Anouar Brahem: Le Pas Du Chat Noir auf CD

Hypnotic, magnetic new album by Anouar Brahem which adds a new dimension to our knowledge of this exceptional Tunisian musician. "Le pas du chat noir" gives the clearest indication yet of the work of Brahem as composer and features a spacious "chamber music" that resonates with the freshness of improvisation. The instrumentation is unique: oud, piano, accordion. Brahem's writing for this combination is highly evocative, meticulously controlled and sparse. Half of the magic, as he notes, resides in the not-played, in the marvellous mingling of overtones, sounds that rise from the piano to blend with the warm tones of the oud and the breath of the accordion's bellows.

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B.​ Klostermann in FonoForum 11/02: "Sparsame Kammermusik voller Stille, Poesie und atmosphärischer Nähe zu Erik Satie, in der das Akkordeon gleichsam die Rolle einer "inneren Stimme" übernimmt.​ Grandios.​"

"Composed of elegantly flowing lines and somber, breathlike silences.​" (Adam Shatz, The New York Times)

"Le pas du chat noir features uncontrived performances of cat-like agility - soft, bright-eyed and magical.​ It is a brilliant piece of work.​" (Andy Morgan, Songlines)

"The entire package-music, sound, cover design - is ECM at its best.​ As much as any of the label's "crossover" hits, this album brims with appeal for all who have an ear for the best in music.​" (Bradley Bambarger, BillBoard)

"Intime Zwiegespräche entwickeln sich, eine einsam schwingende Klaviersaite ruft ein Echo auf der Oud hervor, es entsteht ein Frage-und-Antwort-Spiel von geradezu hypnotischer Kraft.​" (Sven Thielmann, Stereoplay)