Absinthe - Vinyl Edition - ECM: 7706424 - Vinyl Record

Atmosphère! Atmosphère!’ ....Absinthe, certainly has plenty of it. , the 10 tracks, all penned by the guitarist, evoke gentle pastoral moods . — Jazzwise, May 2019, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 1st Mar 2019
Catalogue No: 7706424
Label: ECM

Absinthe

Mixed Blessing

Verveine

La Petite Reine

Christiania

tude

Bicycle

Ombu

Tenebres

Saint Vincent

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With Absinthe, his second release for ECM, guitarist Dominic Miller has created an album coloured by a distinct atmosphere. “The first thing that came to me before I wrote any tunes was the title,” he says. “Living in the South of France, I am fascinated by Impressionism. Sharp light and witchy mistrals, combined with strong alcohol and intense hangovers must have driven some of these artists toward insanity. Skies that are green, faces blue, perspective distorted.”

While Miller’s ECM debut, Silent Light, emphasized intimacy in solo and duo settings, Absinthe finds the guitarist fronting a quintet that brings his ever lyrical compositions to textured life. Miller, switching between nylon- and steelstring acoustic guitars, has a key harmonic-melodic foil in the bandoneon of Santiago Arias.

The vivid presence at the drum kit is Manu Katche, an ECM veteran and for years a colleague with Miller in the band of Sting (whom the guitarist has accompanied now for three decades). Mike Lindup’s keyboard tones add a

ghostly air to such highlights as the title track, while bassist Nicholas Fiszman roots the sound.

As for Miller, JazzTimes described him as a guitarist who “milks every note, thriving on the pauses between them and whispery effects of fingers sliding across strings,” while Stereophile agreed, declaring that “his ability to express emotion through a guitar is amazing to hear.”

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May 2019

Atmosphère! Atmosphère!’ ....Absinthe, certainly has plenty of it. , the 10 tracks, all penned by the guitarist, evoke gentle pastoral moods .

July 2019

Argentine-born guitarist Dominic Miller is probably better known as a Sting sideman than a solo artist...it’s doubtful that Miller’s looking to give up that Sting gig anytime soon in favor of stepping out on his own full-time, but an album as strong as Absinthe makes it clear that he could.

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