Αναλυτική Περιγραφή
Following their 2022 release “Le Plus Longtemps Possible”, which earned them a "Coup de coeur" from the Académie Charles Cros and the "French Group of the Year" award from Jazz News and Jazz Magazine, the four members of Flash Pig have chosen a tale of love and imagination as the main theme of their new album. They cover the soundtrack of director Wong Kar Wai's masterpiece, In the Mood for Love.The soundtrack features several Nat King Cole boleros, a few traditional Chinese songs and of course the lovers' main theme, the variations of which are a perfect vehicle for Flash Pig's creative chutzpah. As is the case for Wong Kar Wai, the formal constraint allows the band to express emotion in a discreet and nuanced way. The record is infused with the nostalgia, the words left unsaid of this doomed love affair. One can almost hear the two heroes hopelessly brushing past one another.Wong Kar Wai however never let go of his strict aesthetic control. Meanwhile Flash Pig have a long history of interplay and risk taking. Their interpretation of this soundtrack - which sometimes verges on kitsch - is imbued with wildness, humor and physicality.This fiery, masterful album, the fifth in the quartet's fifteen-year history, shows us musicians and human beings reaching maturity together. Within the jazz idiom, few can express complex, nuanced emotions the way they do. The dialogue with cinema opens up enticing avenues for the listener's imagination, while this gem of a band takes another step forward
