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.
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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