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Artist......: Simon Moullier
Album.......: Spirit Song
Label.......: Outside In Music
Genre.......: Jazz
Catnr.......: OiM2032
Source......: CD
Rip.date....: 2020-10-20
Str.date....: 2020-10-09
Quality.....: 766 kbps avg / 44.1kHz / 2 channels
Url.........: http://www.simonmoullier.com
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1. Spirit Song 5:26
2. Acceptance (ft. Dayna Stephens) 6:24
3. Wind Chaser 4:19
4. I'll Remember April 5:38
5. Beings Of Light 5:16
6. Prophecy 2:09
7. What If (ft. Dayna Stephens) 7:28
8. Kenyalang 6:44
9. Bala 4:07
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\ / ________ Runtime 47:31
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,: Simon Moullier has traveled many miles, literally and :,
: artistically, since his days coming up as a classically trained :
:' multi-percussionist in his native Nantes, France. Now based in ':
,: Brooklyn, heÆs become a major voice on the vibraphone, with :,
: formidable improvising ability and a capacious musical vision :
:' that heÆs documented on a must-hear debut album, Spirit Song. ':
,: :,
: His original compositions evoke the spirits of earth and sun, :
:' wind, moon, water and not least of all the human spirit itself. ':
,: The songs bring together a soaring, sometimes hymn-like melodic :,
: gift with a strong rhythmic dance that stems naturally from his :
:' percussion background. Synthesizer textures and a chromatic ':
,: balafon from Burkina Faso enliven the sonic atmosphere all the :,
: more. Two of jazzÆs most compelling saxophonists, Morgan Guerin :
:' and Dayna Stephens, appear on the album as well. No doubt ':
,: Spirit Song bears out the recognition that Moullier has received :,
: from such greats and mentors as Herbie Hancock and Quincy Jones. :
:' ôHis music is fresh, it speaks to everyone,ö says Hancock. ':
,: ôBest vibes player IÆve heard,ö Jones remarks. :,
: :
:' Moullier studied with Hancock during his time as a student at ':
,: the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz in Los Angeles, where the :,
: first of two main sessions for Spirit Song took place in 2017. :
:' He came to the attention of Quincy Jones at the Havana ':
,: International Jazz Festival in Cuba; the two reconnected back in :,
: LA and began a series of hours-long informal hangs, during which :
:' Moullier learned and grew immeasurably. Acknowledging his deep ':
,: gratitude for Black American Music, Moullier humbly offers :,
: Spirit Song to his teachers and the forebears of this artform. :
:' ôI am and will always be a guest in this room,ö he says. ':
,: :,
: On both the November 2017 session and the May 2020 session that :
:' make up the bulk of Spirit Song, bassist Luca Alemanno and ':
,: drummer Jongkuk ôJ.K.ö Kim emerge as a forceful but endlessly :,
: subtle rhythm section. Moullier, Alemanno and Kim have a wealth :
:' of shared experience as roommates and good friends, and the ':
,: music captures their emotional connection. Two marvelous :,
: pianists also appear: on the 2017 session itÆs MoullierÆs fellow :
:' Frenchman Simon Chivallon, steeped in classical harmony, with a ':
,: radiant tone evident particularly on the rubato intro of :,
: ôKenyalangö (dedicated to the messenger spirit of legend among :
:' the Iban people of Borneo). Isaac Wilson, pianist on the 2020 ':
,: tracks (ôSpirit Song,ö ôWind Chaser,ö ôBeings of Lightö), is :,
: MoullierÆs current roommate and close musical kin, ôwith a :
:' dedication to music like nothing IÆve ever seen,ö Moullier ':
,: declares. :,
: :
:' ThereÆs a rare crystalline quality to MoullierÆs sound on the ':
,: vibraphone, which is inherently a percussion/piano hybrid but in :,
: MoullierÆs hands takes on the quality of a voice. ôA lot of it :
:' comes from the mind and the way I think of the instrument,ö ':
,: Moullier says of his refined voice-like articulation. ôI let my :,
: ears direct the sound.ö The two quartet tracks without :
:' saxophone, ôKenyalangö and the highly personal rendering of the ':
,: standard ôIÆll Remember April,ö feature that clear, elevated :,
: vibraphone tone even more intimately. :
:' ':
,: The synthesizer on ôWind Chaserö and the unaccompanied solo :,
: piece ôProphecyö conjure a sound world that Moullier links :
:' unhesitatingly to his love of sci-fi. On ôAcceptanceö and the ':
,: closing ôBalaö ù another unaccompanied piece, with looping pedal :,
: ù Moullier unveils his custom chromatic balafon, rich with bass :
:' resonance and natural wood timbre that bring a new dimension to ':
,: his improvised flights. ôWhen IÆm creating,ö Moullier says in :,
: conclusion, ôI focus on the aura of the song and the overall :
:' energy and message.ö ':
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