0 A residency project with Stephan Mathieu and Mathias Delplanque Stéphane Garin Villa Lauak-Bat, 64480 Jatxou, France phone_+33 663 702 083 0sound.tumblr.com
[email protected] 0 [pronounced zero] is a musical collective that started in 2004. Sylvain Chauveau _ glockenspiel, guitar Stéphane Garin _ percussion, field recordings Joël Merah _ guitar The core of 0 (Sylvain Chauveau, Stéphane Garin, Joël Merah) is based in Bayonne (France) and in Brussels (Belgium). The band has already performed pieces by Morton Feldman, Steve Reich, Taku Sugimoto, Erik Satie, John Cage, Moondog, Gavin Bryars or Rachel Grimes (Rachel’s), as well as original compositions by the members of the ensemble. Ben Vida (Town And Country, Bird Show), Nikos Veliotis, Steven Hess (Haptic, Pan American), Florencia Di Concilio and Antti Rannisto have written pieces especially for 0. 0 has played live around Europe (Switzerland, France, Spain, Belgium) and in Asia (Japan tour in Spring 2011). Pendulum Music _ Steve Reich / 0 (Bayonne, 20 novembre 2010) Discography _ 4’33’’ (John Cage) / Onement, 2006 _ Music of Wheel (Joël Merah) / Creative Sources, 2007 _ Passacaille (streaming, download) / Idiosyncratics, 2007 _ Mary Ann’s Theme - Mouvement de Neige / 2008 _ For the Black Monk (streaming, download) / Etlefeucomme, 2010 Those recordings have been reviewed in magazines and websites such as The Wire, The Sound Projector (UK), D-Side, Mouvement (France), Touching Extremes (Italy). « Music that’s immediately attractive and persistently elusive. » The Wire (UK) « This slow and quiet material may take some time to yield up its secrets, but it has accuracy and clarity.