ODG238 : EyeSkreem / EyeSkreem - Vol.III

 

ODG238 : EyeSkreem / EyeSkreem - Vol.III

EyeSkreem sees the third union between avant-garde experimentalist Andrew Leslie Hooker on No-imput mixing board and Russ Grant on guitar for their follow-up Vol.III.

They offer us 3 powerful tracks which bring you to a certain state of (un)consciousness.
To listen at full volume to interact the best with the music.

Both of them were/are extremely involved in experimental improvised music having played with a huge amount of musicians from that scene since the early nineties in the UK.

See Vol.I for all the details of this trilogy.

Digital release on the 1st of May 2026.

Track listing:

1: C1 - I Have Met Them At Close Of Day Coming With Vivid Faces
2: C2 - Brittle With Relics
3: C3 - Bloodied Shavings Of Deteriorating Time

Vol III Collected Stories - by Russ Grant 

C1. I Have Met Them At Close Of Day Coming With Vivid Faces

Oh how we now sing the body mechanical Everybody was Kung Fu dancing
The sun sank sharply
Old Man Whiskey Horse hugged his granddaughter and left the rowdy Red Lion behind.

The kebab shop was empty.
He sat alone by the river enjoying falafel in pitta On the opposite bank familiar skeletons erupted Ghosts waved and blew him kisses
He remembered loves and friendships
A passing tabby cat miaowed
and that was that. 

CII. Brittle with Relics

‘Brittle Bob’ hobbled down the hill, hiding an LP under his Jerkin. Two teenage brothers were fixing an Italian moped on a driveway. They were Arnold and Eugene, the barbers’ sons,
A wireless distorted through the grapevine.

The brothers danced, passing spanners and tossing rags They revved and rolled their eyes.
They waved at Bob and called out
“Hey Bob, How y’doing buddy?”

Bob nodded to show he was OK... today.

Bob wobble-struggled on down the hill,
through school and the youth club into early adulthood. Sometimes traumatic memories
haunted, howled, horrified or helped,
especially if he dreamt of Emily
and woke up with Julia. 

CIII. Bloodied Shavings of Deteriorating Time

A documentary starts weaving
Through sunlit clifftop church ruins,
Gull shaped silhouettes en-shadow the sacred stones, A fast grey navy motor-boat trails the coast below.

He remembers taking his father’s horse without permission The audacity
The excitement
The speed

The danger The plain The tent The woman The tea The joy

His father’s anger and cruel revenge.

Now, In their city of wickedness.
They are teaching him to read and speak and think their way.

There are two women.
One who asks a question in the language of documentaries. and his sister who whispers and weeps.
He barely hears what she says.
The subtitle is completely wrong. 

Itunes, Apple music, Deezer, etc.:

https://bfan.link/eyeskreem-2

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OUI072 : Varv / Transit

 

OUI072: Varv / Transit

After their debut Lowlands ( see OUI032), the duo Varv continues their journey with Transit (Off Record, April 2026), a work that deepens their exploration across different musical genres, which lies at the heart of the project.

The album’s six tracks outline possible forms of dialogue between the two musicians, in a constant exchange where sound—through its modulation and continuous evolution—remains both the focus and the premise of their compositional research. Electronic sequences, written material, and improvisation intertwine in structures that are sometimes open, sometimes more rigid, yet always capable of transforming along the way.

Transit evokes precisely a condition of passage: a suspended space where nothing is rigidly defined, and every element remains in flux, malleable, and in a state of continuous possibility.

Varv is a crossover project (contemporary jazz, electronic) formed by Andrea Cappi on keyboards and Francesco Mascolo on drums. Their music blends written material, improvisation, and sound manipulation. The name of the project evokes both the evocative and structural nature of their research: a path that unfolds through layers, overlapping different influences and languages until it forms a narrative that opens onto distant landscapes. In geology, a varve is an annual layer of sedimentary rock that records the passage of time and its transformations, like wrinkles on a face. In the same way, the duo’s music seeks to build itself through accumulation and mutation.

Andrea Cappi: keyboards
Francesco Mascolo: drums

Digital release on the 24th of April 2026.

Track listing:

1: Bright

2: Wormhole

3: Place to digress

4: Vice

5: Arkose

6: Drifters' deal

Itunes, Apple music, Deezer, Etc.:

https://bfan.link/transit-2

And on Bandcamp:

ODG239 : Charles-Eric Charrier / ViE

 

Cover art by Gilda Temple

ODG239: Charles-Eric Charrier / ViE

Originally released in 2 separate albums under the band name vlady Miss: first the Ep 'Muter/mute in April 2020 as an auto production, then the album 'ViE' in January 2021on a small French label.

Time to (re) discover this music as beautiful as it is unclassifiable. 
Music long since freed from all constraints and burdens.

What the press wrote at the time for 'ViE' (extracts):

1: in Indiepoprock by Yan Kouton

"VIE in capital letters, couldn’t better express what comes alive on this album; so many vibrations, resonances, weightless notes, short phrases whose astonishing grace never ceases to captivate. This combination of sounds and silences into which we are immersed, this ensemble of rhythms and pitches, nuances, and the timbre of the voice truly constitutes authentic poetry. A complete poetry, both sonic and written, at once sensual and spiritual, profound and visceral.

"VIE" is a truly great album by a musician at the height of his powers, showcasing the serene power of his vision. It's worth noting that the album is accompanied by a magnificent visual extension: a series of videos that further enhance the appeal of this essential "VIE."

2: Sun BURNS OUT by Benjamin Berton

"Highly active as a solo artist, Charrier returns with a seven-track album for which he wrote the lyrics and composed the music in collaboration with Laurent Komlanvi Bel. The record boasts a rich production and an electro-folk warmth that lends it a captivating, woody, and magical texture. One is reminded of the singer-songwriters of Hood and the entire new folk galaxy on the sublime "Cingle," with its crackling, generous electronica reminiscent of a crackling fireplace. "The Komlanvi's Song" is delicately pastoral and beautiful, like something by John Martyn. ViE is one of those albums that is best listened to rather than analyzed."

And about Muter/Mute:

1: Indiepoprock by Yan Kouton

"Seemingly simple, this new EP appears to capture the very essence of music, oscillating between experimentation, unconventional jazz, and mutated blues. But this doesn't truly reveal the mystery carried by these tracks, barely accompanied by Charles-Eric Charrier's minimalist poetry. The essential element lies elsewhere."

2: Indierockmag:

"Co-produced by Laurent Komlanvi Bel, with whom Charles-Eric Charrier released the album Rising at the end of 2018, Muter/Mute gives pride of place to the acoustic guitar, and even to guitar duets, without stagnating in prettiness, far from it! Thus, the immaculate and no less organic folk romanticism of the title track gives way against a backdrop of distortions to Charrier's sensual prose before morphing (mute?) into a saturated percussive trance, while the reveries of Assembler, illuminated by ambient layers, gradually gain intensity with the deconstructed strikes and other hypnotic effects, evoking early Labradford or even The For Carnation. As for the shimmering meditations of the summit, Raccompagner Léger, their African blues accents become increasingly drone-like, shamanic, and raw under the impetus of the toms and electric swells, revealing some affinities with the excellent William Ryan Fritch/Vieo Abiungo, much to the delight of aficionados like ourselves. An EP as short as it is vibrant."

You know what you have to do!

Voix : Béatrice Temple : « Into the wind »
Textes: Charles-Eric Charrier
Musiques : Charles-Eric Charrier et Laurent Komlanvi Bel
Réalisation artistique, enregistrement et mix : Laurent Komlanvi Bel
Joué par LKB & CEC
Mastering : Pierre Vervloesem
Production : Charles-Eric Charrier
Lettrage : Gilda Temple

Digital release on the 17th of April 2026.

Track listing:

ViE:

1.     La Source
2.      Cingle
3.     The Komlanvi’s song
4.     Into the Wind
5.     Un & Zéro
6.     Libre de moi
7.     Affleure
 
Muter/Mute:
1.     Muter/Mute
2.     Raccompagner léger

3.     Assembler

Itunes, Apple Music, Deezer, etc.:

https://bfan.link/vie-3

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OMT019 : Shabaaz Mystic / Graine

 

OMT019: Shabaaz Mystic / Graine

Shabaaz Mystik returns with his new album 'Graine' (Seed), where he affirms his unique style by building a universe where African musical tradition and modernity meet, where hip-hop, jazz, and soul fuse to create a universal language.

It's also a return to his roots in Congo-Brazzaville, his birthplace and beloved home.

Each track tells a story drawn from his culture, whether ancestral, paternal, or local, making this perhaps his most personal album to date.

It's an invitation to slow down, listen deeply, and allow what might blossom within each of us to germinate.

Each track is designed to touch the soul, inviting reflection and dance. ‘Graine' is the most accomplished expression of his artistic approach. More than just a record, it's a true sonic ritual where each track is a seed sown in the mind and heart of the listener. 

The album explores themes of rebirth, memory, transmission, and healing, offering an introspective and sensory journey through silence, pulse, and poetry.

Shabaaz Mystik: voices, compossitions, guitar on #6

Milla Andora: chorus on #1 and 6, voice on #10

B-Flow: voice on #7

Nikola Bonnel: keys and percussions on #6, production #9

Chuck l'Apache: production on #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10

King Siroko: production #7

Sidus: production #8

Memba Toussaint: production #11

Scalpel Studio: mastering

Digital release on the 14th of April 2026.

Track listing:

1. A Mouni (chorus Milla Andora)

2. Graine

3. Ekolongo

4. Rumbalistik

5. Inchangé

6. Lifoula (chorus Milla Andora)

7. Articial World (feat. B-Flow)

8. Rose Rouge

9. Oyo ya yo

10: Totalité (feat. Milla Andora)

11: Voix D’Une Lionne

credits

Itunes, Apple Music, Deezer, etc.:

https://bfan.link/graine

And on Bandcamp:

OUI071 : Puma Dechambre duo / /Pause/

 

OUI071: Puma Dechambre duo / /Pause/

The two musicians give themselves completely to invite you to finally take the time. They took that time to compose these seven pieces—sensitive, fragile, and powerful at once—together, with four hands and twenty fingers. /Pause/ is: ten days in the studio, an unconditional love of sound, new sonic experiences, an acoustic journey that occasionally ventures into electronic territories, seven different soundscapes, and above all, a willingness to embrace randomness and accidents.

The two friends know each other deeply and leap into the unknown, trusting each other blindly. These seven musical tableaux invite you first to imagine infinitely vast spaces, and then to explore uncharted microcosms.

Nicolas and Clément

Clément Dechambre is in a perpetual search for what moves him. A composer, performer,

and improviser, you can hear him playing saxophone, bass clarinet, flute, synthesizers,

and electronics.

At the age of seven, he discovered the joy of playing an instrument in a small music

school. This was followed by a desire to express himself more freely. Later, he had a

revelation upon discovering improvisation through the lens of jazz music, and eventually,

free improvisation. These explorations led him to dedicate his life to music.

He performs regularly in solo projects or with various ensembles: The Brums, Puma-

Dechambre Duo, Un (solo), Bruits de Souffle, Oootoko, Dinah, and Lewis & The Soul

Caravan. Despite the diversity of these musical styles, a common thread runs through

them: the search for an honest and personal point of view.

Clément also collaborates frequently, contributing to unique performances and studio

projects with artists such as Dan San, Condore, Sharko, Soulmista, Isidore,Kriza,

Performed Matter, Agnès Botty, and many others.

Nicolas Puma began playing the violin at the age of 4, and later switched to the

electric bass, teaching himself at the age of 13.

His love for the double bass emerged after listening to the music of Charles Mingus, which he

discovered at his musician friend Clément Dechambre's (Tenor Sax) house.

He won first prize and the audience prize at the XL-Jazz Contest during the Brussels Jazz Marathon 2015 with the group Four of a Kind ( see ODG037).

In 2024, with his duo "Puma Dechambre Duo," he won first prize in the "Sphère Sonore"

competition, and also secured second prize with Aurélie Charneux's trio (Tropical Tayga).

For him, music knows no boundaries, which drives him to instinctively be part of groups from

completely different musical universes. He currently performs with Puma Dechambre Duo, Aurélie Charneux Trio (Tropical Tayga), Ista Swing, Nena "La Raiz", About that Puma in the Garden, Pavel Puma Gionata Trio, Neige Trio, Fernando Neris Blues Trio, and is a member of L'Œil Kollectif (improvised music).

Free improvisation is a cornerstone of his musical creations, guiding him towards new sonic,

rhythmic, and harmonic textures, beyond traditional paths. His playing style is refined and airy, with a full and powerful sound. 

He is also the only maker of organic gut strings for double bass in Belgium, which gives him a unique and personalized sound, as he plays on his own strings.

Nicolas Puma: double bass, electronic

Clément Dechambre: bass clarinet, tenor sax, flute

Record, mix and master par Jean-François Hustin at studio de la province de Liège.

Digital and physical release on the 10th of April 2026.

Track listing:

1. Balançoire

2. Ballon

3. Hans

4. Gouttes

5. Coquillages

6. Orage

7. Accordéon

Itunes, Apple Music, Deezer, etc.:

https://bfan.link/pause-9

For the vinyl, email to : pumadechambreduo@gmail.com

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OCD054-OUI070 : João Lobo / Nahang

Cover pic by Alexandre Soeiro

 

OCD054-OUI070 : João Lobo / Nahang

'Nahang' means whale and is both a simple reference to a sound that keeps coming back in the record and the deeper meaning that this animal has in our planet. The group is based on the trio from Lobo's previous album, "Simorgh", with Norberto Lobo and Soet Kempeneer, adding the voice of Lynn Cassiers. This group explores an electric sound, with low volume but high intensity through original compositions. The music searches the balance between movement and staticity with long repetitive grooves and soundscapes that serve as canvases for other interventions (words, melodies, improvisations). The lyrics are inspired particularly by bel hooks' "all about love" as well as real events that show the collective inability of human beings to love (themselves, other humans and other living beings).

João Lobo: drums, keyboards, voice
Lynn Cassiers: voice, electronics
Norberto Lobo: electric guitar
Soet Kempeneer: electric bass, double bass, keyboards
Nooshin Khatami: spoken word samples on tracks 2 and 3
All music and lyrics written by João Lobo except for excerpts of translated poems by Rumi spoken on tracks 2 and 3.

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Chistophe Albertijn.
Cover photo by Alexandre Soeiro
Thank you Nooshin, Lynn, Nor, Soet, Christophe, Werkplaats Walter, Alex, James and Alain.

João Lobo:

From jazz to gnawa music, electro-acoustic trance to total improvisation, in solo or in a big band, collaborating on dance and theatre productions and making soundtracks for movies, João Lobo maintains a versatile career as a musician mainly playing the drums. He has released two records under his name: “Nowruz” in 2017 and “Simorgh” in 2020.He is the co-founder of Oba Loba, Going, Tetterapadequ, Norman, Mulabanda, and a proud member of Giovanni Guidi Trio, Manuel Hermia Trio, Punk Kong, An Pierlè&La Lumière, Daniel Stokart Quartet

He has recorded more than 60 albums, some self-produced and others for labels such as ECM, Clean Feed, CamJazz, De Werf, El Negocito, three:four records, Challenge, NEOS.
He has performed and/or recorded in many countries around the world with many musicians including Enrico Rava, Marshall Allen, Roswell Rudd, Carlos Bica, Nate Wooley, Maalem Hassan Zogari, Tatsuhisa Yamamoto, Thomas Morgan, Chris Corsano, and collaborates intensely with Norberto Lobo, Giovanni Di Domenico, Lynn Cassiers, Manolo Cabras and Giovanni Guidi.

Norberto Lobo:

Norberto Lobo is a Lisbon-based guitarist who has had a long solo career with seven critically acclaimed records in his name: “Mudar de Bina” (2007), “Pata Lenta” (2009), “Fala Mansa” (2011), “Mel Azul” (2012), “Fornalha” (2014), “Muxama” (2016) and “Estrela” (2018) as well as performances around the world. He has worked with Ben Chasny, Naná Vasconcelos, Joshua Abrams and regularly collaborates with Yaw Tembe, Eric Chenaux, Marco Franco, João Lobo, a.o. Jack Rose and Ben Chasny have said that he has one of the best left-hands around - for a right-hand guitar player. His fans include Gary Lucas and the late Llasa de Sela.

Lynn Cassiers:

Lynn Cassiers is a Brussels-based singer and soundscaper in the new jazz and improv scene. She has worked with leading contemporary jazz ensembles such as Octurn, Lidlboj, The Brussels Jazz Orchestra, Mäâk, and Naga, among others. She is also part of bands like Lilly Joel/Lilly Joel Plays The Organ (Jozef Dumoulin), Holsen & Cassiers (Hilde Holsen), Tape Cuts Tape (Rudy Trouvé, Eric Thielemans), Flying Nimbus (Manolo Cabras), Sylvaine Hélary’s ‘L’Orchestre Incandescent,’ Airelle Besson Quartet, Oba Loba, Alexandra Grimal’s Naga & La Vapeur au-dessus du Riz, and Oriol Roca Trio featuring Lynn Cassiers.

In addition to performing solo and as a sideman, Lynn leads her own projects: ‘Imaginary Band’ (Clean Feed, 2018) and ‘YUN’ (Clean Feed, 2020). These are two mid-sized electro-acoustic ensembles that, despite a partially overlapping lineup, each have their own distinct sound and repertoire (featuring Erik Vermeulen, Marek Patrman, Manolo Cabras, Bo Van Der Werf, Jozef Dumoulin, Sylvain Debaisieux, Ananta Roosens, and Niels Van Heertum).

Lynn’s work incorporates a wide variety of styles, including free jazz, pop, rock, noise, film music, folk, and ambient. Over the years, she has developed a unique style, using electronics to manipulate her voice and create abstract sound textures in various musical contexts. Her work has been reviewed by the international press.

Soet Kempeneer:

Soet Kempeneer is a Belgian bassist, double bass and synthesizer player working across jazz, electronic and experimental music. He is active in projects including SLAGADER, Jokke, Innocnt and Woolvs Large Ensemble, moving between electric bass, double bass and synthesizers. His musical world draws from jazz, pop, improvised music, electronic textures and experimental pop.

Digital and physical release on the 3rd of April 2026.

Track listing:

1: Freya

2: Meet The Dawn

3: Almohadilla

4: Zan Zen Zing

5: The Work

6: Foo Ping

Itunes, Apple Music, Deezer, etc.:

https://bfan.link/nahang

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OUC054 : Sculpting / Sculpting

 

OUC054: Sculpting / Sculpting

Initially approached by Sigrid Vandenbogaerde with a proposal to write for her, Claude Evence Janssens first chose to compose for solo cello, drawing heavily on Baroque music, but also on minimalist and postmodern repetitive music inspired by Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Arvo Pärt, and others. Evence then added ambient synthesized sounds to his compositions, inspired by musicians such as Brian Eno. These sounds were conceived as counterpoints and interferences with the cello's narrative monologue, using ethereal samples counterbalanced by infrabass. To complete the concept, a final layer was added by percussionist Pierre Quiriny, who, with sticks, mallets, and hands, made skins, metals, and wood vibrate according to the music's inspiration.

Ultimately, SCULPTING presents itself as the introspective journey of a character, lyrically embodied by Sigrid Vandenbogaerde on cello, throughout a voyage where Claude Evence's ambient sounds express the regions traversed between heaven and earth, while Pierre Quiriny's percussion provides a counterpoint to life's experiences, both near and far. Passion, mystery, and expressiveness characterize these compositions, by turns wild and poetic, arousing magnetism and fascination thanks to their captivating performers.

Claude Evence Janssens : electronics, compositions
Sigrid Vandenbogaerde : violoncelle      
Pierre Quiriny : percussions   

Pierre Vervloesem : mastering

Claude

Claude Evence Janssens made his debut as a composer with music he wrote for an ensemble he described as "baroque rock," which earned him the Marcel Hicter Prize from the French Community of Belgium. This classically trained musician, a Bach enthusiast, plays several wind instruments (after starting with the violin), holds a degree in musicology, and was introduced to the musical analysis of contemporary works by Karel Goeyvaerts. He initially worked in the field of film and television music composition.

Since 2013 he devotes himself entirely to composing music primarily within the Third Stream (a combination of classical music and jazz) and Fourth Stream (a crossover of classical, jazz, soul, and world music) genres, resulting in half a dozen albums that received critical acclaim.

In fact, linking Claude Evence Janssens' music to that of other contemporary composers is hardly possible, but one can cite the influences of Igor Stravinsky, Edgard Varèse, Steve Reich, Gavin Bryars, Steve Coleman, Robert Fripp, Carla Bley, and others. With six new albums of original compositions currently being recorded, to be released online and on CD between 2026 and 2029, more than 200 of Claude Evence Janssens' compositions will have been released as albums and concerts. www.claudejanssens.info

Pierre and Sigrid

After classical training, Sigrid Vandenbogaerde played with several classical and contemporary ensembles (Orchestre de la Radio, I Fiamminghi, Ensemble Musique Nouvelles, etc.) before embarking on a more experimental path, blending jazz, world music, Belle Époque music, and chanson. Exploring diverse styles and eras, she has performed with Claude Maurane, An Pierlé, Patricia Kaas, and Gilbert Montagné. She also collaborates with jazz musicians such as Diederick Wissels, David Lynx, and Paolo Fresu, as well as world music artists.
Since 2015, she has recorded solo projects featuring numerous works written for her, including "Gift," Fluid Suites for Cello, composed by Manuel Hermia. She has also developed a multimedia project with Todor Todoroff and Laura Guerra Comenares, Evanescens, and performs with, among others, the Anne Wolf Quartet, in Barbara Wiernik's Ellipse projects, and in composer Chris Joris's Until the Darkness Fades.

Pierre Quiriny studied percussion at the Brussels Conservatory in the class of Louison Renault. His passion for contemporary music led him to become a percussionist with the Musiques Nouvelles ensemble in 2008. Pierre regularly performs with the Belgian National Orchestra and the La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra, as well as in chamber music ensembles.
He studied conducting in the class of Philippe Gérard at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. Pierre also pursues a career as a teacher, teaching percussion at the Anderlecht Academy. At the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, he is an orchestra coordinator and percussion professor.

Digital release on the 1st of April 2026.

Track listing:

1. About choices

2. If suddenly we would sing a god

3. And if it happened

4. That's before you count ten

5. Orchard

6. Electrifying visions

7. Palm

8. What god to sing?

9. A dreamy escape around the Mystery

Itunes, Apple Music, Deezer, etc.:

https://bfan.link/sculpting

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