Twist

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Dick Annegarn responds at the time with joy, poetry, and tenderness. With a bright, cheerful, and deep record. “A morning record,” he says. The morning for the momentum, the breath, the desire, the great “let's go” of joy. Even when he evokes darkness, the feet move and the body vibrates. It’s a matter of impulse; of life impulse. He confesses to having been shaken by “You Will Not Have My Hate” by Antoine Leiris after November 13, so Dick Annegarn wanted them not to have his anxiety, his stress, his rage either. Instead, it will be Twist, the most cheerful album of his career. With Philippe Avril at the console, the album was recorded in that tranquility at the Ferber studio. Many first takes were kept, as the songs were gently flowing. Around him, musicians who share his desire for simplicity, elasticity, and bounce: Jean-Pierre Soules on trumpet, Christophe Cravero on violin and piano, Olivier Koundouno on cello. Friend Raphaël came for a duet. Why Twist? “The twist is not a movement with deep social roots like jazz, blues, or rhythm and blues. It’s a culture of carefreeness, play, cheekiness, provocation...”. Twist becomes happy, pop, and lavish.