METAL-O-PHONE

Distortion, feedback, delay. All once the exclusive property of guitarists but no more, and their usage has opened up intriguing possibilities across the instrumental spectrum.

In applying them to the vibraphone, Benjamin Flament has found sound something wild in the heart of an instrument so often typecast as polite and mannered. The bright colours have given way to darker matter, buzzing with overtones and ambiguous pitches, and spiritually connecting the vibes back to its distant relatives like the Javanese gamelan, Tibetan singing bowls and African thumb pianos.




The other two thirds of MeTaL-O-PHoNe have responded accordingly, and bassist Joachim florent and drummer Elie Duris give no quarter in creating a swirling tempest of rhythms and textures that's perfectly in sync with this altered percussive landscape.

Video by Helen McNulty

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[TheVortexJazzClub]

Metal-O-Phone at The Vortex on Sat 19 Nov for London Jazz Festival 2011 - Coax Collectif Night w/ Irene + Pipeline. £12. For more info and bookings call 020 7254 4097.

[Johnrapp]

awesome!!