THE GÖDEL CODEX IN CONCERT IN LIEGE (BE) TONIGHT

Tonight, Friday, October 220, 2023
at L'An Vert in Liège (BE)

• Michel Delville – guitare, synthé, électronique, chant 
• Antoine Guenet – claviers, électronique, chant 
• Etienne Plumer – batterie, percussions, samples 

https://stilll-off.bandcamp.com/album/oak

DOMENICO SOLAZZO'S PANOPTICON - LIVE AT NEGOCITO

Made available on CDR as a private release quite a number of years ago, this excellent recording of Domenico Solazzo's Panopticon project has now been made available on the Off Records label.

"Live At Negocito"
Live improvisations, recorded at EL NEGOCITO, in Gent, Belgium, on April 12, 2011

Featuring some of my favorite Belgian musicians !

• Olivier Catala (bass)
• Pieter Claus (vibraphone)
• Michel Delville (electric guitar, effects)
• Bart Maris (trumpet, effects)
• Domenico Solazzo (drums, percussions, direction)

ECLECTIC MAYBE BAND - AGAIN ALORS?

• eclectic maybe band: again alors?
      (2022, cd, uk, discus-music)

"Again Alors?", the latest release by the Eclectic Maybe Band presents 8 tracks.
Common denominator Guy Segers assembled the material from different sessions and locations.
The Bandcamp liner notes give additional information:
"Using different groupings from within a large ensemble cast, which includes many well-known names, Guy has created an album where half the tracks are drawn from live improvisation in the studio and half are created from the ground up with players adding their composed or improvised parts one at a time. In both cases Guy assumes the role of master arranger, taking the improvisations as raw material and sculpting them into finished pieces."

The result is a very varied album. It guarantees quite a number of beautiful surprises and invites to multiple listening sessions.
Out on Martin Archer's Discus Music label and available through the Discus Music Bandcamp page.

https://discusmusic.bandcamp.com/album/again-alors-130cd-2022

I went for the CD (mainland Europe distribution from Berlin, so no VAT issues !!).
Next to the fact that it's nice to cherish, the CD also has detailed info for each track (participating musicians, recording session,...).
Featuring Guy Segers, Dirk Wachtelaer, Catherine Smet, Joe Higham, Michelle Delville, Martin Archer, to name just a few.
Mastered by Pierre Vervloesem!

Beautiful.
Check it out.

THIRD ALBUM BY THE ECLECTIC MAYBE BAND

The Eclectic Maybe Band has a third album out.
Recorded in various sessions the last couple of years, with participation from a lot musicians, Guy Segers has collected enough material to put together another album.
Out on Discus Music (UK).

Featuring Guy SEGERS (bass, virtual keyboards/ drums / samples) * Carla DIRATZ (vocals, whistle) * Cathryn ROBSON (vocals) * Pierre BERNARD (flute) * Roland BINET (flute) * Stephan KÖHR (bassoon, contrabassoon) * Martin ARCHER (clarinet) * Dirk DESCHEEMAEKER (clarinet, bass clarinet) * Dave NEWHOUSE (saxophones, bass clarinet) * Joe HIGHAM (clarinet, keyboards) * Jean Pierre SOAREZ (trumpet) * Cécile BROCHÉ (violin) * Ariane PLUMEREL (violin) * Sigrid VANDENBOGAERDE (cello) * Catherine SMET (piano) * Andy KIRK (keyboards) * Kazuyuki KISHINO (ghost machine) * Michel DELVILLE (e-guitar) * Ángel ONTALVA (guitar) * Pascal VAUCEL (guitar) * Fabrice OWERZARZAK (drums)

MOVING TONES PLAY BOWIE

From a while ago...

MOVING TONES

A Small Plot Of Land (David BOWIE)

Live at ”Cité Refuge” – Paris – France (24/11/2008)

- Frank Van Der Kooij (EWI)
- Michel Delville (Guitar, Vocals)
- Benoît Moerlin (E-Vibes)
- Catherine Smet (Keyboards)
- Guy Segers (Bass)
- Ivo Sans (Drums)

 

MACHINE MASS - INTRUSION

I've just ordered my CD copy of Machine Mass' "Intrusion" album. It got released yesterday.

Listening to the digital download in the meantime.

It sounds great. Far more jazzy than I expected.
If I had only looked at the tracklist, that would have been obvious as the album opens with Coltrane's 'Africa' and ends with Joe Zawinul's 'In A Silent Way'.

http://off-recordlabel.blogspot.com/2021/02/ocd049-machine-mass-sextet-intrusion.html

Featuring Tony BIANCO (Elton Dean, Paul Dunmall, Evan Parker), Michel DELVILLE (The Wrong Object, Vegir), Antoine GUENET (The Wrong Object, Univers Zero), Damien CAMPION (The Wrong Object), Laurent BLONDIAU (Mâäk's Spirit, Andy Emler MegaOctet, Octurn) and Manuel HERMIA (Slang, Orchestra Nazionale della Luna, Hermia-Ceccaldi-Darrifourcq Trio).

NEW ALBUM MACHINE MASS

The new album by the Machine Mass Sextet is out.
It's called "Intrusion" and should be in the shops soon.

Featuring Tony Bianco, Michel Delville, Antoine Guenet, Manuel Hermia, Laurent Blondiau and Damien Campion.

-- info: Danny Mathys

ECLECTIC MAYBE BAND - REFLECTION IN A MOEBIUS RING MIRROR

• eclectic maybe band: reflection in a moebius ring mirror
      (2019, cd, uk, discus-music)

Second release by the Eclectic Maybe Band.
"Reflection In A Moebius Ring Mirror" offers a progressive rock / psychedelic trip that features Roland Binet, Joe Higham, Catherine Smet, Dirk Wachtelaer, Guy Segers and Guy Segers plus guests.
Mostly improvised. Pretty impressive.
Mixed by Guy Segers who also reconstructed various improvisations into new compositions.
Featuring Carla Diratz on vocals / declaim.
Mastered by Pierre Vervloesem.

Out on the Discus record label.

MACHINE MASS AND THE GÖDEL CODEX

Upcoming concerts at 'L'An Vert' in Liège, Belgium.

October 25, 2019 : Machine Mass
    as a sextet with Michel Delville, Antoine Guenet, Tony Bianco,...

October 29, 2019 : The Gödel Codex
    Michel Delville: gitaar, Roland, GR09, loops, electronics, vocals
    Antoine Guenet: toetsen, synthesizer, piano, electronics, vocals
    Etienne Plumer: drums, e-percussie, glockenspiel, trompet, electronics, samples


-- info : Philippe Lamoot

THE WRONG OBJECT'S "INTO THE HERD"

With their new release, Into The Herd (Off/MoonJune) , The Wrong Object make a return to center stage, with a studio album of original compositions showcasing a variety of fresh, powerful material. After 15 years of an existence marked by extensive touring, recording and numerous collaborations with international jazz and rock luminaries (Elton Dean, Harry Beckett, Annie Whitehead, Alex Maguire, Stanley Jason Zappa, Ed Mann, Robin Verheyen), The Wrong Object ventures further into hybrid musical territories, pushing the boundaries of progressive jazz, rock and contemporary music. Perhaps the influence of the late Frank Zappa has never been more apparent. The songs continually weave, duck, dart, and ‘stop on a dime’; while exhibiting the “controlled reckless abandon” and a similar zany, humorous approach to both harmony and melodic/thematic motifs, akin to that which characterized his work. This is a herculean effort; one that goes a long way in filling the very noticeable long-standing void left in the wake of Zappa’s departure.

THE GÖDEL CODEX - OAK

• the gödel codex: oak
      (2019, cd, bel, off records)

The Gödel Codex features Michel Delville, Antoine Guenet (both part of The Wrong Object), Etienne Plumer (Elephant Orchestra) and Christophe Bailleau (multimedia artist who has released various albums).
It is very clear that these musicians share an interest in the Canterbury music scene.
The result is an impressive album that combines elements of progressive, psychedelic, avant garde and improvised rock.

Below are some concert snippets from 2015.
The album is to be released on the Off Records label early next year !
http://off-recordlabel.blogspot.com/

THE WRONG OBJECT - INTO THE HERD

• the wrong object: into the herd
      (2018, cd, bel, off records)

"Into The Herd" is the latest album by The Wrong Object. The band had brought some copies to the Mosae Festival but I think the actual release date will be next month, or even January.

Anyway, The Wrong Object did it again.
A fine mixture of Zappa-inspired jazz and rock.

Amazing !

Get it here :
http://off-recordlabel.blogspot.com/

Or even better, order your copy together with The Wrong Object's Zappa tribute album, "Zappa Jawaka".

THE WRONG OBJECT

The new Wrong Object album, "Zappa Jawaka" is being released today !!

Order your copy here:
https://off-recordlabel.blogspot.com/2018/11/ocd042-wrong-object-zappa-jawaka.html

Marti MELIA: tenor sax, clarinet, backing vocals
François LOURTIE: tenor and soprano saxes, vocals
Michel DELVILLE: guitar, Roland GR09, vocals
Antoine GUENET: keyboards, vocals
Pierre MOTTET: bass
Laurent DELCHAMBRE: drums, percussions, objects, samples

All tracks recorded by Maxime Wathieu @ Studio 5, Liège.
Mixed and mastered by Pierre Vervloesem @ Studio Fiasco.

Track listing:

1. Wonderful Wino 4:16
2. Mr Green Genes/King Kong 7:57
3. Big Swifty 4:38
4. This Town is a Sealed Tuna Sandwich/The Sealed Tuna Bolero 5:11
5. Apostrophe/Chunga’s Revenge 6:24
6. Sleep Dirt 4:29
7. Wedding Dress Song/Handsome Cabin Boy 5:49
8. I’m the Slime 4:47

THE WRONG OBJECT

The Wrong Object is about to release two new albums : "Zappa Jawaka" and "Into The Herd".

"Zappa Jawaka" will be presented during the next edition of the Mosae Zappa Festival, November 23/24.

Here's the album covers (as posted by Michel Delville on Facebook) :

The Zappa tribute album, mixed by Pierre Vervloesem !!

"Into The Herd"

THE WRONG OBJECT PLAYS FRANK ZAPPA

A newsflash from The Wrong Object regarding their "The Wrong Object Plays Frank Zappa" album :

We are pleased to announce that the final mix is in the can! What is more, the tracks have been mastered by nobody less that the great Pierre Vervloesem, which is another amazing bonus in itself.

more soon & à très bientôt,

the wrong object

Pierre Vervloesem - Michel Delville

THE WRONG OBJECT

Rumor has it that The Wrong Object might be presenting their Zappa tribute album during the Mosae Zappa Festival, November 23 - 24, 2018...

The band did confirm that they will be doing a gig at L'An Vert in Liège, BE, on November 16...


--info: Philippe Lamoot

ECLECTIC MAYBE BAND - THE BLIND NIGHT WATCHERS' MYSTERIOUS LANDSCAPES

• eclectic maybe band: the blind nightwatcher's mysterious landscapes
      (2018,cd, uk, discus 67cd)

October 2016, Joe Higham (sax, doudouk), Roland Binet (flute, sax), Guy Segers (bass), Dirk Wachterlaer (drums), Catherine Smet (keyboards) and Michel Delville (electric guitar) joined forces at 'De Studio' in Asse, BE, for an improviational session.
The session got recorded, was edited and mixed by Guy Segers and was mastered by Pierre Verloesem.
The end result of these spontaneous compositions has just been released by the Discus record label. It's available from Bandcamp, but also on CD.

Improvised music.
I like it a lot.

We’re delighted to make this music available. You’ll know Guy Segers from his days as bass guitarist with the influential and brilliant RIO group Univers Zero, but you may not know that Guy has been a tireless creator and releaser of music – often via his own Bandcamp page – up to the present day. This new release by Eclectic Maybe Band has a great vibe and atmosphere to it. A group of highly skilled and compatible players came together in the studio under Guys’s direction and made some improvisations. Although improvised the outcome is stylistically varied. Some tracks make you think of electric Miles filtered via zeuhl, while others are freer and open ended. Really flexible and great sounding bass and drums provide an ever shifting backdrop. The guitar is angular, surprising, expressive, a real stand out performance. Flute is the main horn at the forefront, blown by the wind eerily back and forth over the tracks, with the saxes digging in occasionally. Very original use of keys here too, especially when a rather icy grand piano cuts in. These initial improvisations have been carefully restructured in post production by Guy to produce a result very much in keeping with the Discus Music spirit.

Here's the bandcamp link :

MICHEL DELVILLE UPDATE

Guy Segers recently arranged a session with :

• Roland Binet - flute / tenor saxophone
• Joe Higham - electronics / soprano saxophone / doudouk
• Michel Delville – electric guitar
• Catherine Smet - keyboards
• Guy Segers - bass / samplers
• Dirk Wachtelear – drums

It got recorded and released by the UK Discus label.

PASCAL DEWEZE

When I talked about Dominique Vantomme's "Vegir" album recently (featuring Michel Delville and Tony Levin), I forgot to mention that it was recorded by Pascal Deweze (Metal Molly, Mitsoobishy Jacson, Gruppo Di Pawlowski,...).

-- hint: Philippe Lamoot

THE WRONG OBJECT

Update #2 from THE WRONG OBJECT PLAYS ZAPPA - NEW ALBUM!

Track list soon tba !

Dear all

We are currently working our way towards a near-final list of FZ ditties which will be recorded & mixed in June so we can meet the September deadline.

Stay tuned - cheers for now —

The Wrong Object