Etienne de la Sayette
composer / producer / multi-instrumentalist
Instruments making /Composition : Tako Toki
Recording – mix – mastering : Nicolas Brémaud
Artwork : 2toon
Photo : Ji Yun
Music played by : Etienne de la Sayette, Nicolas Brémaud , Etienne Gaillochet (9) / Frederic Jean (1, 6 ,12 ,13) / Aurèle Gerin (2, 4, 5, 8, 11, 14)
"Entre techno indus et samba de carnaval, transe pygmée et bal dans la pampa argentine, leur symphonie acoustique nous fait voyager" TT
TELERAMA
Both Aurèle Gerin and Nicolas Brémaud are exceptional percussionists, while Etienne's mastery of wood (plastic) wind instruments means that over the 14 tracks, there is meditative beauty as well as moments of great fun. Sohisticated yet playful, this is no mere novelty.
Songlines Magazine
"voilà comment on tranforme le bricolage en art"
Nathalie Piolée France Musique - Banzzaï
"Using only 100% homemade instruments, these virtuosos have created an album of playful, meditative and thrilling compositions that evoke the spirits of Steve Reich-ian minimalism, gamelan, world jazz, and traditional West African and Korean music amidst its original beauty".
Radio Alhara
"a playful commingling of West African grooves, Korean folk melodies, and minimalist electronics, eprformed entirely on homemade instruments"
Bandcamp
"une musique très pure, toujours portée par de superbes mélodies"
Le Grigri
"...Avec cet album, Tako Toki prouve que l’on peut faire rimer bricolage avec élégance, et décroissance avec inspiration. Un projet audacieux qui, sous ses airs de fantaisie, porte une vision forte et profondément actuelle. À découvrir sans tarder...."
Solénopole
"..."fantastic""genius musicians" "music is incredible"
Justin Turford - Totally Wired Radio
"...This taps into something we urgently need: collectivity, collaboration, participation, multi-cultural celebration, and an unplugged anti-consumerist aesthetic that welcomes joining in..." Martha Willette Lewis
Rootsworld - USA