Duo Laborde-Albert
Christian LABORDE, guitare folk
Benoît ALBERT, Guitare classique
Qui a joué la première note : on ne le sait pas ! Toujours est-il qu’à première vue, tout les séparait, le Fingerstyle pour l’un, le Classique pour l’autre… Voici la naissance d’un duo 100% Lot et Garonnais à l’imagination débridée, à l’humour décapant, véritable laboratoire où fusionnent le picking, le classique, la pop-music, la world-music et tout ce qui leur tombe dans les oreilles.
Le programme se compose d’un ensemble de pièces écrites par le duo depuis deux ans ainsi que des pièces issues du répertoire de chacun des guitaristes.
L’originalité de leur démarche réside dans la volonté de créer un répertoire élaboré en commun au fil des séances de travail. Il en résulte une musique énergique et colorée dont les structures modulables conservent la vitalité qui a présidé à leur création.
Programme:
Compositions du Duo
Lever de rideaux
Groovy Groova
Sucré Salé
A l’ancienne
Turkish Blues
Jeudi 23
Paris par tons
Benoît Albert
Odaloud
Christian Laborde
Souvenirs d’enfance
Tuesday in the evening
Critique du CD “… A deux”
Minor 7th USA
Two guitars, nylon and steel string mixing melody, harmony, rhythm, groove. Christain Laborde and Benoît Albert, in their first-ever CD collaboration find all kinds of musical common ground to explore on “…A Deux.” The playing is exquisite – powerful, refined, lyrical, and at times, magical. Their artistry makes you feel like these guys have been playing together for a long time. There is no hesitation or awkward space seeking what is coming next, just flowing interplay that feels organic, not scripted. The CD begins with the propulsive “L’ego Land,” interweaving often parallel, then complementary lines, traveling like a Mustang Cobra through rush hour traffic. “Je dis 23″ (I say 23) is a gentle melange of colors. Groove is again pulling at the listener on “Groovy-groova” in an almost bossa-nova way. “Sucre-sal” begins with a gentle sub-text with Albert’s sensitive melody, always bringing us to that sweet place of delight aurally. We move into a minor key and darker textures on “A l’ancienne” driven by a staccato bass line and Albert again singing melody on his nylon strings. Laborde creates marvelous sonic landscapes in his picking. “Turkish Blues” is at once happy and free, yet ethereal and sassy, dancing the night away in Istanbul with your saz falling off your head. “Ou est le 4?” features Laborde’s gorgeous fingerpicking chiming with particular resonance, playing off ¾ time so the question is where is the 4? “Lever de rideaux” is a power ballad pushing and pulsing. The one tune with an Engish title, “Tuesday in the Evening,” features octave lines creating a mirror image of pastel warmth. “Paris par ton” repeatedly asks what seems a haunting question while posing several possible answers. The longest cut on the disk – at almost 7 minutes – is at the end, “Odal’ oud,” a melancholic dirge born in Middle Eastern tones; you can almost feel the souk. This is a first-rate offering of duo acoustic guitar music by Laborde and Albert.
© Kirk Albrecht