Storiel Museum, Bangor
Live performance at Storiel Museum, Bangor, Wales · November 15, 2024
Live performance at Storiel Museum, Bangor, Wales · November 15, 2024
frise lumière was invited to perform at Storiel Museum in Bangor, Wales.
Performance at Strange Brew, Bristol, England · November 2024
“Frise Lumiere is the experimental brainchild of composer Ludovic Gerst. He wielded only a bass guitar and the drumstick he beat hungrily against it. It was raw.
Perched atop a stool in almost complete darkness, conjuring up this hypnotic monosyllabic rumble, Gerst evoked the image of a wizard both in stance and sound. It was reminiscent of guttural throat singing.”
Epigram (live report | Strange Brew, Bristol)
“Vibração Corporal”, from the album ambo by frise lumière, was selected for The Wire Tapper 66, the companion CD to The Wire Issue 489.
https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/the-wire-tapper/the-wire-tapper-66/10
ambo is the latest album by frise lumière.
Developed around prepared bass as a self-contained sonic system, the album continues an ongoing exploration of resonance, vibration and the physicality of sound. Through extended playing techniques, rhythmic structures, harmonic layers and percussive textures emerge simultaneously from a single instrument, allowing composition to unfold through listening, gesture and acoustic interaction.
The term ‘ambo’ has its origins in the definition given to it by the writer Maria Gabriela Llansol, to describe two beings who, even when united, continue to maintain their singularity, growing mutually in dialogue without cancelling each other out
PRESS & RADIO
Selected press and radio support
The Wire Tapper 66 · BBC 6 Music · Radio Kapitał · Resonance FM · Blow Up Magazine · JazzMania · Bad Alchemy
SELECTED REVIEWS
“An initiatory or even metaphysical journey…”
— JazzMania — Belgium
“What poetry is for Llansol, the bass is for Gerst: he plays it percussively, almost like a gamelan, placing it on his lap to coax out sounds and rhythms using brushes and drumsticks.” (p. 74)
— Bad Alchemy — Germany
“Mission accomplished.”
— Blow Up Magazine — Italy, October 2024 print edition, p. 72
FORMATS
Available on vinyl, CD, Cassette and digital download
VIDEO PREMIERE & INTERVIEW
“The video for ‘Jeziorko,’ a standout track from ‘Ambo,’ is more than just a visual complement—it acts as an additional instrument, introducing new layers of perspective and harmony to the music. In this five-minute duet of sound and image, scenes from a 1926 Japanese silent film are mixed with Polaroid and analog photos, creating an animated postcard that mirrors the aesthetic of the vinyl release.
‘Jeziorko’ itself, named after the Polish word for “lake,” draws inspiration from the work of ceramic artist Irena Lipska-Zworska, particularly her porcelain and glass mirror piece Jeziorko (1986-1987). The sounds and techniques Gerst employs in the track evoke the delicate, dreamlike quality of porcelain, as if the music were crafted from the material itself, infusing the piece with a sense of fragility and ethereal beauty. Through ‘Ambo,’ Gerst continues to push his craft, fusing sound, art, and experimental technique into a singular, evocative experience.”
“L’Écume des Mots”, the first single from the album ambo by frise lumière, premiered on Sun 13.
Listen to the track and read the full feature on Sun 13
