'The Chaining Loops' marks the latest release from French drummer Olivier Le Goas who - with his Ensemble Pulse in tow - delivers an incredibly bold set brimming with imagination and ambition.
As a notably prolific musician, Le Goas is no stranger to releasing new music and helming a variety of projects and groups including Trilog, Reciprocity and of course Ensemble Pulse. Always confidently balancing his affection for a New York aesthetic alongside his European sensibilities, Le Goas' projects have seen him performing and recording with esteemed international names including Ralph Alessi, Nir Felder, Avishai Cohen and Larry Grenadier.
'The Chaining Loops' finds Le Goas in a suitably analytical state of mind as the project finds the drummer exploring, as he puts it, the notion of "rhythmic patterns, shifting meters and long melodic lines". With the help of the septet that is Ensemble Pulse, the album's five tracks find the collective exploring these very contexts and themes through compositions that not only embrace the drummer's penchant for expansive ensembles but also afford its players the courtesy of acknowledging them as revered solo musicians in their own right.
With that in mind, the album boasts some sensational performances from long-standing friends and collaborators including Frédéric Borey (saxophone), Médéric Collignon (cornet), Gueorgui Kornazov (trombone), Michael Felberbaum (guitar), David Patrois (vibraphone) and Yoni Zelnik (double bass).
Steeped in ambition and a far-ranging scope, 'The Chaining Loops' finds its performers soaring over captivating and sweeping musical soundscapes that weave engaging narratives. Each of the album's tracks revels in its ability to engage its listeners in raucous celebration or introspective meditation as it delves within its own incredibly vast musical palette.
Delivering an album that is painstakingly intricate in its composition but vibrant and free-flowing at the same time must be no small achievement but Olivier Le Goas wears the unique ability to do so with pride.
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