During a residency at the Maison des musiques in Brussels this drone slowly came out of the silence.

The trees footage is just a view from  my living room.

手 - shŏu

Mathieu Robert - Tibetan singing bowls, percussions, shruti box
Nicola Lancerotti - modular synths and electronics

We'd like to thank Conseil de la musique for the precious help given during the residency.

https://soundcloud.com/shou-duo
https;//nicolalancerotti.bandcamp.com/album/improvisations-and-short-stories

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Improvisations and short stories
available for sale at Bandcamp
https://nicolalancerotti.bandcamp.com/album/improvisations-and-short-stories

Recorded on July 20th-21st, 2019
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Francesco Orio
Edited by Manolo Cabras
Pics by Roger Vantilt

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手
(shǒu)

Mathieu Robert - soprano saxophone
Nicola Lancerotti - doublebass 
(banner pics by Roger Vantilt)

There is a lot of silence, within the music played by this duo. Neither by chance, nor because of a lack of ideas. One could say it’s a form of respect for the music, or a mirror of the players’ personalities.
Always torn between the love for free improvisation and the one for written music, they are seeking a mutual balance between the two, often starting from one to later land on the other, the focus of their approach being always the sound and timber of each instrument.
Their compositions are often simple, refined, melodic, sometimes complex, elaborate.

L'IVRESSE DE LA MONTAGNE
A collaboration between 手 and photographer France Dubois, a joint research around found sounds, landscapes and compositions on the Island of La Gomera, Canary Islands.

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手 - L'ivresse de la montagne

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