Wave Theory Tamil Rogeon

• 1 Ascend It 08:31
• 2 Doom Date 08:12
• 3 Gift Of The Gab 04:41
• 4 Beneath Her 06:09
• 5 Mountain Bug 07:58
• 6 Axe To Grind 08:39
• Total Runtime 44:10

Info for Wave Theory

Tamil Rogeon, the Melbourne based multifaceted jazz, classical and electronic violin & viola player firmly cemented his reputation with the critical success of his 2021 album Son Of Nyx which was released on Soul Bank Music, Impressive Collective head honcho Greg Boraman's previous label.

Lauded as a modal and spiritual jazz fusion opus, Son Of Nyx found favour with Gilles Peterson, Laurent Garnier, Rebecca Vasmant, BBC6 Music's' Cerys Matthews and Deb Grant, was a Jazz FM’ Album of the Week.

Building upon that highly original sound concept, Wave Theory draws from the jazz fusion movements of the 70s and 80s and conjures up textured soundscapes rich with cosmic synths, soaring vocals and deep jazz funk, and sees Tamil once again joining forces with Son of Nyx contributors Rita Satch and Daniel Mougerman, plus new collaborators and special guests including Lance Ferguson and celebrated trumpeter, friend Audrey Powne. Listeners can expect the same modal experiments, driving percussion and cosmic synths of Son of Nyx as well as new and exhilarating experiments in electric string instrumentation.

Across all 6 tracks the highlights are numerous, but of particular note are the album opener "Ascend it!"; a fusion masterpiece that seamlessly blends psychedelic elements, funk grooves, intricate melodies, and improvisation. When "Doom Date" takes flight we are transported to Mahavishnu Orchestra-like territory, before finishing with an angular melody that is pure jazz-fusion inventiveness. The irresistibly funky 'Gift Of The Gab” is built upon a hypnotic bass line over drum and percussion. Laden with synth and retro keyboards reminiscent of the deep funk of Herbie Hancock’s late 70s period. "Mountain Bug' alternates between minor and major keys, a hallucinatory violin solo is followed by a dazzling trumpet improvisation. A restatement of the melody accompanied by the gunfire of the drum set and percussion.

Tamil says of Wave Theory “Sometimes themes reveal themselves through creative encounters and through life experience. I wrote and recorded the album in six months. A lot happened to me and my friends during that time so, for me, ‘Wave Theory’ is like a musical snapshot of life’s relentless ebbs and flows. It’s about the sadness and thrills of endless transformation and the power of creative connection".

Tamil Rogeon, violin
Finn Rees, keyboards
Don Glori, bass
Audrey Powne, vocals, trumpet
Myele Manzanza, drums

Tamil Rogeon
is a composer, violinist and producer who graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts with a Bachelor of Music Performance in 1997 and is a current Honorary Fellow of Melbourne University, school of contempoaray music.

He has collaborated with Orchestra Victoria, The Australian Youth Orchestra (AYO), Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM). He has also worked with individual artists from across the musical spectrum ranging from Aloe Blacc and Krystle Warren to Doug de Vries. He is a co-founder of the orchestral electronic band The Raah Project.

Tamil has received numerous grants and awards for his work including a Green Room nomination in 2008 for dance composition on the Helen Herbertson-choreographed work Sunstruck. He has been the recipient of commissions and grants from the Australia Council and Arts Victoria (‘Victoria Rocks’), as well as Orchestra Victoria, the Arts Centre and the Melbourne Recital Centre.

In 2010, Tamil composed the score for the feature film Blame, directed by Michael Henry. Blame was screened and received accolades at the Toronto International Film Festival and the 47th Chicago International Film Festival.

In 2011, Tamil was nominated by the Melbourne Recital Centre for the prestigious Sidney Myer Creative Fellowship. Tamil’s expertise in orchestral and electronic cross-over music has also seen him compose for, and conduct, the AYO. In 2012 he composed original works incorporating a string orchestra from the AYO and four turntablists. These works were performed at the Melbourne Recital Centre and streamed worldwide as part of Red Bull’s cultural program.

Tamil has worked with an eclectic array of collaborators including Aloe Blacc, Krystle Warren, Orchestra Victoria, the AYO, Mercury prize-winning rapper Speech Debelle, French hip-hop artist Fefe and Australian DJ/producer Ennio Styles. He has worked as a string arranger and producer on many popular music recordings and scored short films, television programs and documentaries. Tamil’s orchestral work, 24 Hours In Lapa, premiered on 19 October for the Melbourne International Arts Festival’s 2012 program. 24 Hours In Lapa is an oratorio based on the true story of a young man who was gunned down after an argument with police on his 30th birthday in Lapa, Rio de Janeiro, in May 2007. The work incorporates a 30-piece orchestra with additional Brazilian percussion, guitar, singers and electro elements.

In 2013 Tamil was commissioned to write an original work as part of the Monash Academy Orchestra’s celebrations for the centennial of Stravnisky’s Rite of Spring. That piece, La danse de Jean-Francois, was performed by the Academy’s 100-piece orchestra on the same program as Stravinksy’s famous orchestral work.

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