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"and he sees the sword coming against the land and blows the trumpet to warn the people" (Ezekiel 33,3) And he does it in a sweet way : "Whoever has ears, let them hear"
Nothing more to say. Thank you Thierry !
HEAT - Thierry Zaboitzeff
CD ALBUM AVAILABLE FROM JANUARY 10, 2025
Being a visionary musician, Thierry Zaboitzeff is first and foremost a human being in touch with the realities of the world. He has long demonstrated the acuity of a perception that is both luminous and dark, serving the multiple types of music he inhabits. Let’s remember the dazzling panorama of his ‘50 ans de musique(s)’. At the controls of his electro-acoustic instrumentarium, writing the natural sequel to the deforestation alert that was ‘Le passage’, the composer once again mobilises his polyphony in chiaroscuro. As a breathtaking scenario of our humanity facing global warming, ‘Heat’ begins with an alarmist weather report sounding the death knell for a race against time. Thierry Zaboitzeff then unfurls the full range of possibilities, subjecting them to constant tension, arranging the relentless and mysterious scenario of a heatwave with no return. Deep beats, celestial colours, haunting voices from a nocturnal otherworld, sounds and colours of fire, consoling songs and dances... not forgetting the music of Henry Purcell's ‘Cold Song’ as a potential remedy! The effect of this empathetic epic on our hearts and souls is immediate and vital. It's the only kind of warming we'll be hoping and praying for.
Denis Desassis
HEAT - Thierry Zaboitzeff
Musicien visionnaire, Thierry Zaboitzeff est d’abord un humain en prise avec les réalités du monde. Il démontre depuis longtemps l’acuité d’une perception, lumineuse et sombre à la fois, au service des musiques multiples qui l’habitent. Souvenons-nous du panoramique éblouissant de ses « 50 ans de musique(s) ». Aux commandes de son instrumentarium électro-acoustique, écrivant la suite naturelle de l’alerte sur fond de déforestation qu’était « Le passage », le compositeur mobilise une fois encore sa polyphonie en clair obscur. Scénario haletant de notre humanité affrontant le réchauffement climatique, « Heat » s’ouvre par un bulletin météorologique alarmiste sonnant le glas d’une course contre la montre. Thierry Zaboitzeff déploie alors l’éventail de ses possibles, les soumettant à une tension constante, agençant le scénario implacable et mystérieux d’une vague de chaleur sans retour. Entrent en scène pulsations profondes, échappées aux couleurs célestes, voix envoûtantes surgies d’un ailleurs nocturne, bruits et couleurs de l’incendie, chants et danses consolatrices… sans oublier la musique du « Cold Song » d’Henry Purcell appelée comme potentiel remède ! L’effet de cette épopée empathique sur nos cœurs et nos âmes est immédiat, vital. C’est le seul réchauffement qu’on appellera de nos vœux.
Denis Desassis
credits
released October 4, 2024
Composed, performed and recorded by Thierry Zaboiteff between April and September 2024 in Salzburg (A).
Thierry Zaboitzeff: bass guitar, electric cello, vocals, keyboards, samplers, soundscapes and programming.
Cold Song by Henry Purcell (track 4) is adapted by Thierry Zaboitzeff and sung in his own emotional language based on timbres and articulations deeply linked to these rubbed, percussive, mysterious sounds like a forgotten language.
Composer and multi-instrumentalist, one of the heads of the group Art Zoyd from 1971 till 1997, Thierry Zaboitzeff writes nowadays for dance, theater, multimedia events, movies as well as for his own projects and performances.
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