Free Cinematic Sessions By Sig

FREE CINEMATIC SESSIONS by Sig
SIG KUS STALK
This surprising trio has now existed for a couple of years, bringing on stage the spirit of experimental improvisation sessions lead by musician/ photographer/ film maker Sig. This experimental free way of playing sprang from sessions organized by Sig between 2001 and 2006 with upstanding artists like the French trumpet player Eric Truffaz, American flutist Chris Hayward, saxophone player Christophe “Stalk” Turchi, and “beat box” performer Marcus “Kus” Ruchman. These sessions are to be released on a triple compact disc in September (Sig Cinematic Sessions – Makasound, Paris).
The instrumentation consists of: Sig ..o, Piano and loops; Kus on “beat box”- Drum imitated by voice, and Stalk on the soprano Saxophone and effects. This low-tech Trio leads their audience to a poetic musical travel through musical styles of abstract hip hop, jazz and classic. These three have a very live, impromptu way of playing, carried by hypnotic loops, often using mixed voices and noises from the world (recorded by Sig during his numerous travels) as organic backgrounds.
Sig sets up the loops, live on stage on the cello, plays a solo on the piano, mixes with recorded tracks right after, comes back again to the cello… he is some kind of a band just by himself ! Stalk plays a lyrical soprano saxophone, mostly minimal, sometimes jazzy and trance, while Kus keeps it together under his fat groove.
Sig Kus Stalk have already been touring a lot in France and Europe. They are always looking to meet with local Artists on an open stage philosophy based upon improvisation, discover and sharing.
Sig aka Siegfried est à la fois cinéaste, musicien et photographe. Polyinstrumentiste respecté, connu pour ses albums Louise (take 2), Vertigo Bound ou la BOF de « A vendre » et de son dernier film « Sansa » nous offre trois disques, trois voyages structurés après des heures d’improvisations.
Maître d’œuvre des sessions, Sig a provoqué les rencontres et composé les musiques qui servent d’écrin aux amis musiciens avec qui ils fusionnent en live où la liberté de chacun est le diapason.
Ce disque est un voyage à travers plusieurs univers musicaux, organisé grâce à ses sessions intimistes avec de musiciens prestigieux :
Hip blue Session plus urbaine voyageant de Tokyo à Paris
Sig (violoncelle, piano, percussions, sounds) Kus (beat box) Stalk (saxophone) feat Joy Frempong (vocal)
Elegia Session plus intimiste jazz avec quelques pérégrinations entre Bangkok et Almaty
Sig (violoncelle, piano, percussions, sounds) Erik Truffaz (trompette)
Cameleon Session plus orientale roots et navigant entre Marrakech et Istambul
Sig (violoncelle, percussions, sounds) Chris Hayward (flutes)
Navigant du trip hop au jazz, passant d’une musique presque « classique » à du abstract hip hop déstructuré ou à une world transe orientale. Nomades et curieuses, ses trois sessions s’enchaînent comme trois films à écouter
Free cinematic sessions by Sig – album disponible Octobre 2008 chez Makasound
CONTACT PROMO / nico(at)makasound.com / lucieland(at)voila.fr