TIMOTHY ARCHAMBAULT Chìsake LP Ideologic Organ SOMA042
A little gem of wonder and magic, the newest album by Timothy Archambault, a shadow play of filigree and nuances comes out released by Ideologic Organ.
A solo recordings of indigenous flute pieces within this album are adaptations of Anishinaabeg shaking tent chants. The Anishinaabeg also known as Anishinaabe are a group of culturally related Indigenous peoplesthat reside in areas now called Canada and the United States. They include the Odawa, Saulteaux, Ojibwe (including Mississaugas), Potawatomi, Oji-Cree and Algonquin peoples. The word Anishinaabeg translates to “people from whence lowered”. The Anishinaabeg origin myths describe their people originating by divine breath.
Archambault took some time and tremendous effort to bring those chants to life through study but also through some deeper reference to how the chants are used in spiritual tradition of Anishinaabeg. He elevated the whole process that the chants contain to a completely new level thanks to the elaborate sound design but also through quite intuitive and wise translation of the whole contents to the studio techniques.
A jewel of simplicity and straightforwardness that puts in shame a lot of modern music.
Digitally recorded 31 December 2014 Beijing, China
Sound engineer: Victor Luan
Cover photography: Sascha Kleis
Flute & Portrait Photography: CYJO
Algonquin Couple circa 1750-1780 watercolor by unknown
Artist / Courtesy of the Public Library of Montreal, Salle
Gagnon
Produced by Timothy Archambault
Cut by Andreas Kauffelt at Schnittstelle, April 2021 Berlin
Dedicated to my Father: Philip Cyril Archambault
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