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01. QUENTIN SIRJACQ - Aquarius
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02. QUENTIN SIRJACQ - Bodies
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03. QUENTIN SIRJACQ - Orange
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04. QUENTIN SIRJACQ - Far Islands
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05. QUENTIN SIRJACQ - Wolves
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06. QUENTIN SIRJACQ - Round Dance
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07. QUENTIN SIRJACQ - Cold Lands
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08. QUENTIN SIRJACQ - It's Raining In My House
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09. QUENTIN SIRJACQ - A Dream In A Dream
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ARTIST
SIRJACQ, QUENTIN
TITLE
Far Islands And Near Places
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
KARAOKE KALK
CATALOG #
KK 093CD
KK 093CD
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
9/2/2016
With
Far Islands And Near Places
Parisian pianist, composer and multi-instrumentalist
Quentin Sirjacq
, releases his solo debut for Karaoke Kalk. He has collaborated with
Dakota Suite
on the 2014 release
There Is A Calm To Be Done
(KK 081CD/LP). The album expands on the signature sound and composition style that Sirjacq has been cultivating for close to two decades. On
Far Islands And Near Places
, he notably expands on the instrumentation of his previous album
Piano Memories
(2013) in order to extend the resonances of the piano as well as add a more rhythmic quality. This album features a wide range of instruments such as Fender Rhodes, synthesizers, marimba, vibraphone and glockenspiel on top of the central instrument, the piano. This allows Quentin to explore new possibilities and add extra layers of richness to the arrangements. While the core melodies are often still played on piano, as you might expect - this being the instrument Sirjacq studied at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague between 1999 and 2004 as well as music composition at Mills College between 2005 and 2006, there are moments of euphoric electronics such as on "Bodies", which verges on a minimal club style. Other tracks on the album, "Orange" for example, adopt a more traditional approach. The album takes its title from the tune "Far Islands", a subdued and haunting ballad centered around Fender Rhodes and completed with subtle percussion. As one might expect for someone who has worked with none other than the great
Fred Frith
, Sirjacq's compositions also lean towards experimentalism and avant-garde in places, as can be heard on the tunes "Round Dance" and "It's Raining In My House" which make such great use of the melodic percussion instruments; glockenspiel, vibraphone and marimbas. Quentin Sirjacq says "I believe music today should allow us to care more about our inner life and self-understanding in order to become more peaceful individuals and acknowledge the complexity and mystery of the human being." This is exactly what
Far Islands And Near Places
does. The final result is for the listener to be carried on a journey through different subconscious places, by using classical composition techniques from classical music, jazz or song writing in connection with today's way of hearing and producing music through new technologies. Fans of neo-classical, ambient and modern chamber music should listen to
Far Islands
.
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