OUC052 : Auster Loo / Make It More
Simon Leleux (doholla, bendir) and Lydie Thonnard (flutes, vocals) are united by a shared passion for rhythm and improvisation, inspired by their encounters with music and musicians of all styles and backgrounds.
The unique complicity between Lydie and Simon immediately immerses the listener in a captivating experience of their music. Through their freedom of improvisation, the two musicians make the audience complicit in the creation of the moment, a moment in which they participate and which they help to shape.
Beyond rhythmic exploration, sound is paramount: "How can we manipulate our respective instruments in such a way as to evoke other timbres, other instruments, and other musical traditions?" Acoustic, meticulously crafted, improvised, or composed, the music of Auster Loo is like a breath of fresh air that takes us on a journey through space and time, in search of a unique and innovative musical language.
After the album 'Collective' released in 2024 on Igloo Records which brought together eight musicians from different musical traditions around an original repertoire, Lydie and Simon felt the desire and the need to reconnect as a duo, without artifice.
'Make it more' features nine compositions written by the two artists. The album once again showcases the distinctive characteristics of Carnatic music, both in the modes used and the compositional processes. As in this tradition originating in South India, improvisation plays a significant role in the duo's work, allowing each performer to contribute a constantly expanding sonic palette to their music, enriched by their diverse collaborations.
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