Yantras

Olivier Laisney, Yantras, Franck Vaillant, Magic Malik, Damien Varaillon, Romain Clerc-Renaud – Monks of Nothingness (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 46:46 minutes | 529 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Onze Heures Onze

Yantras come from Hinduism. They are cards bearing geometrical symbols that capture dynamic forces and that are used as support to gradually stabilize a vision. Symbols and geometry often coexist in the systems used by music composers. It is no exception in trumpeter Olivier Laisney’s new quintet : each musician will pick material from a set of melodic and rhythmic items in order to create and communicate.

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