Volapuk Discography of CDs

Volapuk music CDs The second album by the European instrumental ensemble Volapuk is another bracing set of short, highly structured pieces for cello, drums, and bass clarinet (with a few occasional additional instruments). While they are hard to classify, Volapnk (the name comes from a once-popular 19th century artificial language, a predecessor to Esperanto) are not hard to enjoy, as they draw upon such familiar genres as cabaret, jazz, contemporary classical, and pop, blending them into their own unique hybrid. While avant-garde in their iconoclasm, they are downright friendly sonically. The trio composed most of the 15 selections, with founder and drummer Guigou Chenevier (from the ...

Volapuk discography Drummer and composer Guigou Chenevier (previously of Etron Fou le Loublan) founded this inventive European instrumental trio. Joined by cellist Guillaume Saurel and bass clarinetist/keyboardist Michel Mandel, the combined sonorities are engaging and richly layered. The group compositions are remarkable snapshots of empathetic interplay. All three members are unique soloists and the command of their instruments is such that a sense of confidence ...

Volapuk songs Track Listing of songs: Where Is Tamashii?; Sasayaki; Impro Cloche; Chantage; Boom Boom; Vol De Voiture; Mission; Exercice Du Matin; Pas De Panique; Nouvelle Vague; Coda;

Volapuk CD discography This is the third album by the hard-to-classify European instrumental ensemble Volapnk. The trio of drummer Guigou Chenevier, clarinetist Michel Mandel, and cellist Guillaume Saurel is here joined by violinist Takumi Fukushima. In addition, each of the three core members play other instruments (flute, marimba, sanza, and taragot) as well as singing here and there. The trio collaboratively wrote most of the 13 selections. ...