Night Trippin'

Description

"I am called Dr. John, the night traveler." Being both great admirers of the Louisiana pianist/singer, Matthis Pascaud and Hugh Coltman decided to explore his sixties period with this new album Night Trippin’, a sultry mix bringing together the folklore of New Orleans, the electric atmosphere of the band, and Hugh's smooth voice. In this grimy and mystical New Orleans, Dr. John was the Grand Zombie, coming from a time when the streets did not stink of concrete, when a legendary studio was not mistaken for a laundromat. Matthis Pascaud and Hugh Coltman are the latest victims - after Mick Jagger, the Beastie Boys, Beck, and Dan Auerbach - of the sorcerer with the hoarse voice and elastic tongue, usually accompanied by a naked dancer and a guy who would slaughter chickens on stage before drinking their blood! There, in a kitchen, around a large pile of records, Matthis and Hugh stopped on Babylon and Gris-Gris, founding acts of the Dr. John legend. Three years after the doctor put away his skulls and feather costumes, how to take up the torch? The answer is in Night Trippin'. More than a tribute, a procession. Night Trippin' has style. From afar, one might say it is rock, primal, and stripped down. Closer, one will encounter the bottleneck of an old Southern bluesman, the opiated dreams of a Jimi Hendrix, the flames of PJ Harvey or The Kills, and wide shots reminiscent of Ry Cooder. When the last notes of "Guilded Splinters" fade away, one thinks that up there, Mac must have appreciated it. Matthis Pascaud, Hugh Coltman, and their troupe have cracked open the door. Let them guide you along the bayou, make the powder and spells speak... Then, you might end up like them: mystified and completely captivated. A Brit who became a Parisian by adoption, Hugh Coltman is a true lover of jazz, rock, and blues. A former member of the bands The Hoax and Heez Bus, he signs with Sony Masterworks and follows up with an elegant tribute to Crooner in Shadows: Songs of Nat King Cole (2015), followed by Who’s Happy (2018) inspired by the big band atmosphere of New Orleans, two albums that have accumulated over 15 million streams on streaming platforms and more than 20,000 physical sales. That same year, he won the Victoire du Jazz in the "Vocal Artist" category. Bold, volcanic, and contemporary. His guitar playing brings together his two main influences: rock for its sound dimension and jazz for improvisation. His music, described as "Progressive Jazz," breaks stylistic boundaries. Heard alongside many artists including Ellinoa, saxophonist Sophie Alour, and singer Ayo, he is also found abroad at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York, Centro Culturale Candiani in Italy, Womad Festival in England, and at La Clef in France with singer Moonlight Benjamin.