Frederik Croene

Le Piano Démécanisé Frederik Croene

Info 'Croene explores the possibilities in a careful way, almost like a scientist, and let's the results speak for themselves.' - Frans de Waard, Vital Weekly Review tracklist: A1. Réanimation Forcée A2. Amour Éternel A3. Toccata Cardiaque B1. Poil Palliatif B2. Gonflammation B3. Animation Gériatrique B4. Postludium ‘Pour Le Piano’ http://soundcloud.com/audiomer-music/frederik-croene-poil-palliatif#new-timed-comment-at-309462 “Le Piano Demécanisé is the result of Frederik Croene’s urge to sabotage the piano, to destroy the nostalgic relation between player and instrument, making obsolete acquired techniques, finding himself unable to play repertoire, thus freeing himself and the object.” Review in Vital Weekly 757 by Frans de Waard Likewise I don’t think I heard of Frederik Croene, also from Belgium, before. He performs his music on a ‘dismantled’ piano, which, if I have to believe the cover of this record, looks like a drum set. It seems to me that much of the music has been played in an improvised manner, but perhaps with his classical training in mind. Also, again, I am not sure but it could very well be that Croene also takes his inspiration from Zen. Sometimes, like in ‘Gonflammation’, the piano actually sounds like a piano, which is odd if it has been dismantled, but in ‘Postludium ‘pour le piano’, Croene allows external piano sounds in his music. Overall the music has a very contemplative and percussive nature. Either with hands, sticks or bows, he gently approaches the piano and works on it, very much like both a composer, an explorer and an improviser. Croene explores the possibilities in a careful way, almost like a scientist, and let’s the results speak for themselves. Hard to place on the scale composition versus improvisation, but throughout very nice. www.vitalweekly.net QUOTES "Croene explores the possibilities in a careful way, almost like a scientist, and let's the results speak for themselves." - Frans de Waard, Vital