Sound Bath Sessions 270: Samuel André
Andre started as a DJ and DJ event organizer in France before moving to Japan and finally settling in Kyoto. He multi-instrumentalist and composer and occasionally plays with some local bands. He has an interesting collection of bowls some of which are locally made in Kyoto which creates this great connection with his sounds to the place. His style of playing is purely improvised sound art. Slow and deep tones are put next to searing metal on metal screams. Who knew chaos could be this enjoyable? The gallery we recorded in was small and very intimate, tucked at the end of a narrow alley. I was able to squeeze a final 5-minute track from Samuel and the gallery even though it was getting late. It was a great introduction to Samuel's style and can be used as the first or last track in his series.
