Label: Challenge Records
Format: CD
Barcode: 0608917365221
Catalog number: CR 73652
Releasedate: 22-01-27
Format: CD
Barcode: 0608917365221
Releasedate: 22-01-27
- A distinctive meeting of acoustic jazz and electronic sound design. Speed of Light in Slow Motion moves between improvisation, electronic structures and glitch aesthetics, creating music that is neither fully composed nor entirely free.
- Led by one of Switzerland's most experienced and internationally active jazz trumpeters, Matthieu Michel has performed in around 40 countries and appears on more than 350 recordings. His discography includes several ECM releases as well as collaborations with artists including Richard Galliano, Christian Muthspiel and Vienna Art Orchestra.
- Ideal for listeners of atmospheric, exploratory European jazz. The combination of lyrical trumpet, deep acoustic bass, subtle percussion, live electronics and spacious production places the album naturally between contemporary jazz, ambient music and experimental electronics.
- Led by one of Switzerland's most experienced and internationally active jazz trumpeters, Matthieu Michel has performed in around 40 countries and appears on more than 350 recordings. His discography includes several ECM releases as well as collaborations with artists including Richard Galliano, Christian Muthspiel and Vienna Art Orchestra.
- Ideal for listeners of atmospheric, exploratory European jazz. The combination of lyrical trumpet, deep acoustic bass, subtle percussion, live electronics and spacious production places the album naturally between contemporary jazz, ambient music and experimental electronics.
Speed of Light in Slow Motion is the debut album of the Matthieu Michel Trio, bringing together trumpeter Matthieu Michel, double bassist Patrice Moret, drummer and electronic musician Christophe Calpini, with Blaise Caillet on electronics. Moving fluidly between acoustic improvisation and electronic sound, the music is shaped by space, texture, silence and subtle transformation. Melodies emerge and dissolve, rhythms shift almost imperceptibly, and electronic elements become part of an ever changing sonic landscape.
At the heart of the album lies a compelling tension between movement and stillness, structure and freedom. Matthieu Michel's lyrical trumpet moves from fragility to intensity, Patrice Moret's double bass provides depth and balance, while Christophe Calpini's drums and live electronics connect the acoustic and electronic worlds. Developed from electronic instrumental pieces created by Blaise Caillet and Calpini, the music offers a framework in which composition and spontaneous interaction continually reshape one another. The result is an atmospheric and finely balanced recording in which everything remains in motion, even when time itself seems suspended.
At the heart of the album lies a compelling tension between movement and stillness, structure and freedom. Matthieu Michel's lyrical trumpet moves from fragility to intensity, Patrice Moret's double bass provides depth and balance, while Christophe Calpini's drums and live electronics connect the acoustic and electronic worlds. Developed from electronic instrumental pieces created by Blaise Caillet and Calpini, the music offers a framework in which composition and spontaneous interaction continually reshape one another. The result is an atmospheric and finely balanced recording in which everything remains in motion, even when time itself seems suspended.