5051078991320

The Scale

Carla Diratz & The Archers Of Sorrow

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Format: CD

Cat No: DISCUS124CD

Release Date:  10 December 2021

Label:  Discus Music

Packaging Type:  Digipak

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  5051078991320

Genres:  Rock  Progressive Rock  

  • Description

    The extraordinary, powerful and characterful French singer Carla Diratz (described by none other than Robert Wyatt as "the soulful Ms Diratz") collaborates here with composers Martin Archer and Nick Robinson. They deliver an extremely diverse set which runs from out and out prog through avant-rock to improv, electronic collage and modernist chanson - "Improg" is the name we've given to this mixed up school of music. Lyrics sung in English, French and Italian ultimately present a very personal view of the world, with some nostalgia for the past but ultimately hope in the unconquerable spirit of the next generation. The band is completed by upcoming trumpet star Charlotte Keeffe and the crack rhythm section who first came together onstage as part of Archer's Anthropology Band.

    Carla Diratz: vocal

    Martin Archer: saxophones, keyboards, electronics

    Nick Robinson: guitars, keyboards

    Dave Sturt: bass guitar

    Adam Fairclough: drums

    Charlotte Keeffe: trumpet

    Jan Todd: backing vocals

    Julie Archer: backing vocals

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. The scale
      • 2. Le sang et les larmes - etude 1
      • 3. I am with you
      • 4. Static cruise
      • 5. Mother
      • 6. La digue - etude 2
      • 7. The nature of a child
      • 8. Dove mi hai lasciata
      • 9. Merry-go round
      • 10. Menhir et gémissements
      • 11. Teen dance
      • 12. Le chagrin
      • 13. Desert prayer