Sharp Claws Cats (CD-R)
by Mathieu Werchowski & David Chiesa

Mathieu Werchowski is a violin and viola player whose work transcends the purely musical dimension, frequently collaborating with circus artists, dancers and performers, and, on occasion, psychiatric patients.

According to Martin Davidson of Emanem Records, "there is currently no shortage of fine improvising violinists, but Mathieu Werchowski shows himself to be one of the best".

David Chiesa started playing bass guitar in rock bands, and has been working in improvisation for more than ten years. A large part of his career has been spent collaborating with dancers, including leading figures of contemporary dance-performance such as Yukiko Nakamura and Valérie Metivier.

Recorded in two churches in France, "Sharp Claws Cats" makes full use of the majestic resonant spaces it was created in. Werchowski's violin and viola and Chiesa's double bass leave behind ghostly trails of overtones and harmonics (to the point of sounding electronic at times) as they intersect each other along wide fields of silence.

Tracklisting:

• Opening    3'16
• Neon#1     6'49
• Neon#2     6'42
• (Mer)lande   14'33
• mer(Land)    11'08

Recorded at Abbaye de Chancelade, Église Saint Léon Sur Vézére and Prieuré de Merlande, Dordogne, France. 

• Mastering by Pierre Etchandy
• Thanks to Marc Pichelin
• Artwork by Manuel Majastre

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