In Plato’s vision of the universe, the Hyperuranion is a realm of ideal forms where the soul waits before entering the body, inspiring humanity’s search for truth and beauty on Earth. On their seventh release and third for London-based RareNoise Records, the exploratory trio Chat Noir conjures their own Hyperuranion, a transcendent space beyond genre where electronica, rock, jazz, and ambient music meld into a rapturous hybrid.
For this latest manifestation of their ever-evolving sound, Chat Noir’s co-founders, keyboardist Michele Cavallari and bassist Luca Fogagnolo, are joined full-time by guitarist Daniel Calvi, who contributed his distinctive voice as a guest on the group’s previous release, Nine Thoughts For One Word. The trio is also graced on four tracks by the ethereal trumpet of Norwegian jazz great Nils Petter Molvaer, further enriching the tapestry of electric and acoustic sounds that mesh so vibrantly throughout Hyperuranion.
Plato’s vision provided a key concept as the new album took shape, according to Cavallari. “Our Hyperuranion represents the journey of a space traveler who returns to that place to reach the essence of things,” he explains. “Practically, this can relate to our constant reach for focus on the important things in life. Regarding our music more specifically, the concept of Hyperuranion relates to the coexistence of ethereal atmospheres with firmer musical ideas that are rooted in the different languages that inspire our music, from the experimental jazz and rock of the ‘70s all the way to the techno scene.”
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On Hyperuranion, those instincts have merged to the point where it’s impossible at times to distinguish the source of any given sound. The organic and synthetic have reached a perfect stasis – a kind of ideal imagined way back in ancient Greece, albeit never in quite this form. For Chat Noir, it’s simply the means for achieving a stunningly expressive and utterly compelling artistry all their own.
CHAT NOIR
Michele Cavallari – keyboards
Luca Fogagnolo – bass
Daniel Calvi – guitar & synths
Moritz Baumgartner – drums
Nils Petter Molvaer – trumpet on 2,5,6,9
Hyperuranion
1. Blisters
2. Humanity
3. Immediate Ecstasy
4. Overcome
5. Quasar
6. Glimpse
7. Ten Elephants
8. Matador Insects
9. Quasar (Reprise)
All Songs written by Chat Noir except track 7 by Chat Noir and Nicola Fanari
Recorded by Nicola Fanari at Umlaud Studio (Berlin)
Mastered by Michael Fossenkemper at TurtleTone Studio (NYC)
Tracks 1-5, 8 Produced by Pohlitz, Mixed by Pohlitz and Simen Scharning at Simens Studios
Tracks 6,7,9 Produced by Gabriele Ottino, Mixed by Maurizio Borgna
Artwork by Luca Rossini
Models : Giulia Ramires, Elena Faccio
Design by Danja Calvi
Published by RareNoisePublishing (PRS)
Executive Producer for RareNoiseRecords: Giacomo Bruzzo
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