| 1 CD |
€ 14.95
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| Label Double Moon Records |
UPC 0608917147926 |
Catalogue number DMCHR 71479 |
Release date 10 April 2026 |
The formation of the The Chaining Loops team is the result of encounters that, for the most part, took place over several decades, within various third-party projects of extremely diverse aesthetics. Over the years, this gave Olivier and his associates many opportunities to share a wide range of experiences through different projects, during numerous concerts in France and abroad.
This is how Olivier met vibraphonist David Patrois in 1991, when they were both members of harmonica player Olivier Ker Ourio’s quartet, which—after winning First Prize at the Concours National de Jazz de la Défense in 1993—performed in several concerts throughout France. In 1998, Olivier met cornettist and vocalist Médéric Collignon during Paris jam sessions. Médéric went on to take part in many of the leader’s projects (duo, trios, etc.), including a quartet project featuring pianist Andy Emle. As for guitarist Michael Felberbaum, Olivier first invited him to take part in the European tour New Gravitations, which took place in 2007–2008 following the release of the album Gravitations on Altrisuoni in 2007. In 2013, trombonist Gueorgui Kornazov was already part of the drummer’s septet project Abstract, whose album was released in 2013 on Rewind Records. Double bassist Yoni Zelnik, for his part, has participated since 2015 in several one-off concerts in France and Germany as a member of the leader’s Reciprocity project. Tenor and soprano saxophonist Frédéric Borey is the newest addition to the ensemble.
The name Pulse was inspired for Olivier Le Goas by the word pulsar. A pulsar is a neutron star that rotates very rapidly on its axis. The first pulsar, known as the Cambridge pulsar 1919 (CP1919), was discovered in 1967 by Jocelyn Bell and Antony Hewish.
The Pulse septet project was born during a creative residency in 2021, which benefited from support from DRAC Bretagne. This residency made it possible to develop most of the repertoire featured on the album, with the exception of the album’s eponymous title track, The Chaining Loops, which is more recent and was composed in 2024.
It was only in June 2024, after a session canceled in 2023, that Olivier Le Goas brought the Pulse Ensemble to Studios de la Seine in Paris to record The Chaining Loops.
The album The Chaining Loops presents a special repertoire consisting of five pieces: The Chaining Loops, Direction, Friction, Fifteen Miles, and Light in the Sky.
The Chaining Loops, composed largely in spring 2024, is a large-scale piece built on the interlocking of pattern blocks and the stretching of melodic lines, with song remaining the central axis.
Direction, originally composed for Olivier Le Goas’s group Reciprocity, presents music of a lyrical and energetic character that gradually gains in density, complexity, and unity.
Friction is a suite formed by the aggregation of multiple themes, in which the main opening theme (2021) crystallizes the overall structure of the piece and is based on an interplay of blocks of forces.
Fifteen Miles, dating back to 2016, is a composition that was reworked twice—first in 2021 and again a few months before the recording. It combines an initial theme imbued with a certain gravity, contrasting with a second, more light-hearted theme.
Light in the Sky offers a form composed of multiple arrangements of different thematic and solo sections, in which unexpectedly emerge contours and masses of sound.Die Entstehung des Teams von The Chaining Loops ist das Ergebnis von Begegnungen, die größtenteils über mehrere Jahrzehnte hinweg innerhalb verschiedener Drittprojekte mit äußerst unterschiedlichen ästhetischen Ausrichtungen stattgefunden haben. Im Laufe der Jahre bot sich Olivier und seinen Mitstreitern dadurch vielfach die Gelegenheit, durch unterschiedliche Projekte und zahlreiche Konzerte in Frankreich und im Ausland ein breites Spektrum an Erfahrungen zu teilen.
So traf Olivier den Vibraphonisten David Patrois 1991, als beide Mitglieder des Quartetts des Mundharmonikaspielers Olivier Ker Ourio waren. Dieses Quartett gewann 1993 den Ersten Preis beim Concours National de Jazz de la Défense und spielte anschließend mehrere Konzerte in ganz Frankreich. 1998 lernte Olivier den Kornettisten und Sänger Médéric Collignon bei Jam-Sessions in Paris kennen. Médéric wirkte später an vielen Projekten des Bandleaders mit (Duo, Trios usw.), darunter auch an einem Quartettprojekt mit dem Pianisten Andy Emle. Den Gitarristen Michael Felberbaum lud Olivier erstmals zur Europatournee New Gravitations ein, die 2007–2008 nach der Veröffentlichung des Albums Gravitations (Altrisuoni, 2007) stattfand. 2013 gehörte der Posaunist Gueorgui Kornazov bereits zum Septettprojekt Abstract des Schlagzeugers, dessen Album 2013 bei Rewind Records erschien. Der Kontrabassist Yoni Zelnik wiederum war seit 2015 bei mehreren einmaligen Konzerten in Frankreich und Deutschland als Mitglied des Projekts Reciprocity des Bandleaders beteiligt. Tenor- und Sopransaxophonist Frédéric Borey ist die jüngste Ergänzung des Ensembles.
Der Name Pulse wurde für Olivier Le Goas durch das Wort Pulsar inspiriert. Ein Pulsar ist ein Neutronenstern, der sehr schnell um seine eigene Achse rotiert. Der erste Pulsar, bekannt als der Cambridge-Pulsar 1919 (CP1919), wurde 1967 von Jocelyn Bell und Antony Hewish entdeckt.
Das Septettprojekt Pulse entstand während einer kreativen Residenz im Jahr 2021, die durch die DRAC Bretagne unterstützt wurde. Diese Residenz ermöglichte die Entwicklung des Großteils des Repertoires, das auf dem Album zu hören ist – mit Ausnahme des titelgebenden Stücks The Chaining Loops, das neueren Datums ist und 2024 komponiert wurde.
Erst im Juni 2024, nach einer 2023 abgesagten Session, brachte Olivier Le Goas das Pulse Ensemble in die Studios de la Seine in Paris, um The Chaining Loops aufzunehmen.
Das Album The Chaining Loops präsentiert ein besonderes Repertoire aus fünf Stücken: The Chaining Loops, Direction, Friction, Fifteen Miles und Light in the Sky.
The Chaining Loops, größtenteils im Frühjahr 2024 komponiert, ist ein großformatiges Stück, das auf dem Ineinandergreifen von Musterblöcken und dem Strecken melodischer Linien aufbaut, wobei das Liedhafte die zentrale Achse bleibt.
Direction, ursprünglich für Olivier Le Goas’ Gruppe Reciprocity komponiert, präsentiert Musik von lyrischem und energischem Charakter, die allmählich an Dichte, Komplexität und Geschlossenheit gewinnt.
Friction ist eine Suite, die durch die Zusammenführung mehrerer Themen entsteht. Das zentrale Eröffnungsthema (2021) kristallisiert die Gesamtstruktur des Stücks und basiert auf einem Zusammenspiel von Kraftblöcken.
Fifteen Miles, das bis ins Jahr 2016 zurückreicht, ist eine Komposition, die zweimal überarbeitet wurde – zuerst 2021 und erneut einige Monate vor der Aufnahme. Sie verbindet ein erstes Thema, das von einer gewissen Schwere geprägt ist, mit einem zweiten, leichteren Thema als Kontrast.
Light in the Sky bietet eine Form, die aus mehreren Arrangements verschiedener thematischer und solistischer Abschnitte besteht, in denen unerwartet Konturen und Klangmassen hervortreten.
After obtaining a 1st Price DANTE AGOSTINI Drum School (Teachers Nadia TOUCHE, Gille TOUCHE, Jacques- François JUSKOWIAK) in PARIS in 1987, OLIVIER Le GOAS began to play in trio with guitarist ERIC LOHRER, and bassist LAURENT CAMUZAT, with whom he won the 2nd price of orchestra at the 1988 DEFENSE Jazz Competition, toured intensely, and recorded two albums (Eric LOHRER trio, DANS LE BLEU). Paralelly he play, and tour with among others, the piano player Bojan ZULFIKARPASIC, the Big Band «Lumière» of the piano player, composer, and arranger LAURENT CUGNY, the doublebass player JEAN-FRANCOIS JENNY-CLARK,the vibes player David PATROIS, the piano player BENOIT DELBECQ, then joined the group MAHORI featuring the guitar player DAVID CHEVALLIER, and quintet of piano player Jean-Michel PILC. In 1995, he participated in the Jazz Workshop at the Banff Center (CANADA), where he met the Canadien English Resident bugle, trumpet player, and composer KENNY WHEELER with whom he recorded in LONDON UK14 years later the album SUR LES CORPS DES KLAXONS published on his own label REWIND RECORD ( RR1001). In 2003 he was awarded a LAVOISIER scholarship for French Students Abroad (French Ministry of Foreign Affairs / EGIDE), and went to study in NEW YORK CITY U.S.A in the departement of jazz and contemporary music program at New School University (2003 ), where he follows the teachings among others of the trumpet player Charles TOLLIVER, the piano player Peter ZAK, the guitar player Rory STUART, the composer Kurt NUROK, the drummers Jeff BALLARD and Eric McPHERSON. During his stay he plays among others with Ben MONDER, Jason LINDER, Avishai COHEN (trp), Jacques SCHWARTZ-BART, Tim LEFEVRE
Over the past fifteen years, OLIVIER Le GOAS has released six albums as a leader. First album recorded with the guitar player JOHN ABERCROMBIE, the trumpet player RALPH ALESSI and the bass player DREW GRESS at the famous CLINTON RECORDING STUDIO in NEW YORK CITY U.S.A, GRAVITATIONS was released in 2007 on the Swiss record label ALTRISUONI (AS204); released on the same label (AS260) in 2009, TRILOG Seven Ways, is a trio project recorded in Paris with ther guitar player MANU CODJIA and the saxophone player VINCENT MASCART; In 2009 Olivier Le GOAS created his own record label REWIND RECORD on which will appear successively in 2010 and 2013, SUR LES CORPS DES KLAXONS (RR1001) recorded in quartet with KENNY WHEELER, and ABSTRACT (RR1002) a project recorded in septet in PARIS FR with among others David CHEVALLIER and the saxophone player Alban DARCHE.
Composing a new repertoire, Olivier brought the guitar player NIR FELDER, the piano player KEVIN HAYS and the doublebass player PHIL DONKIN to the legendary BAUER STUDIOS - LUDWIGSBURG GERMANY in October 2015. Includes 8 new original strongs compositions, presenting polyrhythmic structures of basic metric forms developed, full of contrasts, proposing offers melodic and a lyric repertory, RECIPROCITY, was released on September 2, 2016 on German Record Label NEUKLANG (NCD4139). NEUKLANG will also be releasing THE GRAVITATIONS SESSION PART.II including 6 unfulfilled tracks from the GRAVITATIONS session in December 2017.
After having made a promotional tour with RECIPROCITY feat. Nir FELDER, John ESCREET and the polish doublebass player Max MUCHA presenting his own music in Europe in May 2017, OLIVIER Le GOAS presents ON RAMP of HEAVEN DREAMS his new album recorded in 2019 in NYC U.S.A with Nir FELDER, John ESCREET and the doublebass player Larry GRENADIER, and released on CHALLENGE RECORD INT. in January 2020.
After obtaining a 1st Price DANTE AGOSTINI Drum School (Teachers Nadia TOUCHE, Gille TOUCHE, Jacques- François JUSKOWIAK) in PARIS in 1987, OLIVIER Le GOAS began to play in trio with guitarist ERIC LOHRER, and bassist LAURENT CAMUZAT, with whom he won the 2nd price of orchestra at the 1988 DEFENSE Jazz Competition, toured intensely, and recorded two albums (Eric LOHRER trio, DANS LE BLEU). Paralelly he play, and tour with among others, the piano player Bojan ZULFIKARPASIC, the Big Band «Lumière» of the piano player, composer, and arranger LAURENT CUGNY, the doublebass player JEAN-FRANCOIS JENNY-CLARK,the vibes player David PATROIS, the piano player BENOIT DELBECQ, then joined the group MAHORI featuring the guitar player DAVID CHEVALLIER, and quintet of piano player Jean-Michel PILC. In 1995, he participated in the Jazz Workshop at the Banff Center (CANADA), where he met the Canadien English Resident bugle, trumpet player, and composer KENNY WHEELER with whom he recorded in LONDON UK14 years later the album SUR LES CORPS DES KLAXONS published on his own label REWIND RECORD ( RR1001). In 2003 he was awarded a LAVOISIER scholarship for French Students Abroad (French Ministry of Foreign Affairs / EGIDE), and went to study in NEW YORK CITY U.S.A in the departement of jazz and contemporary music program at New School University (2003 ), where he follows the teachings among others of the trumpet player Charles TOLLIVER, the piano player Peter ZAK, the guitar player Rory STUART, the composer Kurt NUROK, the drummers Jeff BALLARD and Eric McPHERSON. During his stay he plays among others with Ben MONDER, Jason LINDER, Avishai COHEN (trp), Jacques SCHWARTZ-BART, Tim LEFEVRE
Over the past fifteen years, OLIVIER Le GOAS has released six albums as a leader. First album recorded with the guitar player JOHN ABERCROMBIE, the trumpet player RALPH ALESSI and the bass player DREW GRESS at the famous CLINTON RECORDING STUDIO in NEW YORK CITY U.S.A, GRAVITATIONS was released in 2007 on the Swiss record label ALTRISUONI (AS204); released on the same label (AS260) in 2009, TRILOG Seven Ways, is a trio project recorded in Paris with ther guitar player MANU CODJIA and the saxophone player VINCENT MASCART; In 2009 Olivier Le GOAS created his own record label REWIND RECORD on which will appear successively in 2010 and 2013, SUR LES CORPS DES KLAXONS (RR1001) recorded in quartet with KENNY WHEELER, and ABSTRACT (RR1002) a project recorded in septet in PARIS FR with among others David CHEVALLIER and the saxophone player Alban DARCHE.
Composing a new repertoire, Olivier brought the guitar player NIR FELDER, the piano player KEVIN HAYS and the doublebass player PHIL DONKIN to the legendary BAUER STUDIOS - LUDWIGSBURG GERMANY in October 2015. Includes 8 new original strongs compositions, presenting polyrhythmic structures of basic metric forms developed, full of contrasts, proposing offers melodic and a lyric repertory, RECIPROCITY, was released on September 2, 2016 on German Record Label NEUKLANG (NCD4139). NEUKLANG will also be releasing THE GRAVITATIONS SESSION PART.II including 6 unfulfilled tracks from the GRAVITATIONS session in December 2017.
After having made a promotional tour with RECIPROCITY feat. Nir FELDER, John ESCREET and the polish doublebass player Max MUCHA presenting his own music in Europe in May 2017, OLIVIER Le GOAS presents ON RAMP of HEAVEN DREAMS his new album recorded in 2019 in NYC U.S.A with Nir FELDER, John ESCREET and the doublebass player Larry GRENADIER, and released on CHALLENGE RECORD INT. in January 2020.
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