Johann Bourquenez - Loriol
Loriol is Johann Bourquenez's first solo piano album, following a few shorter EPs released over the last 10 years. It features 7 tracks, varying between melodic improvisations, dissonances, polyrhythmic counterpoints and acoustic drones using the piano's natural resonances. The 50-minute album was released on 23 April 2024, in a cassette version (100 copies) and a digital version available for free streaming and downloading on FairCamp.
Johann Bourquenez, who gained international attention with the minimalist post-jazz trio Plaistow (2007-2017), offers an eclectic album, which he recorded and mixed himself between Geneva and Loriol, a small French town in the Drôme where he lived for some years. The music is more intimate, and offers a synthesis of his research and new directions on the piano.
