Jean-Michel Couchet alto & soprano saxophones

Fabien Debellefontaine alto saxophone, clarinet & flute

Florent Dupuit tenor saxophone, flute, alto flute & piccolo

Julien Soro tenor saxophone

Guillaume Christophel baritone saxophone

Fabien Norbert trumpet & flugelhorn

Andrew Crocker trumpet

Sylvain Bardiau trumpet & flugelhorn

John Knight trombone

Fidel Fourneyron trombone & tuba

Fred Maurin guitar & direction

Raphaël Schwab double bass

Rafaël Koerner drums & percussions
Guests:

Benjamin Moussay piano & fender rhodes on Random Issues

  piano & celesta on Ladrilleros

  fender rhodes on Eït-Für-Für/Noïne-Für-Für

Stephan Caracci vibraphone on Random Issues & Métal Liquide


All compositions & arrangements by Fred Maurin


Recorded by Philipp Heck assisted by Matthias Bierer on June 27, 28, 29 and 30, 2009 at Bauer Studios in Ludwigsburg, Germany (www.bauerstudios.de).

Mixed and mastered at Bauer Studios by Philipp Heck

Produced by Fred Maurin (fred.maurin@free.fr)

Photography by Emmanuel Simiand (emmanuelsimiand@hotmail.com) except Benjamin Moussay, Stephan Carraci and studio photographies by Fred Maurin.

Artwork by Alexski (www.at27.net).


℗&©2009, Neuklang



1. RANDOM ISSUES

2. LADRILLEROS

3. EÏT-FÜR-FÜR/NOÏNE-FÜR-FÜR

    MACHINATION

4. part 1: Ni l'un, ni l'autre

5. part 2: Chemins vivants

6. part 3: Propagande

7. part 4: Les Meutes

8. part 5: Merci

9. METAL LIQUIDE

10. BLUES 4 CARLOTTA


New record Random Issues

out on Neuklang (NCD4037) october 30th 2009




11'38

08'58

12'21


04'00

06'21

04'39

07'46

02'34

08'10

07'44


Ping Machine debut album is still available.

To download it or to order it:

You can listen to some of our new tunes at :

www.myspace.com/pingmachine

 

Download the free booklet: Booklet CD.pdf

"Fred Maurin makes the orchestra sounds with a real brilliance (...) Drive, sense of drama and outcomes, colors and dynamics..."

Franck Bergerot, Jazz Magazine #593, june 2008 (France)


"Compositions bursting with energy, a real signature sound, (...), remarkable soloists, (...), a formation wich lends itself to improvisation, (...), it really was a tremendous pleasure to hear them play that night."

Jean-Marc Gélin, JazzBox on Radio Aligre, may 2007 (Paris)


"A real ensemble sound"

Franck Bergerot, Jazzman #120, january 2006 (France)


"You listen to the music as it is played by the band: with a complete jubilation."

Jean-Marc Gélin, Dernières Nouvelles du Jazz, may 2008