COMMONS, first album by the trio Gerigk·Ianes·Mellan

The trio 2 string instruments, 1 wind instrument. 2 acoustic instruments, 1 amplified instrument. 2 low-tone instruments, 1 harmony instrument... or 3 harmony instruments after all? In this ensemble, areas of responsibility are constantly changing. Standing sounds mutate into organically flowing developments and transform back. This trio was born during several concerts as part of European improvisation meetings. Beyond the original instrumentation, an aesthetic unity quickly emerged, a common vision. The album "Commons", in social science, refers to the resources that are used in a community in self-organized processes of need-oriented action. A "common" is something that we can use according to our needs but which we cannot appropriate exclusively. With this elastic social structure as a model, the ensemble moves, using, shaping and forming the limited sound space communally in an aesthetic way. Each of the players finds their place in the overall context in order to create a multi-layered sound sculpture. In a subtle way, 3 instruments move with their sonic peculiarities, phenomena and means of shaping in a precise, free and fresh way to peel the best out of what is possible in the moment. The album is being recorded in two sessions: a Paris session that took place in September 2023 + a session in Cologne that took place in September 2024. IIt is mixed by Fernando Perales (Argentina). It is produced by the independent French label LFDS Records. The objective is a release at the end of 2023. "Groundwaters" Discover “Groundwaters”, a second track from the future album. Members Luis Ianes - guitar (Argentina) Luis Ianes is an improviser, composer, guitarist (also voice and electric bass) based currently in France. He has lived, collaborated and worked in New York and Buenos Aires as a performer, improviser, composer and teacher in many different creative projects. François Mellan - sousaphone (France) For many years, François Mellan played trumpet in unknown funk combos, big bands and ephemeral festival brass bands. Passionate about sounds and mutes, from Cootie Williams to Lester Bowie, he decides however to "change of dimension" by switching to the susaphone. Exploring this instrument with underrated qualities, he keeps his love of expressive sounds, old swing and free music... François runs his own project, a brass band called Illustre Klaxon, is involve in the collective Le Fondeur de Son and is a member of the Anti Rubber Brain Factory, directed by bassist Yoram Rosilio. He is an active member of the french collective LFDS – Le Fondeur de Son. Jonas Gerigk - double bass (Germany) Jonas Gerigk is a German double bass player who is active in the field of free improvisation, contemporary jazz, experimental music and contemporary classical music. He is based in Cologne and Pohrsdorf (Tharandt) after he studied at HfM Dresden, NMH Oslo and HfMT Köln. A main focus of his work deals with the term Explorative Music. He is doing intensive research on the expansion of the sound spectrum of the acoustic double bass. With a physical as well as technical approach and preparations he explores the variety of timbres of his instrument. His solo album Sound Plantings (IMPAKT Records) is a snapshot of this work in the field of extended playing techniques. Jonas is a member of numerous ensembles, works on long-term band projects (like Okoton and Vließ) and collaborates regularly with dancers and painters in interdisciplinary projects. He organized the radio shows HEIMklang (Dresden) and SnapShot (Cologne), in which free improvisations of changing groups were broadcast live in the studio. Between October 2020 and February 2021 he organized the concert series RAUMKLANG – Explorative Music at the Atelier KunstRaum Dorissa Lem in Cologne. He is an active member of the collective IMPAKT – Improvisation und aktuelle Musik Köln. "Seeds" "Seeds", a track from the future album.