MOCKE
Parle Grand Canard
Four years after St-Homard, his last unanimously acclaimed album, Mocke returns with a third record that is more inspired than ever. His two previous albums had already demonstrated the genius of his guitar playing, his ever-changing and joyful inspiration, his mastery of instrumental collage, and his freedom. This fascinating Parle Grand Canard reveals the less polished side of a discography that is seriously beginning to take shape. Mocke worked with arranger Nicolas Worms to create orchestrations for wind, string, and wood instruments. This close collaboration gave rise to landscapes with unexpected contours, a palette of unique colors, impressionistic, brutal at times, but which speak volumes about the underlying mechanisms at work and the aesthetic ambitions. The mark of one of the most singular artists of our time.
Musicians
Mocke guitars & various instruments
Anastasie Lefebvre de Rieux flute, Félix Polet horn
Elsa Loubaton clarinet,
Antoine Berquet bassoon
Anne-Marie Gay oboe
Florian Maviel violin
Emma Girbal viola
Barbara Le Liepvre cello
Sylvain Joasson percussions
Jérémie Arcache cello on Mon nom circule au ministère
Claire Vailler piano & choir
Suzanne Depret choir
Infos
Recorded at Colonel Bambawa Recording Mall (Brussels, BE) by Mocke & at Radio France (Paris, FR) by Pierric Charles & Rémy Poncet.
Arranged & directed by Nicolas Worms
Mixed by Angy Laperdrix
Mastered by Harris Newman
Artwork by Brest Brest Brest
D030 — released October 25, 2019
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