Using preparations, French pianist Delbecq stretches out on a Steinway D in 8 astonishing improvisations and one remix.

Benoit Delbecq is a uniquely gifted French pianist and keyboardist who has created his own music using ideas and techniques from contemporary classical (Cage, Ligeti, Nancarrow), jazz, Pygmy polyphony, European improv and other sources. He prepares the piano with various materials such as eraser bits and carved wooden twigs, and improvises on short, overlapping vamps and patterns; the result is a complex, spacious sound that hardly seems to be emanating from a single instrument.

On Nu-turn Delbecq stretches out solo on a Steinway D in 8 astonishing structured improvisations; the final, 12-minute composition is a computer-created ambient ”remix” that completely transforms the solo material. Recorded in a small concert hall directly to 6 channel DSD (the 6th channel is an optional height channel), the piano sound is remarkably realistic, the music beguiling in its rhythmic-melodic-timbral blending. Dexterous and brainy but also evanescent and strangely moving, Nu-turn will intrigue audiophiles ready for new experiences and appeal to fans of new music beyond category.

Track Listing

• In Rainbows
• In Lilac
• On ne dit pas regarder la lune, on dit ”luner”
• On Laterite
• Into Neon
• On Embers
• Nu-Turn (étude de nu)
• In Funfairs
• Into White

Additional Details

Label: Songlines

Genre: Jazz

Run Time: 64 mins

Release Date: 06/03/03

UPC: 774355154328