIN the composer opened up new perspectives in both sound and form, and which drew on the different musical currents that “inhabit” the German capital: minimalist music, free jazz, progressive rock and electronic music.

Recorded by Gérard de Haro and Nicolas Baillard assisted by Benjamin Pasternak, Studio La Buissonne, 01.2015.
Mixed by Maïkol Seminatore, The Border Studio, 01.2015.
Masteried by Marwan Danoun – Galaxy Studio, 02.2015.

With the support of

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