Gaspar Claus - Tancade '2021

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Gaspar Claus is an accomplished French cellist, best known until now for his
many cross-genre collaborations with such luminaries as Ryuichi Sakamoto, Sufjan
Stevens, Efterklang and his father Pedro Soler. InFiné presents Tancade, his
debut album as a solo artist.

Tancade is the result of a long, patient creative process which began in earnest
over a few days while in a small village in Luberon, France in 2017. The
pandemic of 2020 allowed Claus to revisit the same themes of isolation and
solitude, and refocus his energy as the world, and his schedule as a touring
musician, ground to a halt.

Created entirely using cello apart from the odd spoken word, its styles and
influences are as broad as his list of collaborators suggests. Emotive film
scores, timeless folk and contemporary jazz are some of the touching points as
he tweaks and repurposes the cello, as a staccato-ed percussive driving force or
as an expansive bed of reverb-drenched notes.

There’s experimental moments to be found too. ‘2359’ sounds
like an early Four Tet take, a kind of folky organic electronica with dramatic
surges of pedal distortion, and the second half of ‘Ô
Sélénites’ drifts into a Tim Hecker style cavernous dirge. A
collection of exceptional cinematic mood pieces, guided by a visionary cellist
pushing the sonic potential of his craft.



Tracklist:
 01. Gaspar Claus - Une île (03:48)
 02. Gaspar Claus - Un rivage (03:49)
 03. Gaspar Claus - Une foule (03:16)
 04. Gaspar Claus - À linfini (03:16)
 05. Gaspar Claus - 2359 (02:45)
 06. Gaspar Claus - E.T. (Extra Terre Version) (05:59)
 07. Gaspar Claus - Aux confins (03:27)
 08. Gaspar Claus - 1999 (02:39)
 09. Gaspar Claus - Astragale (02:58)
 10. Gaspar Claus - Ô sélénites (04:49)
 11. Gaspar Claus - Mer des mystères amoureux (04:25)

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