Barbastelle’s 'Vestige Étésien' (Aut Records / 2025) is a logbook of sound, inspired by geological formations shaped by winds, currents, and time. Written over the last decade, these compositions find new light through the unique voice of the Barbastelle ensemble.
Barbastelle is a musical hybrid, blending the timbres of strings and woodwinds with impressionistic drumming, merging written chamber jazz with the spontaneity of free improvisation. Echoing Renaissance ‘broken consorts’ and the legacy of artists like Mal Waldron and Eric Dolphy, their music evokes Debussy, Bartok, and Takemitsu’s delicate sonic calligraphy.
In 'Vestige Étésien', the ensemble explores a tranquil yet vibrant world, where polyphonic layers and free improvisation unfold like Etesian winds shaping the landscape. Paired with a film revealing the hidden world beneath flowing water, the project captures micro-events of time and sonic texture.
Together, album and film offer a contemplative journey — an ode to transformation and the beauty of stillness and change.
- Released : 19/03/2025
- Recorded : 03/02/2024
- Reference : AUT125
- Support : CD
- Label : AUT Records
- Studio : Zinnema
