Nouvel album de Benjamin Schoos

<p>Step inside the curious hinterland of Benjamin Schoos&rsquo; imagination. Repair to the drawing room and luxuriate in his most outlandish compositions.</p> <p>Quand la nuit tombe sur l&#39;orchestre is a collection of 15 mostly instrumental tracks that would all be monstrous hits in a parallel universe better than our own. With the titular inspiration coming from a quote by the surrealist commander-in-chief André Breton (&ldquo;when night falls on the orchestra&rdquo;), the Belgian musician has gathered together some of his finest instrumental works and rarities for this fascinating and phantasmagoric album.</p> <p><img alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/522307/lanuit-1527864827.jpg" width="100%" /></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Following Profession Chanteur, a synoptic jaunt through the more commercial moments from his last three albums, here now comes the flipside: a demi-monde of baroque pop, kaleidoscopic waltzes and analogue odysseys that trip off the ears. &ldquo;T<em>he reason I&rsquo;ve bought out this compilation</em>,&rdquo; says Schoos, &ldquo;<em>is because as a music fan I find myself listening to instrumental music on vinyl all the time, whether it&rsquo;s library music or soundtrack music. Instrumental music on vinyl is very erotic!&rdquo;</em></p> <p><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="281" scrolling="no" src="https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FE6pAZoowpaU%3Ffeature%3Doembed&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DE6pAZoowpaU&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FE6pAZoowpaU%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=8b7d8dd6504d41af9a77662672aabc2a&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="500"></iframe></p> <p>Quand la nuit tombe sur l&#39;orchestre has been brought together from the archives of Belgian cult record company Freaksville - the Brussels and Liege based label Schoos runs - with many of the tracks here recorded for films and TV documentaries. Like the hegemonic Breton, Schoos presides over a creative hub, assisting and being assisted in making some of Belgium&rsquo;s finest underground music. That&rsquo;s the dayjob at least, while at night the freaks come out to play.</p> <p>And like the surrealists, there&rsquo;s a list of players bringing surreality to the universe. As well as Schoos on analog keyboards and synthesi- zers, piano, organ, mellotron, vocoder, drums and percussion, guitars and bass, the album boasts a cast of many, including: Man From Uranus, Jerome Danthinne, Christophe Cerri, Sabino Orsini, Yoni Vidal and Jean-François Hustin.</p> <p><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="281" scrolling="no" src="https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FiCFHiU0GFcQ%3Ffeature%3Doembed&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DiCFHiU0GFcQ&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FiCFHiU0GFcQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=8b7d8dd6504d41af9a77662672aabc2a&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="500"></iframe></p> <p>And what&rsquo;s more there&rsquo;s a special guest appearance from Alain Chamfort - a Breton born musician of note who over the years has collaborated with Jacques Dutronc, Serge Gainsbourg and Claude Francois, amongst others - unleashing his formidable sprechgesang on &lsquo;Dans les bras de la nuit&rsquo;.</p> <p><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="281" scrolling="no" src="https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FuKfzazEUFCo%3Ffeature%3Doembed&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DuKfzazEUFCo&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FuKfzazEUFCo%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=8b7d8dd6504d41af9a77662672aabc2a&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="500"></iframe></p> <p><em>&ldquo;I create mental images when I&rsquo;m making music,&rdquo;</em> says Schoos. &ldquo;<em>Instrumental music gives me great freedom to explore my imagination.&rdquo;</em></p> <p>Step inside this curious hinterland and prepare to be bedazzled.</p>