Label: WV Sorcerer Productions

もともとはLPフォーマットでリリース予定だったタイトルですが、全テイク完成度が高いという事で2CDでの出版となった高内容物件!!フランス及び中国をベースに東アジア圏の録音を出版する気鋭レーベルWV Sorcerer Productions。国内P.S.F. RecordsやBuh Records、Old Heaven Books、NoBusiness Recordsなどに音源を残している、Li Jianhong、Wen Zhiyong、Deng Boyuの3者による2021年セッション・アルバム。松、竹、梅、3種類の植物を指す[Les Trois Amis de l'hiver]というタイトルを掲げた極上のフリージャズ/インプロヴィゼーション2CDアルバム。3者それぞれが凄まじい演奏スキルを披露、豊かな相互作用と東洋の要素を散りばめた凄まじいダイナミクスの全7編。6パネルデジパック、4枚のポストカードが付属する豪華パッケージ。







- 6-panel digipak double CD
- reverse board & printed inner spines
- 4 postcards (3 musician live photos + 1 painting of Zhao Mengjian, Song dynasty)

One year ago, in the midst of the epidemic and the lockdown in Beijing, we had the chance to record this unforgettable night. Three musicians who have never stopped exploring their respective fields, made this improvised music encounter and go to a new horizon with us, at the now-closed 24D venue in the winter of 2021.

"Les Trois Amis de l'hiver (Three Friends of Winter)" refers to the three species of plants: pine, bamboo, and plum, which are named after their ability to remain vigorous during the winter months. It is also a symbol of noble character in traditional Chinese culture. In this live collaboration, the three musicians presented their musical "skills" as well as their tacit understanding. Subtle rhythms and sound effects, undulating atmospheres and emotions were interspersed throughout the performance. With vitality and imagination flowing incessantly, from a tunnel into another, into the light of the ruins.

In between the different instruments and the balanced/unbalanced dynamics, in addition to the "Less is More" part, there is a rich interplay of sound. The eastern aura emerges just right, but not overwhelming. Beyond these "deft" passages, there is a deep and vast gaze, from a monolith on black earth, floating and slowly breaking into pieces after millions of years of stillness, merging into the Milky Way.

The recording is mixed by Deng Boyu and carefully mastered by Thomas Stadnicki in Belgium. We have chosen this double CD format instead of vinyl, to preserve and capture the full length of the performance.