Photo of nimal

nimal

General Info

  • Genre: Electroacoustic / Experimental

    Location Neuchâtel, Neuenburg, CH

    Profile Views: 52822

    Last Login: 11/5/2010

    Member Since 1/5/2007

    Website www.labelusines.com

    Record Label Rec_rec, AYAA, labelusines

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    DisTanz is a worthy successor to Voix de Surface,mixing the charm, warmth, and intimacy of Eastern European folk music with the off-kilter sensibilities of the avant-prog bands of the Rock in Opposition school. Following Voix de Surface, cellist Tom Cora and multi-instrumentalist Jean-Vin Huguenin left Nimal, reducing the group to a core trio of Momo Rossel, Bratko Bibic, and Pippin Barnett. And while Cora's signature rough-riding cello in particular is missed, DisTanz still fares quite nicely, thank you, given Rossel's remarkable abilities on a multitude of instruments (including guitar, hurdy-gurdy, bouzouki, bass, and sampler), the inventive contributions of accordionist Bibic and drummer/percussionist Barnett, and the appearances of various guest musicians, notably bassist Nino De Gleria on many tracks and clarinetists Cédric Vuille and Pierre Kaufmann on the complex, multi-sectioned "Grand Carré." However, the uniformly strong compositions -- over half penned by Rossel -- remain the album's most winning feature, harder edged than folk, stranger than mainstream rock, rougher and earthier than classical music. The album's best pieces, like "Od Tukaj Do Zdaj" and the aforementioned "Grand Carré," are filled with unexpected twists and turns, as joyous folk dances segue into driving, rockish interludes and the ubiquitous skewed rhythms keep everything engagingly off balance. The mood shifts are striking as well -- from the almost childlike innocence of the sprightly title track, featuring Bibic's sing-song vocal and whistling, to the inexorable, syncopated dirge tempo of the darkly dramatic album closer "Campagnes," in which Barnett's driving percussion and Rossel's hurdy-gurdy and sampler ultimately triumph over Bibic's accordion, drowning it out in a gradual buildup that ends with an abrasive, distorted wail at the final fade. On DisTanz, Nimal draws inspiration from the early solo work of Fred Frith (particularly Gravity) and from other avant-prog artists of similar vintage (the warmth of Lars Hollmer, the darkness of Univers Zero), but the group is ultimately more than a mere catalog of such influences. Voix de Surface excels in documenting the five-piece, festival-ready version of Nimal, but DisTanz is equally compelling as an expertly conceived studio project, an often cinematic recording that can be easily recommended to listeners of the avant-prog persuasion. ~ Dave Lynch, All Music Guide .. I edited my profile with ..Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4.... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
  • Members

    Momo Rossel (gitars,bass,Hurdy-gurdy,fiddle) Pippin Barnett (drums) Bratko Bibic (accordion, voice) Jean-Vin Huguenin (gitars, bass) Tom Cora (cello,bass) Guests: Shirley Anne Hofmann (euphonium), Nino de Gleria (bass), Gilles Rieder (drums), Cédric Vuille (clarinet), Daniel Spahni (drums), Pierre Kaufmann (clarinet)
  • Influences

    every inhabited music
  • Sounds Like

    Nimal.. .... ..

Videos

00:00 | 0 plays | Jan 1 0001

You have no videos.

Comments

Post a comment...
  • Małe Instrumenty

      
    Moich 8 Słów (My 8 Words).mp3   This is a song recorded in September 2012 using the words recorded and sent by our fans. Anyone could send eight important words related to the ending year. In total, we received about 400 words that were used in the recording. The song was released as a CD single in a limited edition of 99 pieces. Free download from http://maleinstrumenty.bandcamp.com/

    1 year ago
  • nnietbrovdi

       Hi Dear Artists Thx 4 add! Nice to meet u in this space! Thx for yr nice Music!I like many genres of special, unusual music.
    I'm MultimediArtist & musician. I'm here. I'm There. Nniet Brovdi xxx century.
    All T Best! KEEP IN TOUCH...We are Artists! We are Not Alone!
    http://www.xhamletx.135.it/
    http://www.facebook.com/nnietbrovdi.g.vieden
    http://soundcloud.com/nnietbrovdi
    http://vimeo.com/nnietbrovdi
    Greetings from Bucarest & Roma(ita) 

    1 year ago
  • Patchmusic Mastering


    Moin nimal,
    nach wie vor - schön musiziert :-)!!
    Vielen Dank für die Freundschaft ...

    Patch

    - Master of the Audioverse -

    2 years ago
  • La Villa Strangiato

    Nimal got played on La Villa Strangiato! "In Tenda" from Voix de surface was broadcast live May 6, 2010 on CHUO 89.1 FM (Ottawa, Canada). A cool track from a great early 90s album!

    3 years ago
  • L J Gregory


     

    hi Nimal,
    i have posted 2 new tracks
    (Dream Machine & Metalized skies)
    with wonderful artwork for Dream Machine
    by fine artist Edward Foster.
    hope you like them
    more soon
    lee.

    3 years ago
  • L J Gregory

    hi nimal,
    new name
    new track ("a little drum inside my head" - see blog)
    hope you like it
    more soon
    lee

    3 years ago
  • HysM? - independent mus…

    HysM? new releases!!!

    o19 - HysM?duo - Disco Blu (12/2009)
    mini-cdr, 7 tracks, 17 min



    o18 Microwave With Marge - Cow Licks Cow (12/2009)
    cd + Vinyl, 8 tracks, 16 min



    o17 - Solquest/AAldo - Extreme Dreaming (split) (10/2009)
    cdr, 7 tracks, 40 min



    o16 - FreeForm Vo.b - Nicola Vitucci, Stefano Spataro (10/2009)
    freedownload - 1 track, 12 min
    http://rapidshare.com/files/298497545/ffb-high.rar

    3 years ago
  • miSteR yUmMy

    how R ya?

    best

    mr  yummmy


    www.mutantpress.com





    3 years ago
  • Noriko

    Christmas Greetings Pictures, Images and Photos
    Hi. How have you been? I wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

    3 years ago
  • KLUST

    Bonjour,

    Je vous ai vus par le passe au festival mimi et j'en garde un super souvenir...
    Merci
    Amicalement

    3 years ago
10 of 59More

Bio:

DisTanz is a worthy successor to Voix de Surface,mixing the charm, warmth, and intimacy of Eastern European folk music with the off-kilter sensibilities of the avant-prog bands of the Rock in Opposition school. Following Voix de Surface, cellist Tom Cora and multi-instrumentalist Jean-Vin Huguenin left Nimal, reducing the group to a core trio of Momo Rossel, Bratko Bibic, and Pippin Barnett. And while Cora's signature rough-riding cello in particular is missed, DisTanz still fares quite nicely, thank you, given Rossel's remarkable abilities on a multitude of instruments (including guitar, hurdy-gurdy, bouzouki, bass, and sampler), the inventive contributions of accordionist Bibic and drummer/percussionist Barnett, and the appearances of various guest musicians, notably bassist Nino De Gleria on many tracks and clarinetists Cédric Vuille and Pierre Kaufmann on the complex, multi-sectioned "Grand Carré." However, the uniformly strong compositions -- over half penned by Rossel -- remain the album's most winning feature, harder edged than folk, stranger than mainstream rock, rougher and earthier than classical music. The album's best pieces, like "Od Tukaj Do Zdaj" and the aforementioned "Grand Carré," are filled with unexpected twists and turns, as joyous folk dances segue into driving, rockish interludes and the ubiquitous skewed rhythms keep everything engagingly off balance. The mood shifts are striking as well -- from the almost childlike innocence of the sprightly title track, featuring Bibic's sing-song vocal and whistling, to the inexorable, syncopated dirge tempo of the darkly dramatic album closer "Campagnes," in which Barnett's driving percussion and Rossel's hurdy-gurdy and sampler ultimately triumph over Bibic's accordion, drowning it out in a gradual buildup that ends with an abrasive, distorted wail at the final fade. On DisTanz, Nimal draws inspiration from the early solo work of Fred Frith (particularly Gravity) and from other avant-prog artists of similar vintage (the warmth of Lars Hollmer, the darkness of Univers Zero), but the group is ultimately more than a mere catalog of such influences. Voix de Surface excels in documenting the five-piece, festival-ready version of Nimal, but DisTanz is equally compelling as an expertly conceived studio project, an often cinematic recording that can be easily recommended to listeners of the avant-prog persuasion. ~ Dave Lynch, All Music Guide .. I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4.. ..

Member Since:

January 05, 2007

Members:

Momo Rossel (gitars,bass,Hurdy-gurdy,fiddle) Pippin Barnett (drums) Bratko Bibic (accordion, voice) Jean-Vin Huguenin (gitars, bass) Tom Cora (cello,bass) Guests: Shirley Anne Hofmann (euphonium), Nino de Gleria (bass), Gilles Rieder (drums), Cédric Vuille (clarinet), Daniel Spahni (drums), Pierre Kaufmann (clarinet)

Influences:

every inhabited music

Sounds Like:

Nimal Momo Rossel & Pippin Barnett - Dis Tanz..

Record Label:

Rec_rec, AYAA, labelusines

Login

Forgot password?

Need an account? Sign up