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CD (2012)
Home Rec.    Tref : Dampf (B,2012)****
-Frédéric Malempré-Wim Claeys-Bruno Le Tron-Didier Laloy-

Three professional diatonic accordionists, Didier Laloy, Bruno Le Tron and Wim Claeys joined forces with drummer/percussionist Fred Malampré to make a relative good range of accordion dominated music, showing some of the possibilities of such a cooperation. Several times the accordions succeed to add an almost rock dance groove to their tunes, not even needing much of an additional rhythm to have that, and getting most power from the accordions, with the necessary breaks, and calmer moments. Just a few such tracks have also drum or percussive ideas, changing folk/rock to a more modern dance rhythm. Of course we also have all the traditional formats known for the accordion, like waltzes and polkas, there is enough alternation and dialoguing ideas not to fall back on pattern based music alone, but to have something fresh in the progression of the movements.

Label info : http://wwww.homerecords.be/francais/maarten/october.php
& http://wwww.homerecords.be/anglais/en_maarten/en_bio_maarten.php
Info : http://www.waaim.be/groep/tref.

See also a previous Didier Laloy review here
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