a r t i s t : Katsura Yamauchi & Michel Doneda
t i t l e : La Drache
d a t e : 2006
l a b e l : IMJ-528
g e n r e : Avantgarde
r l s. d a t e : Sep/2006
t r a c k s : 05
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 84,1 MB
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Improvised Music from Japan, IMJ-528
Released on February 26, 2006
Purchase price in Japan: 2,000 yen (tax not included)
(For purchase outside of Japan, prices vary.)
* All compositions by Michel Doneda and Katsura Yamauchi
* Recorded by Pierre-Olivier Boulant in Castelmaurou,
France, May 9, 2004
* Edited by Pierre-Olivier Boulant and Michel Doneda
* Design and drawings by Elico Suzuki (suzueri)
* Packaged in a cardboard jacket
Katsura Yamauchi: alto saxophone
Michel Doneda: soprano saxophone, sopranino saxophone on track
3
1. PE (17:08)
2. L (9:58)
3. GE (12:53)
4. VE (12:38)
5. M (6:36)
Alto sax player Katsura Yamauchi was born in Oita, Kyushu, in
1954. In 2002 he quit his company job to become a full-time
musician, and each year since '03 has traveled to Europe and
strengthened his ties with musicians in France, Germany, The
Netherlands, Switzerland, and so on. In the process he met and
found a kindred spirit in one of France's leading improvisers,
soprano/sopranino saxophonist Michel Doneda (who happens to be
the same age as Yamauchi). They've played together many times
since. Both musicians have performance styles characterized by
a total absence of melodious phrases and a constant
exploration of the nature of sound. Continuing in this
direction, La Drache is permeated throughout with fresh yet
tension-filled sound structures. All five tracks were recorded
in France in 2004.
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01-PE [17:14]
02-L [10:00]
03-GE [12:54]
04-VE [12:40]
05-M [06:36]
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59:24 min