REFLET

TRACKLISTING


A1. Glass Museum - Caillebotis
A2. Gla ss Museum - Shiitake
A3. Glass Museum - Ellipse
A4. Glass Museum - Reflet< br>B1. Glass Museum - Swimming Trees
B2. Glass Museum - Auburn
B3. Glass M useum - Opal Sequences
B4. Glass Museum - Kendama





I NFO


Belgian instrumentalists Glass Museum have found the perfect balance between piano and drums, where jazz and electronics collide, uniting the surgical precision of the best contemporary jazz, à la Gogo Penguin and Badbadn otgood, with the electronic influences of Jon Hopkins or Floating Points.
< br />In motion since 2016, the duo consisting of keyboardist Antoine Flipo and d rummer Martin Grégoire, have a rich history written around a powerful connection to duality. From the initial impact of the 'Deux' EP in 2018, to the synthetic and organic textures of the critically acclaimed 2020 album 'Reykjavik', Glass M useum has found its balance in symmetry.

Released 29th April via the groove-obsessed Sdban Ultra label, 'Reflet' was born out of a desire for freedom , a wish to innovate and travel differently. This new piece stands out as an art istic climax crafted at the crossroads of time and genres, an electronic proposi tion wrought by two brave hearts, tempered by the organic reflections delivered through computer free melodies. An album which places the human at the core of i ts compositions and in order to return to a more instinctive and instantaneous m eans of creation, the duo retreated to a secret location in one of the most remo te parts of the Ardennes. It's there, in the shade of spruces, that the album wa s first born.

Extremely cinematographic, 'Reflet' delivers a panorami c view point: jazz, breakbeat, minimal techno and deep house, collide on neo cla ssical grounds. From the dynamic instrumentation of album opener 'Caillebotis' t o the absorbing oscillations of 'Shiitake' and grand gestures of the album title track, 'Reflet' is an odyssey running through troubled times, an ode to night t ime, to life, dreams and to all rhythms that convey emotions beyond words. Like its immersive creative process, the album offers a counterpoint and, above all, endless perspectives. Elsewhere, the pulsing, melodic 'Auburn' and entrancing el ectronic textures of 'Opal Sequences' continue the exploration before the strutt ing 'Kendama' showcases the electronic sensibilities that are buried within thei r productions.

Shining as a true instrumental tour de force, 'Reflet' also takes inspiration from the progress of the Ohme Collective. At the crossro ads of art disciplines, science, new technologies and societal challenges, this creative community draws the future of visual arts and created the album artwork for this resolutely futuristic album.

Having initially won the oppo rtunity to perform at the Dour Festival, Tournai back in 2016, Glass Museum have picked up a series of awards and distinctions back home in their homeland and t hey now find themselves dining at the top table of Europe's contemporary music s cene. The international music scene opened itself to the band once again in 2019 , with the duo performing at Elb Jazz in Hamburg, the legendary Ancienne Belgiqu e in Brussels and the Iceland Airwaves Festival, Reykjavik.

In 2020, Glass Museum distinguished themselves by remixing a track for electronic artist, Rone. Having recently received a César Award for his soundtrack to the Jacques Audiard film, Les Olympiades, the French producer called on the Brussels duo's k now-how - a mark of confidence which once again underlines the international rea ch of Glass Museum. Germany, Iceland, Turkey, Romania, Greece, France or Czech R epublic have already approved Glass Museum's singular recipe.