Berlin – Ed Williams

Pour la première édition francophone d’Echo Chamber, la clarinettiste et vocaliste Isabelle Duthoit.

Depuis toujours intéressée par la voix, Isabelle Duthoit développe depuis plus 10 ans une
technique de voix singulière et très personnelle. Un langage avant le langage, une voix de
l’origine. Inspirée par les techniques de voix du théâtre de Nô et du théâtre de Bunraku, elle cherche et développe un chant lié au cri à la voix brisée, la voix prise dans son entité du premier souffle intime jusqu’au cri.

Elle trouve son terrain de prédilection dans l’univers de l’improvisation libre, jouant dans de nombreux projets y compris Bouge (avec Johannes Bauer et Luc Ex), le quartet Where is the sun (avec Franz Hautzinger, Martin Tetreault et Dieb13), et tout récemment NYX (avec Angelica Castello et Sophie Agnel), sans parler de ses duos avec Franz Hautzinger (trompette, clar & voix), Daunik Lazro, Phil Minton, Keiji Haino et d’autres encore.

La musique qu’on entends dans cette épisode vient de deux performances live. La première, Isabelle en duo avec Franz Hautzinger (Live at the Odeon IV Festival, 2012), et la deuxième, un solo (Nachtstimmen, 2013).

http://corvorecords.de/artist/isabelle-duthoit/

https://rtrfm.com.au/story/isabelle-duthoit-franz-hautzinger/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOu41R69P9k

One of the last interviews I’ve made is with the double bassist and architect Klaus Kürvers, in Berlin. We spent a fine afternoon in his garden house while he told me all about his musical career, the exciting experimental music scenes in ’60’s Germany, and his particular sensitivity to the mental spaces created by musical improvisation with regards to his deep knowledge and experiences as an architect.

At a moment near the end, I’ve introduced some sounds from my neighbourhood in Marseille, I couldn’t resist when Klaus brings up sonic environments. Also, a softly ticking clock can be heard pretty much throughout this recording, an eery reminder of linear perception of time despite our trying to break out of it through conversation.

Klaus Kürvers, born 1950 in Essen (Germany), doublebass studies 1964-68 among others with Peter Trunk. During the late sixties member of the Essen Youth Symphony Orchestra and also at the same time of different amateur Jazz groups (“Free Jazz” since 1967); 1969-71 in Cologne with the Jazz-Rock-Group “Eiliff” (w/Rainer Brüninghaus). Interupted 1971-2006 his public music activities for his studies and professional scientific career as an architect and cultural historian in Berlin. Since 2006 resumption of his musical activities as part of the Berlin improvisers’ scene. Performing bassist again since 2009.

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Klaus has released many albums in collaboration with many of the movers and shakers of Berlin’s improvised music scene, which can be found here.

The music featured in this episode is taken a recording session between Klaus and Madrid-based drummer Sam Hall.

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Tag: Berlin

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