bondi/d'inciese/demierre/kocher 'occa' out now on LP

[GregT]

Warm air before thunderstorm is lighter than cold one, so “Occa” is the Bocian’s the most quiet record. It resembles the sames feelings that Aaron Dilloway and Jason Lescalleet developed on "Grapes and Snakes" - dynamics are low, which creates enourmous tension and suspense, waiting for something to come. Although instrumentation is completly diffrent - Cyril Bondi, d'inciese, Jaques Demierre, Jonas Kocher made this nervous atmosphere by recording many sessions and choosing best one of their free improvisation on percussion, an accordion, piano and laptop. Perfect mastering by James Plotkin emphasizes this supercell’s intensity.
(-) Andzelika Kaczorowska

www.bocianrecords.com

[d'incise]

Cyril Bondi: bass drum, floor tom, objects
d'incise: laptop, objects
Jacques Demierre: piano
Jonas Kocher: accordion

[iniitu]

looking forward to hear that one will you be back in the low lands before the end of the year ?

[GregT]

honestly , i got a lot of " demos" that year . This quartet as well as Sult were one of my favourites.

[d'incise]

looking forward to hear that one will you be back in the low lands before the end of the year ?

hmm, no plans at this time.. but we'll tour with this 4tet in december...so there might be a chance.

[d'incise]

now available for world order at http://www.bocianrecords.com/releases.html

[d'incise]

[...]What we hear sounds pretty interesting. There is a fine collision going here between the melodic, sparse piano playing of Demierre, who reminds us of someone like John Tilbury, and the more odd playing of those objects and instruments-as-objects. There is a sort of extra electro-acoustic layer that casts over the music, not always that present or clear but is no doubt there. The piano stands out like a lone wolf in this music. Playing a chord - alone - or a shimmering quiet melodic part, along with some rumbling on the accordion and the percussive instruments - rubbed, touched, examined and played indeed. D'Incise's laptop is perhaps the other lone wolf in this, but it seems that is either quiet or playing back acoustic sounds. A record of quiet music, mostly. A bit like the mighty AMM, I suppose. Great record.

from http://www.vitalweekly.net/881.html

[d'incise]

by Richard Pinnel in The Wire.