Tachycardie Sommé-e

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: UJNSQ032LP
Barcode: 3700398723426
Release Date: 11th December 2020
Genre: Electronic

Drummer Jean-Baptiste Geoffroy piles project upon project, but each of theseis different. To start with, there is Pneu, the frenetic drum/guitar duo whose concerts invariably rate high on the Richter scale. Next, there is Kick5ive, Geoffroy’s electronic and recreational project, as well as Binidu, an SF pop trio which pushes experimental boundaries. Then comes La Colonie de Vacances, a quadraphonic stage creation bringing together twelve musicians. In short, Geoffroy is an insatiable drummer who likes to work in groups, to explore musical devices and above all, to challenge himself. The idea of challenge brings us to Tachycardie, Geoffroy’s solo project...and a drumless one. Superb records by drummers exist already, but JB Geoffroy has no interest simply in following in the footsteps of Chris Corsano, Man Forever or Will Guthrie, all of whom he lists as touchstones. Where, in that, would lie the challenge, the jeopardy, the playful adventure? Thus is explained JB Geoffroy’s radical choice to do with out drums. He conceived Tachycardie as a sound device combining on the one hand, the abstraction of electronic sounds—gleaned from field recordings, for example and on the other, the density of palpably material sound. No snaredrum, no bass drum for Tachycardie, then, but instead ceramics, driftwood, bells, keys, broken dishes, oyster shells...even a hardcover History of France, signed by one Pierre Conard. Geoffroy mixes a few instrumental sounds, like motorized cymbals and guitars, into what these heterogeneous objects provide. Tachycardie gives him the scope to explore the acoustics of the world and its objects, to realize the infinitude of their possibilities, to sift through such possibilities and to offer up the gems that he finds glinting in the mesh. Here, Geoffroy takes his time. First, there is silence.

Tracks : 1. Pas Élevé, Se Nourrit 2. D'humeur À Savoir 3. Directement Au Voleur