Aux SolitudesAux Solitudes is Jean-Philippe Goude's first record since "Rock de Chambre" in 2001. This fine album beautifully blends strings, wind, piano, Martenon wave, mandolin and voice with outstanding grace. Any fans of Faure, Satie or Nyman will be enchanted from start to finish. The music is modern and unique with a twist of Baroque. Each track stands independently while keeping close to a common theme which takes us through melancholic contemplation and rhythmic persistence. The airy organic tones of 'Prolégomènes I' unexpectedly take us to the 'Market Diktat Song' which has a wonderfully rhythmic melody on strings and turns and sways with all the grace of Marie Antoinette's court ladies. Throughout the album, the urge to move is hard to restrain as the beat and rhythm carry you through the miasma of texture. The clear resounding acoustic piano and warm clarinet will please many ears as will the electronic sounds within. Three Prolégomènes divide the album into three sections and contrast the subtle maze of sound found in the other tracks. The voices of Isaure Equilbey and Paulin Bundgen add an exquisite gleam, the sound of gold, to the captivating elegance of Aux Solitudes.
:: Jean-Philippe Goude/Aux Solitudes - Ici D`Ailleurs/Cargo.
