Stephane Galland & The Rhythm Hunters - Stephane Galland & The Rhythm Hunters - CR73582

Stephane Galland & The Rhythm Hunters - Stephane Galland & The Rhythm Hunters - CRLP73583

Stephane Galland & The Rhythm Hunters

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Cat No: CR73582

Release Date: 05 April 2024

Label: Challenge

Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units: 1

Barcode: 0608917358223

Genres: Jazz

Release Date: 14 June 2024

Label: Challenge

Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units: 1

Barcode: 0608917358322

Genres: Jazz

Description

Hunting for rhythm, as if our lives depended on it, as if, without rhythm, we'd starve to death. Can body and soul live without rhythm? Seizing its different forms, dissecting it, ingesting it, digesting it, could very well be akin to the Rhythm Hunters' creative process. What are the rhythmic principles that lead us to develop its polyphonic, groovy and trance-like aspects (Africa), or mathematically complex ones (India), or irregular pulsations that transcend asperities (Balkans), among others? To go on a rhythm hunt, why not explore all these places, appreciate the infinite diversity of rhythms and, back home, try to understand and experiment with enriching your own rhythmic vocabulary with the basic principles underlying each musical tradition. What can these principles contribute if you transcend borders and begin to adapt your musical knowledge and experience to the new ramifications of the rhythm you've just discovered? The music of The Rhythm Hunters is one of the answers.

A few years ago, the musicians in this band and I began a specific practice on unusual mixes of rhythmic ideas, inspired by traditions from various parts of the world, with the intention of integrating them until they became a personal vocabulary and means of expression. The result is on this album.

Description

Hunting for rhythm, as if our lives depended on it, as if, without rhythm, we'd starve to death. Can body and soul live without rhythm? Seizing its different forms, dissecting it, ingesting it, digesting it, could very well be akin to the Rhythm Hunters' creative process. What are the rhythmic principles that lead us to develop its polyphonic, groovy and trance-like aspects (Africa), or mathematically complex ones (India), or irregular pulsations that transcend asperities (Balkans), among others? To go on a rhythm hunt, why not explore all these places, appreciate the infinite diversity of rhythms and, back home, try to understand and experiment with enriching your own rhythmic vocabulary with the basic principles underlying each musical tradition. What can these principles contribute if you transcend borders and begin to adapt your musical knowledge and experience to the new ramifications of the rhythm you've just discovered? The music of The Rhythm Hunters is one of the answers.

A few years ago, the musicians in this band and I began a specific practice on unusual mixes of rhythmic ideas, inspired by traditions from various parts of the world, with the intention of integrating them until they became a personal vocabulary and means of expression. The result is on this album.
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