LESS IS ENDLESS

TRACKLISTING


1 De Beren Gieren - A Funny Discovery
2 De Beren Gieren - Less Is Endless
3 De Beren Gieren - Animalcules
4 De B eren Gieren - Guggenheim House
5 De Beren Gieren - Stress Als Optie
6 De B eren Gieren - Tuin
7 De Beren Gieren - Gentse Leugentjes
8 De Beren Gieren - Moments Never A Moment
9 De Beren Gieren - A Random Walk




INFO


Known for their dynamic sound and complex song stru ctures, De Beren Gieren deliver an extravagant blend of polyrhythmic soundscapes and elitist twists, showing an ability to change mood in a way that constantly holds the listener's attention. They effortlessly shift from more rigidly styled compositions to improvised sections and thus reveal the pulsating and ominous f uturistic sound of a new world.

Produced by Dijf Sanders and Frederik Segers, 'Less Is Endless' is an ode to a universe teeming with life. Seen as an extension to the critically acclaimed 2017 album 'Dug Out Skyscrapers', it sear ches for vents through which life can emerge and evolve. The secret of communica ting creativity can be found in the cultivation of the unfinished; the missing p iece of the puzzle tickles the imagination more than the perfect end result.

From the psychotropic opener 'A Funny Discovery' and off-kilter piano rh ythms of 'Animalcules' to the impressionist melodies and harmonic soundscapes of 'Tuin', De Beren Gieren give the music the space to breath and grow with every unexpected twist and turn. Elsewhere, 'Guggenheim House' is a lesson in the avan t-garde, while 'Gentse Leugentjes' is a far cry from the traditional piano-bass- drum set-up, before the affecting 'Moments Never a Moment' and 18-minute 'A Rand om Walk' is an adventure in improvisation and electronics that defies any logica l convention.

Forming in 2009, Fulco Ottervanger (piano, fx, synths), Lieven Van Pee (double bass, electric bass) and Simon Segers (drums, fx) quickl y built a reputation across the Benelux region with their 'must-see' live shows and have since taken their transcendental live energy across Europe, Morocco and Japan and have performed at North Sea Jazz, Jazz Middelheim, Trondheim Jazzfest ival, Ljubljana Jazz Festival, Moers Festival, Gent Jazz, Kanazawa Jazz Street a nd Eurosonic.

The trio's breakthrough came with second album 'A Ravel ing' (2013) which received rave reviews, and the following year, a live recordin g with Portuguese trumpet player Susana Santos Silva was released as 'The Detour Fish' (2014) on the Clean Feed label, gaining De Beren Gieren further widesprea d recognition. Their 2015 release 'One Mirrors Many' was lauded by Dutch magazin e Jazzism and signalled the beginning of their electronic quest, finding its mat urity in 'Dug Out Skyscrapers' (2017). In 2019, they celebrated their 10th anni versary, releasing the limited edition 'Broensgebuzze EP'.

De Beren G ieren have collaborated with renowned jazz artists including Louis Sclavis, Erns t Reijseger, Joachim Badenhorst, Marc Ribot, Jan Klare and Jean-Yves Evrard.