Jb Dunckel - Paranormal Music Chamber (CD)

Two years after his first solo-piano album, JB Dunckel has reimagined it's delicate melodies for string quintet. On Paranormal Music Chamber, the ten dreamy, moody tracks blossom into a warm palette of colours through minimalist yet sophisticated arrangements and production. First and foremost a "rêveur d'harmonies" ("dreamer of harmonies"), JB has teamed up with composer and pianist Harry Allouche to create these arrangements for a string quintet, specially formed by five musicians from the Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris. Double bass, cello, violins and viola-sometimes joined by flute-significantly broaden the tonal spectrum of the pieces, while preserving or even amplifying their original sensibility, freedom and momentum. Whilst simple and accessible, Paranormal Music Chamber is nonetheless a very sophisticated album, the result of rigorous work at every stage of it's conception. It is no easy feat achieving a work that is at once modern and complex, yet uncomplicated-a showcase of heartfelt and deeply human aspect.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Melo Walk (Version for String Quintet)
2. Shine (Version for String Quintet)
3. Ballade Oiseau (Version for Flute and String Quintet)
4. Dolphin (Version for String Quintet)
5. Désintegration (Version for Flute and String Quintet)
6. Prélude Marin (Version for String Quintet)
7. Golden King (Version for String Quintet)
8. Key Games (Version for String Quintet)
9. Égérie (Version for Flute and String Quintet)
10. Yokai (Version for String Quintet)