Impulsions, by Merlin Breij Group

Impulsions

by Merlin Breij Group

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1.	Impulsions - I. Eveil 08:49	buy track
2.	Impulsions - Interlude 03:16	buy track
3.	Impulsions - II. Lumière d'Été, Glacée 07:01	buy track
4.	Impulsions - III. Scherzo de Janus 05:39	buy track
5.	Impulsions - IV. Espérance 06:43	buy track
6.	Ombrages 06:00	buy track

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Impulsions is a project born from the desire to merge two musical worlds that form the basis of Merlin Breij’s identity as a composer: jazz and "classical" music. Creating a synthesis of these two worlds of music has been a long-standing theme in Merlin Breij’s work.   
The album consists of two pieces :
- "Impulsions", a suite for a composite nonet in four movements and an interlude. It explores a mix of different approaches and instrumentation of jazz and classical music: A jazz quartet (drums, double bass, marimba/vibraphone and guitar) is put in dialogue with a string quartet and a harp. Classical forms (sonata form, theme and variations...) are restructured to include improvisation and the unpredictability which jazz offers.
- “Ombrages", a piece for solo electric guitar, pursues a singular way of presenting this instrument in solo, in a formal organization quite different from the usual ones offered in jazz and contemporary music.

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released September 30, 2022

Album released under Unit Records.

Violon 1 : Nina Ramousse-Fuchs
Violon 2 : Marie Sophie Baumgartner
Alto : Madalin Noël
Violoncelle : Sarah Fouchenneret
Harpe: Alice Emery
Guitare: Merlin Breij
Marimba, Vibraphone : Lenni Torgue
Contrebasse : Yves Marcotte
Batterie : Fabien Ghirotto

Composition : Merlin Breij

Artwork : Mohammad Zaza
Design : Bashar Zein
Recording, Mixing Alexis Sudan
Sudios : Artefax, A.K.A
Mastering : Benoît Corboz
Studio : Studio du Flon

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Merlin Breij Lausanne, Switzerland

Composer, guitariste, writing and performing jazz and contemporary classical music in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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