Renaud Garcia-Fons - Solo - The Marcevol Concer (2012)

All sounds you will hear on this CD were generated by Renaud García-Fons on the double bass. Some titles are strict solo bass, some have added loops, pre-recorded electronics and percussive sounds made by finger tapping or slapping. The thematic material oscillates between Orient and Occident, Africa and Latin America and between medieval and modern music. García-Fons lives his dream to present the bass as an instrument with an all-encompassing vocation, an instrument of beauty and many-sided possibilities which should be brought to an audible and visible level. The priory of Marcevol situated high up in the French Pyrenees proved to be the perfect spot for such an endeavour. Well balanced acoustics and an inspiring spirituality presented an invitation to take an imaginary journey through time and space which touches the Orient (Jey-hounabad), the middle ages (Marcevol), Africa (Kalimbass),South America (Yupanqui) and the baroque period (Hacía Compostela).

Tracklist:

1. Palermo Notturno 6:25
2. Hacía Compostela 6:08
3. Kalimbass 5:53
4. Marcevol 6:23
5. Bajo De Guía (Bulería) 6:40
6. Voyage À Jeyhounabad 5:54
7. Yupanqui 4:49
8. Kurdish Mood 3:01
9. Pilgrim 4:09
10. Rock Wandering 3:01
11. Far Ballad 3:43