Melodies, Harmonies, Iterations (for a small chamber ensemble), by Léo Dupleix

Melodies, Harmonies, Iterations (for a small chamber ensemble)

by Léo Dupleix

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	1.	Melodies, Harmonies, Iterations (for a small chamber ensemble) 39:40
	2.	Sample excerpt (Track 1 is the album's only track) 17:21

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Composer/improviser Léo Dupleix was born in Paris in 1988. He originally studied jazz piano, but switched his focus to experimental/improvised music. In performance, Dupleix uses a variety of sonic elements including motor-produced vibration, sine tones, white noise, feedback and field recordings. He previously lived in Tokyo for an extended period and he has worked with a number of Japanese improvisers. In recent years Dupleix has been active as a composer. He wrote a commissioned piece for Ftarri Festival in Tokyo in 2019.

"Melodies, Harmonies, Iterations (for a small chamber ensemble)" was written by Dupleix in winter 2018-19 in Paris and Osaka. It was premiered at Ftarri, Tokyo on January 20, 2019, by the five members of Suidobashi Chamber Ensemble--Wakana Ikeda, flute; Masahiko Okura, clarinet; Yoko Ikeda, viola; Aya Naito, bassoon; and Taku Sugimoto, guitar--plus Hiroyuki Ura, snare drum; and Dupleix (sine tones). This album documents that performance of 39 minutes, 40 seconds. The uniqueness of Dupleix's compositions--the air of simplicity on first listening, along with the combination of sensitive attention to detail and improvisational feeling--comes through clearly in this outstanding work.

Léo Dupleix (レオ・デュプレクス) は、1988年、フランス、パリ出身の作曲家、即興演奏家。元々ジャズ・ピアノを学んだが、その後、実験 / 即興音楽に移行。モーターによる振動、サイン波、ホワイト・ノイズ、フィードバック、フィールド録音などを使い演奏をおこなう。東京に長期滞在していた時期もあり、日本の即興演奏家との交流も多い。近年は作曲活動に力を入れていて、2019年に東京で開催された Ftarri Festival にも曲を提供している。

"Melodies, Harmonies, Iterations (for a small chamber ensemble)" は、Dupleix が2018~19年の冬にパリと大阪で書き上げ、2019年１月20日に、Suidobashi Chamber Ensemble (池田若菜 [フルート]、大蔵雅彦 [クラリネット]、池田陽子 [ヴィオラ]、内藤彩 [ファゴット]、杉本拓 [ギター])、浦裕幸 (スネア・ドラム)、Dupleix (サイン波) の7名により、東京の Ftarri で初演された。本アルバムにはその演奏 (39分40秒) を収録。一聴、シンプルなようでいてディテールへのこだわりがあり、それでいて即興的フィーリングをも持ち合わせる。Dupleix の作曲の持ち味が明確に示された傑作。

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released March 29, 2020

Suidobashi Chamber Ensemble
Wakana Ikeda: flute
Masahiko Okura: clarinet
Yoko Ikeda: viola
Aya Naito: bassoon
Taku Sugimoto: guitar

Hiroyuki Ura: snare drum
Léo Dupleix: sine tones

Composition by Léo Dupleix

Recorded live at Ftarri, Tokyo, January 20, 2019
Recorded and mixed by Léo Dupleix
Mastered by Ura Hiroyuki and Léo Dupleix

Artwork by Taku Sugimoto
Design by Cathy Fishman

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