Empty Empty (vinyl) by Cinema Paradiso

Cinema Paradiso

Empty Empty (vinyl)

Price: € 25.95
Format: LP 12inch
Label: Challenge Records
UPC: 0608917358728
Catnr: CRLP 73587
Release date: 06 September 2024
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Label
Challenge Records

UPC
0608917358728

Catalogue number
CRLP 73587

Release date
06 September 2024

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About the album

Empty Empty is Cinema Paradiso's 3rd album.
Cinema Paradiso functions as a trio without a leader, consisting of Kurt Van Herck (Brussels Jazz Orchestra, Dizzie Gillespie Big Band, Bert Joris Quartet), Eric Thielemans (A Snare is a Bell, EARR, Talking About the Weather) and Willem Heylen (KRAKk, Aki, Sargam).

After his guest contributions on several tracks during the recording sessions that resulted in the compilation of the first two albums (Volume I and Volume II), Jozef Dumoulin (Lidlboj, The Red Hill Orchestra, True Company) was involved in the entire creation and recording process of Empty Empty.

Now focusing on original compositions (along with some Indian chants and a piece by Claude Debussy), this album also distinguishes itself from the previous two albums by presenting a new sonic landscape. Blending the rich timbres and textures of both the acoustic and electric sonic worlds of the musicians, we were looking to get a strong, direct, full sound that still retains enough detail and acoustic warmth.

The album was recorded and mixed by Joris Caluwaerts (Stuff) at his Finster Studio in Antwerp.

Empty Empty ist das 3. Album von Cinema Paradiso.
Cinema Paradiso funktioniert als Trio ohne Leader, bestehend aus Kurt Van Herck (Brussels Jazz Orchestra, Dizzie Gillespie Big Band, Bert Joris Quartet), Eric Thielemans (A Snare is a Bell, EARR, Talking About the Weather) und Willem Heylen (KRAKk, Aki, Sargam).

Nach seinen Gastbeiträgen zu mehreren Titeln während der Aufnahmesitzungen, die zur Zusammenstellung der ersten beiden Alben (Volume I und Volume II) führten, war Jozef Dumoulin (Lidlboj, The Red Hill Orchestra, True Company) in den gesamten Entstehungs- und Aufnahmeprozess von Empty Empty eingebunden.

Dieses Album, das sich nun auf Originalkompositionen konzentriert (zusammen mit einigen indischen Gesängen und einem Stück von Claude Debussy), unterscheidet sich von den beiden Vorgängeralben auch durch eine neue Klanglandschaft. Wir haben die reichhaltigen Klangfarben und Texturen der akustischen und elektrischen Klangwelten der Musiker miteinander vermischt, um einen starken, direkten und vollen Sound zu erhalten, der dennoch genügend Details und akustische Wärme beibehält.

Das Album wurde von Joris Caluwaerts (Stuff) in seinem Finster Studio in Antwerpen aufgenommen und gemischt.

Artist(s)

Eric Thielemans (drums)

Eric Thielemans (drums) As a genre crossing/blending percussionist with a classically trained ear, Eric Thielemans has worked his way via jazz drumming and free improvisation towards his own realms in Music & Performance. Grown from a teenager in the mid Eighties to a contemporary professional - for him along with fellow artists from the same generation - a multi-disciplinary way of work comes naturally.Known from his work with Billy Hart, Trevor Dunn, Mika Vanio and Laurie Anderson. Has been a member of Chantal’s band since 2011

Eric Thielemans (drums) As a genre crossing/blending percussionist with a classically trained ear, Eric Thielemans has worked his way via jazz drumming and free improvisation towards his own realms in Music & Performance. Grown from a teenager in the mid Eighties to a contemporary professional - for him along with fellow artists from the same generation - a multi-disciplinary way of work comes naturally.Known from his work with Billy Hart, Trevor Dunn, Mika Vanio and Laurie Anderson. Has been a member of Chantal’s band since 2011

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Jozef Dumoulin (keyboard)

Jozef Dumoulin (piano) Jozef Dumoulin: Jozef Dumoulin, born in 1975, is a Belgian pianist and composer known for his inventive work in the realm of contemporary jazz and improvised music. Dumoulin's exploration of extended piano techniques and electronic elements contributes to a forward-thinking sound that challenges conventional notions of jazz piano.

Jozef Dumoulin (piano) Jozef Dumoulin: Jozef Dumoulin, born in 1975, is a Belgian pianist and composer known for his inventive work in the realm of contemporary jazz and improvised music. Dumoulin's exploration of extended piano techniques and electronic elements contributes to a forward-thinking sound that challenges conventional notions of jazz piano.

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Kurt van Herck (saxophone)

Kurt van Herck (saxophone) Kurt Van Herck studied at the Jazz Studio in Antwerp. Under the guidance of John Ruocco, Kurt found his own musical path. Later he came into contact with Jacques Pelzer, who in turn became an important and inexhaustible source of inspiration. Surrounded by talented brothers in arms such as Dré Pallemaerts, Bert Joris, Diederik Wissels, Erwin Vann, Frank Vaganée, Philippe Aerts, Michel Herr, Daniel Romeo, Eric Legnini, Michel Hatzigorgiou, Riccardo Del Fra, Serge Lazarevitch, Nathalie Loriers, Kries Goessens, ... Kurt has been making music since 1986 in a continuous series of projects at home and abroad. Besides his work in smaller formations, Kurt also remains a much sought-after big band player: the former BRT Orchestra, Act...

Kurt van Herck (saxophone) Kurt Van Herck studied at the Jazz Studio in Antwerp. Under the guidance of John Ruocco, Kurt found his own musical path. Later he came into contact with Jacques Pelzer, who in turn became an important and inexhaustible source of inspiration. Surrounded by talented brothers in arms such as Dré Pallemaerts, Bert Joris, Diederik Wissels, Erwin Vann, Frank Vaganée, Philippe Aerts, Michel Herr, Daniel Romeo, Eric Legnini, Michel Hatzigorgiou, Riccardo Del Fra, Serge Lazarevitch, Nathalie Loriers, Kries Goessens, ... Kurt has been making music since 1986 in a continuous series of projects at home and abroad. Besides his work in smaller formations, Kurt also remains a much sought-after big band player: the former BRT Orchestra, Act Big Band, Dizzie Gillespie Big Band, European Broadcast Union and the Brussels Jazz Orchestra, his musical home. In 1997 he received the Django d' Or and in 1999 he was first choice of the VRT listener.

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