December 2015, a misty and cold winter weekend, the Atomium stands as a silent witness of a glorious though long gone past, a travelling circus is being deconstructed in the park, animal trucks stand around and a circular print in the grass marks where the tent just stood, it drizzles.
The American Theatre, more specific an old wheater forcast studio within it, is the surprising working space for the recording of Souletude.
It’s three weeks after the attacks are we doing here actually, o yeah
In August 2015 Mathias, Manolo and
recording session, they met again on 10/12 in the studio holding a bunch of sketches in their hand. For three days they plunged themselves into the music, they were clashing, rolling, they shared experiences, discovered unreveiled passions, and came out with hours of rough material. It felt like a cleansing, it felt good. The circus however was already gone then, everybody went his own way once more...
Souletude is the musical log of a quest, the title refers to introspection, to solitude, to digging deeper into one’s soul, to being on the road in life, to hope, but also to Jazz and his... more
credits
released March 3, 2017
Mathias Van de Wiele – guitar, alto horn (Moker, Yelemani Trio, Singing Painters...)
Manolo Cabras – bass, electronics (Charles Gayle Trio, M. Cabras 4tet, ...)
Jakob Warmenbol – drums, percussion (Robbing Millions, Nest,...)
All compositions by M. Van de Wiele except track V by T. Monk, track IX by M. Cabras and tracks III, VI & X improvised by Wheels
Recorded, mixed & produced by Mafi & M. Cabras
Mastered by Üwe Teichert
Artwork by Sjoerd & Merlyn Paridaen
Layout by Laurens Teerlinck
Executive production by Chopstick & el NEGOCITO Records
Recorded at Amerikaans Theater Brussels, December 10-12th 2015
- Parution : 27/02/2017
- Référence : eNR055
- Support : CD
- Labels : Chopstick Records , el NEGOCITO Records
