(Avant-Prog/Avant-Folk/Avant-Jazz/Zeuhl) Pienza Ethnorkestra - Indiens d'Europe - 2006, MP3, 320 kbps

Pienza Ethnorkestra was formed in 2001 by the duo of Daniel Jeand'heur (drums) and Thierry Bruneau (electric hurdy gurdy; plays in One Shot) who played and recorded under the name Pienza. They were later joined by James Mcgaw (bass ; who plays among others in Magma) and started touring France. Two other musicians occasionally joined them for these shows : Greg THEVENIAU (bass, guitar ; also plays in Snake Oil among others) and Boris BLANCHET (saxophone).
This group, renamed Pienza Ethnorkestra, then proceeds to perform all over France over 4 years and in 2006 releases a live album, Indiens D'Europe, from a show in a festival held in August 2005, which features the trio, McGaw, Bruneau and Jeand'heur. The album is released through Soleil Zeuhl and co-produced by 12 Productions.

The music was recorded live during summer 2005 and is very heavy, the electric hurdy gurdy being treated like a guitar with a lot of power & distorsions. Folk is just a basis for this powerful great jam between 3 exceptionnal players that each push the boundaries of their instrument in very unusual ways : distorted electric hurdy gurdy, explosive drums & a HUGE Zeuhl bass that goes chorus almost every minute. Difficult to name.....explosive-zeuhl-folk ?

Daniel Jeand'heur / drums
Thierry Bruneau / electric hurdy gurdy
James MacGaw / electric bass