#le rex

[faroukmarduk]

[rurik-dmitrienko]

REX By Rurik Dmitrienko

[mmepastel]

https://youtu.be/-i6Gd8bsZcY

On revient du concert d’Emily Jane White au Rex à Toulouse, c’était vraiment top. Magique. Comme prévu, elle a beaucoup de présence, elle est belle, réservée, comme en introspection. Et sa voix ... qui est sublime, qui drape tous les morceaux d’une solennité presque austère ou/et d’un magnétisme vibrant, souterrain.

La formation était réduite, juste elle, tantôt à la guitare, tantôt aux claviers ou au chant seul, et un bassiste-guitariste, et un batteur (musclé).

Petite salle aussi, parfaite, on était tout devant, je ne l’ai pas quittée des yeux et des oreilles. Elle a évidemment beaucoup joué le dernier album, mais j’ai aussi apprécié de réentendre des vieilles chansons, comme Hole in the middle ou Stairs, ou encore Wild Tiger that I have known.

C’était bien. J’ai encore fait ma midinette, et j’ai un album dédicacé. 😍

[burlveneer-music]

Le Rex - Escape of the Fire Ants - Swiss brass band on Cuneiform

Le Rex’s fourth album 'Escape of the Fire Ants' is the band’s most confident and cohesive, marked by consistently compelling compositions, careening melodies and thick, lapidary harmonies. It’s cosmopolitan music drawing on far-flung influences and connections to Chicago, Belgrade, Cape Town, New Orleans, and Lagos. Rather than flaunting an eclectic palette, Le Rex transmutes its source material into seamless original works reflecting the group’s singular collection of personalities. Featuring German-born alto saxophonist Benedikt Reising, tenor saxophonist Marc Stucki, trombonist Andreas Tschopp, tuba player extraordinaire Marc Unternährer, and drummer Rico Baumann, Le Rex reflects the fundamental strength that flows from musicians who’ve put in the time to forge deep ties on and off the bandstand.

[radiophd]

le rex -- escape of the fire ants

[vertbois]

Le Rex, St-Jean-de-Luz

[burlveneer-music]

Le Clic by Le Rex

Le Rex are a quintet from Switzerland consisting of two saxophonists, trombone, tuba and drums. They are a band that answers the question, "Can you still have a party when the lights go out?", with a resounding 'YES'! The idea behind Le Rex was to create a very versatile, flexible, uncomplicated (therefore no electricity, no amplifiers!) combo to highlight the musician's common interests in music: groove, creativity, energy without lack of detail, exciting solos, openness combined with tight ensemble playing. On Wild Man, they succeed on all of these counts! The band likes to play in public places - department stores, farms, construction sites, scrap yards - as much as possible, bringing their music not only 'to the people' but to the world! Together since 2009, the group have performed many hundreds of concerts and exude a strong ensemble sound, brimming with individuality & creativity in the charts, excitement in the solos and fun everywhere! All of the members [Marc Stucki-tenor sax, Benedikt Reising-also sax, Andreas Tschopp-trombone, Marc Unternäher-tuba, Rico Bauman-drums], have been very successful and in-demand musicians, sought-after soloists and sidemen, gathering work and attention from audiences in Switzerland and elsewhere. But the combination of these musicians was a hit. Five very unique but altogether complementary musical characters who decided to play adventurous and exciting jazz together – the perfect boy group for actual music lovers!

releases 02 October 2015

[brukhyworld]

Saint Jean de Luz, ce n'est pas du Cinema