Luz da Lua

After the illuminations of the first album, Luz Da Lua invites us into a flamboyant twilight of six tracks that are certainly short, but long in the mouth like a Havana cigar. An album tinged with deep bliss in which the weary world rests and takes stock of its humanity, tracking the jolts of simple joy and golden light that gives wings. The riffs are spring-like, the Latin evocations and the sober and mastered virtuosity. Lots of space, dense words and memorial melodies. Sun and fun, this Twilight. André Klénès (Double bass and compositions) by a big fluid and lavish sound, one of the best there is, offers a setting for the ensemble where the melodies and the improvisation agree like the fresh mint leaf in the mojito. The nimble and acrobatic guitar of Adrien Brogna paints the picture with the warm metal of the strings in a reassuring clear line that makes the artist a master of his instrument. The duo hits the mark and joins, here and there, the presence of Stephan Pougin on percussion and Antoine Dawans on trumpet and fumelhorn to raise the sound ensemble to the zenith of the genre. Two covers (Carlos Gardel and Keith Jarrett) generously punctuate the walk.

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Twilight

On avait beaucoup aimé le premier album du duo Luz Da Lua, formé du contrebassiste André Klénès et du guitariste Adrien Brogna, tous deux belges. Cela s'appelait Illuminations et révélait des racines jazz et une ambiance latino. Les compositions de Klénès et les reprises de Veloso, Jobim, Gismonti, Mores nous offraient un beau voyage dans une Amérique latine faite de nostalgie, de saudade et, en même temps, de bonheur à jouer et à danser. Le duo poursuit dans ce deuxième album, Twilight, crépuscule en francais, toujours aussi heureux, coloré, latino, même un peu plus amusé et amusant, plus fun, malgré le titre qui semble promettre des ambiances entre chien et loup. Antoine Dawans à la trompette et au bugle et Stephan Pougin aux percussions vient ajouter des couleurs et de l'espace sur les musiques toujours composées par
André Klénès, ainsi que sur deux reprises: Lejana Tierra Mia de Carlos Gardel et Lucky Southern, une bossa-nova composée par Keith Jarrett[...]

*** J.C.V, Le Mad, 12 avril 2023

After the illuminations of the first album, Luz Da Lua invites us into a flamboyant twilight of six tracks that are certainly short, but long in the mouth like a Havana cigar. An album tinged with deep bliss in which the weary world rests and takes stock of its humanity, tracking the jolts of simple joy and golden light that gives wings. The riffs are spring-like, the Latin evocations and the sober and mastered virtuosity. Lots of space, dense words and memorial melodies. Sun and fun, this Twilight.[...]