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| Bansuri Collectif - Conto The improvisations of the 4 musicians and the dancer of Bansuri Collectif, mixing acoustic instruments and electronics, are based on Rui Salgado’s compositions and are inspired by the ancestral tradition of an Indian flute upon which musicians played sounds suggested by nature.Koenraad, the guitarist, explores the vast possibilities of electronics and “prepared” guitars; Frederik, the drummer, joins in these electro-acoustic experiments, enriching his drum sounds with noise and percussion. Lander uses his saxophone to reinterpret melodies by Rui Salgado, the group’s double-bass player and “composer,” who sees his compositions more as ideas he snatches from the air, which are then transformed by the research and improvisation process within the group. Yvan, improvising his choreography, leads the audience through the chapters of the story told by the Bansuri Collectif. This is where the CD’s title comes from: “Conto,” which means “tale” in Portuguese. The members of the collective share ideals of simplicity and beauty. They seek to deepen communication and simplify the relationships between musicians, distancing themselves from the traditional roles assigned to each instrumentalist. They aim for a common state of mind, homogenous breathing and mutual respect in the search for different balances and other harmonies based on the ways in which the musicians naturally complement each other. Hence each musician is responsible for the sound in its entirety, each able to determine the tempo, timbre and melody line… The concept of a “solo” does exist, of course, but here it is more a result of the work of the whole group The group is motivated by the desire to rediscover music in its original state: as an instrument for peace, for personal and collective discovery, which can escape the homogenisation of present-day society. A voice which speaks to one’s deep being, a voice that emerges from those very depths… |
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