OLIVIER LE GOAS & RECIPROCITY ON RAMP OF HEAVEN DREAMS

The album

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Oliver says they were the different steps and what has been decisive in the making of the album:

 

"It was early in 2014. My septet album was released in the autumn of the previous year. 

I had a project for my next album to record new music that I had already started to write some. I wanted to go back to a smaller size, in small groups without still have very specific ideas about line-up including.

 

I had already listened to Nir in concert club in Paris few years ago, but it is by listening during a promotionnal tour of his latest album I was really charmed by his playing and his music. 

 

We met again during a stay in Canada. We met around ours respectively compositions, and looking for a guitar player I pretty quickly asked him if he wanted to participate in the recording of my new album that I prepared, and I was planning to carry out the following year. I also spoke to him of Bauer Studios where I really wanted to record the album. After he accepted we decided together then immediately the agreed period. 

 

Oliver continues on the next steps including the choice of other group member: 

"I noticed that many of the groups, and music, I listened, and loved, was including a guitar and a piano. I was really excited about the idea of experimenting with something that was new to me.

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So I decided to include a piano and contact Kevin, wich I had the opportunity to go listen him during a concert he gave a dozen years ago in Paris, and wich he for me is true revelation particular for his rhythmic placement.

 

I also decided also to bring a double bass. While bassist planned to record made me good fake, I remember that Nir had talked to me about an incredible bass player with whom he played regularly, and lived in Europe. So I contact Phil who had made a significant contribution to the music.

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Little by little, all this built itself, and everything was set up until we found ourselves for the session

 

Oliver continues, and finish about the session

 

"I took a month and writing music for this great new band, and bring the material for the session.

 

I can say that I did not know which direction the music would take before we all were interpreting Nir, Kevin, Phil and myself. And it was really a great joy to see that everything was fine and that everyone could find its place and enjoy the game. 

 

I can say finally that I am infinitely grateful to Nir, Kevin, and Phil who without them this music would not exist."