Outre Mer

Outre Mer
Studio album by Garage A Trois
Released July 26, 2005
Recorded Galactic Studios
Length 45:52
Label Telarc
Producer Garage a Trois, Mike Napolitano
Garage A Trois chronology
Emphasizer
(2003)		 Outre Mer
(2005)		 Power Patriot
(2009)

Outre Mer is the second full-length studio album by Garage A Trois released in 2005. Uniquely combining drums, percussion, eight-string guitar and saxophone it is funk-influenced and emphasizes polyrhythmic grooves. [1] Allmusic reviewer Sean Westergaard stated that with the release of Outre Mer Garage A Trois "evolved from a cool side project to a great band."[2]

The full title of the album is Bande Originale du Filme de Outre Mer. Various album reviews state the album is a soundtrack for a French film also titled Outre Mer which was never released. The liner notes include a short story by Klaus Tontine and a special thanks to Tontine Films France. When Charlie Hunter was asked in an interview with Paul Olsen if inspiration came from the film he stated:

Basically, Stanton and Mike and Skerik and I got together and Stanton and I worked out a lot of grooves in the studio. That was our idea, just to put these grooves together--get “A” sections and “B” sections and just kind of build the music that way. And as far as [Tontine] went, I don’t really know--I’ve never met him, I don’t really have any contact with him. I was just down in New Orleans for the week that we recorded it.[3]

Regarding the question of the film a reviewer Michael McCaw states, "Either way, the music speaks for itself."[4]

Track listing

  1. "Outre Mer" - 4:44
  2. "Bear No Hair" - 4:25
  3. "The Machine" - 4:56
  4. "Etienne" - 5:19
  5. "Merpati" - 5:53
  6. "The Dream" - 2:54
  7. "Antoine" - 4:10
  8. "Circus" - 2:07
  9. "Needles" - 3:51
  10. "The Dwarf" - 4:14
  11. "Amanjiwo" - 3:17

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Stephen Latessa Outre Mer All About Jazz July 28, 2005. Retrieved August 30, 2008
  2. ↑ Sean Westergaard Outre Mer : Review Allmusic. Retrieved August 27, 2008
  3. ↑ Paul Olsen Charlie Hunter: Living the Music All About Jazz, September 26, 2005. Retrieved August 27, 2008
  4. ↑ Michael McCaw Outre Mer allaboutjazz.com, August 26, 2005
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