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- country:France
- style(s):Trance
- label:not signed
- type:Band
- gender:male
- instrumentation:instrumental, vocal
- artist posted by:Troisquatre!
Line up
- Emmanuel COMMENGES (Bass clarinet, alot sax, vocals)
- Guillaume DUPUY (Khenes from Laos, didgeridoo, bowls)
- Luc GIRARDEAU (Zarb, udu, percussion)
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In 1999, Emmanuel Commenges and Guillaume Dupuy made music with a didgeridoo and a saxophone. Nostoc was born from that encounter, and over time the band was fleshed out with the addition of the khene, voices, the bass clarinet, and percussion instruments. Nostoc started writing and improvising music for the theatre and dance shows, notably with Maki Watanabe, a Japanese butoh dancer.
Little by little, Nostoc’s musical identity became established. Their influences are varied (Hadouk Trio, Gnawa music, Michel Portal, Balinese gamelan, music of the Sufis and Aboriginal chants) and the three musicians found the balance necessary for creating an atypical project.
The communication between instruments and the subtle balance between composition and improvisation remain the pillars of their research. In this way, the audience is led to sharing a unique moment, where the music explores states of mellowness, dance, trance and meditation...