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<label id="amplitude" href="http://www.actuellecd.com/en/boutique/amplitude/">
  <name>Amplitude</name>
  <shortname>Amplitude</shortname>
  <recording id="jacd_4010" href="http://www.actuellecd.com/en/cat/jacd_4010/">
    <artist>Pierre Cartier</artist>
    <cover href="http://www.electrocd.com/res/couv.lrg/4010_JACD.gif" />
    <title>Chanson du fil</title>
    <catno>JACD 4010</catno>
    <year>1989</year>
    <format>
      <code>CD</code>
      <price>22.50 CA$</price>
      <rebate>
        <realprice>25.00 CA$</realprice>
        <percentage>10</percentage>
      </rebate>
      <availability></availability>
    </format>
    <description>Also recorded in &#8217;89 and originally released on Amplitude, Chanson du fil
    was written in the same spririt as Les fleurs du tapis. An elaborate orchestration, two
    trombones were added to the original line-up, renders a more complex and more constructed
    music, featuring horns and reeds. Pierre Cartier is definitely a great musician ans an
    excellent composer, as can be hear in these two cd&#8217;s.</description>
  </recording>
  <recording id="jacd_4022" href="http://www.actuellecd.com/en/cat/jacd_4022/">
    <artist>Icarus</artist>
    <artistdetail>Allard, Longsworth, Tanguay, Villemure</artistdetail>
    <cover href="http://www.electrocd.com/res/couv.lrg/4022_JACD.gif" />
    <title>Beating the Racoon</title>
    <catno>JACD 4022</catno>
    <year>1990</year>
    <format>
      <code>CD</code>
      <price>22.50 CA$</price>
      <rebate>
        <realprice>25.00 CA$</realprice>
        <percentage>10</percentage>
      </rebate>
      <availability></availability>
    </format>
    <description>Born in 1987, Icarus produced two very different albums: Beating the Racoon,
    recorded in 1990 in a chamber jazz style closely related to Winter Consort and Oregon, and
    Quand est-ce qu&#8217;on prend des vacances? recorded in 1994 flying over a rather coarse and
    bumpy territory. Icarus is jazz, funk, rock, blues, tango, latin, african and new music all at
    once. The numerous styles give to Icarus its unique sound. Its peculiar instrumentation and the
    complicity between the four musicians create an audacious, subtle and passionate music, always
    undergoing changes. Icarus finds its inspiration in improvisation. The dialog and
    polyrhythmics, the textures and unusual sounds make for the style of the group. Both cd&#8217;s
    are now available through DAME.</description>
  </recording>
  <recording id="jacd_4029" href="http://www.actuellecd.com/en/cat/jacd_4029/">
    <artist>Icarus</artist>
    <artistdetail>Allard, Longsworth, Tanguay, Villemure</artistdetail>
    <cover href="http://www.electrocd.com/res/couv.lrg/4029_JACD.gif" />
    <title>Quand est-ce qu&#8217;on prend des vacances?</title>
    <catno>JACD 4029</catno>
    <year>1994</year>
    <format>
      <code>CD</code>
      <availability>temp. out of stock</availability>
    </format>
    <description>Born in 1987, Icarus produced two very different albums: Beating the Racoon,
    recorded in 1990 in a chamber jazz style closely related to Winter Consort and Oregon, and
    Quand est-ce qu&#8217;on prend des vacances? recorded in 1994 flying over a rather coarse and
    bumpy territory. Icarus is jazz, funk, rock, blues, tango, latin, african and new music all at
    once. The numerous styles give to Icarus its unique sound. Its peculiar instrumentation and the
    complicity between the four musicians create an audacious, subtle and passionate music, always
    undergoing changes. Icarus finds its inspiration in improvisation. The dialog and
    polyrhythmics, the textures and unusual sounds make for the style of the group. Both cd&#8217;s
    are now available through DAME.</description>
  </recording>
  <recording id="jacd_4017" href="http://www.actuellecd.com/en/cat/jacd_4017/">
    <artist>Michel Ratt&#233;</artist>
    <cover href="http://www.electrocd.com/res/couv.lrg/4017_JACD.gif" />
    <title>Musique ~ Id&#233;e</title>
    <catno>JACD 4017</catno>
    <year>1990</year>
    <format>
      <code>CD</code>
      <price>20.00 CA$</price>
      <rebate>
        <realprice>25.00 CA$</realprice>
        <percentage>20</percentage>
      </rebate>
      <availability></availability>
    </format>
    <description>The Michel Ratt&#233; trio, made of Michel Ratt&#233; (percussion/drums), Yves
    Charuest (alto saxophone) and Guillaume Dostaler (keyboards), emerges from a long collaboration
    that gave birth to many groups. An extremely imaginative drummer, Michel Ratt&#233; has been
    the leader of the trio for a while now. The songs of Musique ~ Id&#233;e are driven upon free
    jazz with new ideas, moving towards contemporary music. We particularly appreciate the rich
    tones obtained from the &#8220;prepared drums&#8221; and the tremendous mastering of expressive
    means. These two characteristics are pushing the Michel Ratt&#233; trio at the forefront of
    inventive/invented jazz in North America. An exceptional production, Musique ~ Id&#233;e is an
    album that has been said to be both intellectual and visceral, boasting a richness and a beauty
    which is definitely worth the investigation. Probably the most radical record made on the
    Amplitude label. Clean your ears before use.</description>
  </recording>
</label>
