Benjamin Duboc - Primare Cantus

François Couture, Mr. Délire's Listening Diary

It’s rather unusual for me to get my first exposure to a musician through a 3-CD set. Primare Cantus features various projects from doublebassist Benjamin Duboc. Disc 1 consists in a solo piece, a continuous microtonal drone somewhat reminiscent of territories pioneered by Peter Kowald. The other two discs feature free improvisation duos and trios with Sylvain Guérineau, Didier Lasserre, Jean-Luc Petit, Sophie Agnel, Pascal Battus, and Christian Pruvost – the latter’s unmistakable trumpet tone being responsible for the highlight of this set. An impressive introduction.