Yuxo, A New Daxophone Operetta
Yuxo, A New Daxophone Operetta
表演者: Hans Reichel
专辑类型: Import
介质: Audio CD
发行时间: 2002-10-01
唱片数: 1
出版者: Free Music (Schimmelpfennig & Friends)
条形码: 4260013680033
专辑简介
Why is Hans Reichel a genius? Because he invented the daxophone, one of the strangest, most fascinating instruments of the 20th century, but also because he has been able to use its full potential in pieces that bridge avant-garde composition and family entertainment. Released in 2002, Yuxo picks up where Shanghaied on Tor Road had left ten years before. Subtitled "A New Daxophone Operetta," it is performed solely on Reichel's wailing microtonal instruments -- actually, an array of these in different shapes and sizes, multi-tracked to create a virtual orchestra of daxophones. The term operetta has not been chosen innocently. Reichel keeps from the classical genre its song format (albeit instrumental here) and lightness. The melodies are playful, the arrangements deceptively simple. At the core of it all resides the sound of the instrument, throaty but clear, an impossible cross between the violin and the human voice. Each piece is a delight, its melody recognizable on second listen. "Death Procession" feels like being trapped in a movie by a Martian incarnation of Federico Fellini. Flashes of Ennio Morricone and Nino Rota captured by a cartoonish pygmy tribe go by, alternating with images of mutating pump organs ("Sometimes at Night") and dancing ghosts ("You Can Dance With Me"). The daxophones take lives of their own, deliriously mischievous, sometimes even childish. What it comes down to in the end is serious fun, irresistible tunes, and the masterpiece one was not expecting anymore from Reichel. Highly recommended if you can (or want to) crack a smile once in a while. ~ Fran?ois Couture, All Music Guide
曲目
01. The Duke of Syracuse 01:51
02. A Life without Lychees 04:16
03. You can dance with me 05:34
04. Bubu and his Friends 06:40
05. Oway oway 03:05
06. Out of Namakemono 05:19
07. Death Procession 03:30
08. Street Song 03:01
09. My Haunted House 04:49
10. Le Bal (new version) 05:46
11. Sometimes at night 04:32
12. The South Coast Route 03:54
13. Eros vs. Education