ORLANDO, by Toine Thys

ORLANDO

by Toine Thys

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1.	Orlando 06:41	buy track
2.	For ever ago 06:04	buy track
3.	Bad Gang 05:12	buy track
4.	Gospel Simple 04:39	buy track
5.	Survival Mode 05:03	buy track
6.	Vautour 04:20	buy track
7.	Roumanian Circus 03:56	buy track
8.	Mandingue 06:24	buy track
9.	Angel de la Guarda 05:50	buy track
10.	La Dengue 03:22	buy track

about

Belgian saxophonist Toine Thys introduces the french-Belgian group ORLANDO, featuring his recent collaborations with the French scene.

This group bears the enigmatic name of the hero of the eponymous and mysterious novel by Virginia Woolf. Like Orlando who swears to remain immortal and who will cross many eras, these four musicians experience together many aspects of their reality and their evolution through time.

“Nothing thicker than a knife's blade separates happiness from melancholy.”
― Virginia Woolf, Orlando

He brings together his fellow Belgian virtuoso drummer Antoine Pierre (Joshua Redman, Philip Catherine, Tom Barman/Taxi Wars), two french musicians from the new generation, bassist Florent Nisse (David Enhco, Yaron Herman, Michel Portal), and pianist wizard Maxime Sanchez (Magic Malik, Chris Cheek, Flash Pig).

A variety of styles, tones, and subtle rhythms, music where joy and melancholy mingle at every moment. Played with ease, this music invites you to travel in a poetic universe, and opens up to the great outdoors. The drumming is airy, and the central double bass breathes like the old tree under which Orlando sleeps for weeks. The sound and silences are skillfully shared with the melodies of the bass clarinet, and the ever-changing chords of the virtuoso piano: Musical adventure is at the center of this quartet.