Bertrand Gauguet - Occam Ocean, Vol. 4 (2022)

OCCAM OCEAN 4, co-produced by the shiiin label and the ZKM Hertz-Lab, is an exceptional project, the result of a collaboration between Eliane Radigue, French composer and pioneer of the exclusive use of continuous sounds, and three musicians: Bertrand Gauguet on alto saxophone, Yannick Guédon on vocals and "dessus de viole", and Carol Robinson on birbynė and bass clarinet. Composed in Paris in 2018 and 2019, the three pieces on this album (for alto saxophone, voice/viola top, birbynė - for baritone solo - for alto saxophone and bass clarinet), were recorded in March 2021 at the Kubus of the ZKM in Karlsruhe, during an artist residency, in which the three musicians were invited to participate in the framework of the "EASTN-DC" project, co-funded by the "Creative Europe" funding programme of the European Union. The album is released on the Shiiin label, accompanied by a magnificent 66-page booklet in French and German.