On While Whirling, French-Japanese violist Frantz Loriot unleashes the essence of the viola as an explosive force. Pushing the instrument to extremes, he ceaselessly explores its most subtle and unexpected sonorities. From a single acoustic string instrument, he miraculously teases and evokes hallucinatory impressions of harpsichords pounded, bells struck, electronics cracked, dirt shoveled; Loriot has created a unique, personal music filled with moments of textured transcendence and tension-filled tenderness.
Frantz Loriot—While Whirling Deluxe LP
TRACKLIST
SA1- the world lifts the heart
SA2- while whirling
SA3- through westless rains
SA4- on the lawns of insomnia
SB1- a throbbing whisper
SB2- smiling with unseen weight
SB3- those exiled belongings
SB4- of many others whirlingCREDITS
All music by Frantz Loriot, Viola
Artwork by Mark Younkle
Album and track title poem by Eliot CardinauxRecorded and Mixed by Philipp Schaufelberger in Zürich, Switzerland
Mastered by Kevin Gray, Cohearent Audio