- Régis Huby Violin
- Alain Grange Cello
- Bruno Chevillon Double bass
- Catherine Delaunay Bb Clarinet
- Roland Pinsard Bass Clarinet
- Olivier Benoit Electric Guitar
Recorded and mixed at "La Buissonne" studios from September 2005 to March 2006 Recorded by Nicolas Baillard Assistant Thomas Verdaux Mixed by Gérard de Haro and Nicolas Baillard Mastering Marwan Danoun (Marwan Manley Mastering) Graphic Design Laurent Rousseau
Label: Abalone Productions
Régis Huby seeks to develop an authentic, inner musical voice. Simple Sound is a magnificent example of a successful, refined and refined composition. The collaboration with Alain Grange, Bruno Chevillon, Olivier Benoît, Catherine Delaunay and Roland Pinsard is remarkable for its unity.
"They have in common the desire to bring together disjointed spaces: jazz, contemporary music and the great minimalists. Perhaps they are creating the impossible, a happy globalisation. Here is the work of joy, the opus that transgresses the harmful hierarchy of genres. "(Guy Darol, Jazzmag)
"This is a hard to pigenhole record, blending chamber jazz, avant-garde jazz with modern classical music with at times European folk ingredients. The band consists of Régis Huby on violin, Alain Grange cello, Bruno Chevillon on bass, Olivier Benoit on electric guitar, Catherine Delaunay on clarinet and Roland Pinsard on bass clarinet. Every piece is completely composed, with lots of contrapuntual and often sophisticated arrangements for the strings, full of rhythm and tempo changes, yet offering freedom for the soloists to improvise. In his compositions, Huby is a master in creating tension and release: repetitive figures, often reminiscent of Steve Reich, played in unisono with lots of dramatic power are reacted upon by the other instruments in the same vein, driving the composition to moments of climax, yet never exploding but changing unexpectedly into slow and sweet melodic interplay and than back into an overdrive forward movement. The contrast between the strings and the rawness of the electric guitar or the bass clarinet is strong, giving the music extra power and depth. The musicians are absolutely stellar, and their genre-blending skills are amazing, moving from one to the other while maintaining a high quality performance in each. The music too shifts from one mood and mode to the other: accessible with claws, sweet with an angry attitude, reverent and iconoclastic, hypnotic and refreshing, serious yet light. A musical adventure. Fans of John Zorn's string ensemble or of Bang On A Can will love this. " (Freejazz Blog)