Name: Slowly Paradise
Brand: Eric Chenaux

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Limited edition

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2018-03-09

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Eric Chenaux

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Modern Composition

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Constellation

Distributed by <a href="http://scdistribution.com">SC Distribution</a>, Constellation has established itself as a reputable force within the music industry. The label's commitment to quality and artistic expression shines through in every release. Whether you're a fan of experimental sounds or simply appreciate boundary-pushing music, Constellation offers an unparalleled listening experience.

Discover the captivating world of Constellation today and immerse yourself in the extraordinary talent that this Canadian label has to offer.

Eric Chenaux is a Canadian guitarist known for his unique and captivating musical style. With influences ranging from folk to experimental, Chenaux has carved out a distinct sound that sets him apart from his contemporaries. His intricate guitar work and soulful vocals have earned him comparisons to artists such as Sandro Perri, Black Ox Orkestar, and Oren Ambarchi.

Chenaux's music is both innovative and accessible, combining elements of avant-garde experimentation with heartfelt melodies. He has collaborated with renowned musicians like David Grubbs, Bill Orcutt, and Emmanuelle Parrenin, further showcasing his versatility as an artist.

Listeners can expect to be transported into a world of sonic exploration when experiencing *Eric Chenaux's* music. Whether it's the ethereal sounds of Laura Cannell or the introspective compositions of Richard Youngs, fans of experimental folk will find much to appreciate in Chenaux's discography.

For overs of Richard Dawson, John Fahey, Derek Bailey, Richard Youngs and Billie Holiday. Eric Chenaux makes conceptual music that’s not meant to sound conceptual. He operates among various ‘traditions’ but perhaps most broadly, Chenaux’s records grapple with the relationship between improvisation and structure in very particular, unique, idiosyncratic ways – and quite without irony or cynicism, through love. Because fundamentally, Chenaux writes love songs, which he sings in a voice honeyed and clear, while his guitar gently bends, frazzes, chortles, diverges and decomposes. This juxtaposition of his mellow, dexterous crooning and his highly experimental (and equally dexterous) guitar explorations, explodes even unconventional notions of singing and accompaniment, of tonal and timbral interplay between guitar and voice. As a solo artist, Chenaux’s improvisation methods are in certain literal ways solipsistic: as a singer-songwriter, he plays his guitar around and against his voice, challenging easy notions of harmony / harmoniousness, improvising ‘with himself’ in pursuit of surprising himself (and his listeners) as he unfurls ribbons of voice and instrument often to the point of seeming independence, all the better to capture – and be captured by – unforeseen, intimate moments of interdependence: a definition of freedom, as a profoundly intentional state of openness, presence and play. Even within avant-garde currents of folk and jazz balladry, Eric Chenaux feels like an outlier. Yet his music remains wonderfully warm, generous and fundamentally accessible in spite of its irrefutable iconoclasm. Slowly Paradise is Eric Chenaux’s new solo record. It is a lovely collection of mostly long songs guided by soothing, buttery singing and bent, fried fretwork. It is arguably Chenaux’s most assured and essential solo work, building on the critical acclaim his previous releases Guitar and Voice and Skullsplitter have rightly garnered.

LP - 180 Gram Vinyl includes 12x24 art print poster and Download. 

Slowly Paradise

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