Wolfsong Night by Tim Clément
Languid pedal steel guitars, bluesy accordion and soulful woodwinds echo the call of the wild while minimalist strains and exotic percussion remind us of our post-modern existence. Such is the scope of Tim Clément’s art that he is able to transcend time and space to reconcile the innocence and simplicity of the wilderness within us with the ostensible limitations of our daily modern experience.
With the artful and calculated stride of the wolf, WOLFSONG NIGHT lets you migrate through the vast and unexplored territories of the human condition. Inspired by the freedom and isolation of his creative terrain, Clément scrupulously roams the recesses of his imagination to pare down musical and cultural myths to one unadorned truth: Life and art are not inherently evil, only misunderstood like the animal to which this album is dedicated.
Unambiguous and beautiful, like the wolf’s howl, WOLFSONG NIGHT eloquently communicates the necessary order of artificial chaos.
A frank, unvarnished musical experience.
REVIEW: Fondsound Record of the Month, Oct. 2019
https://www.fondsound.com/clement-deschamps-wolfsong-night-1994/
*originally released in 1994: Chacra Alternative Music
Tracklist
| 1. | Deserted Inlet | 2:30 |
| 2. | Waterline | 5:46 |
| 3. | Mer Douce | 5:55 |
| 4. | River Talk | 1:17 |
| 5. | Pointed Arrows | 4:56 |
| 6. | My Lagen Love | 4:21 |
| 7. | Angels | 6:37 |
| 8. | Wolfsong Night | 8:12 |
| 9. | Bear Dance | 4:46 |
| 10. | Lantern Sky | 2:15 |
| 11. | Undercurrent | 1:30 |
| 12. | Interval in Sunlight | 1:46 |
| 13. | Two Rivers | 0:28 |
| 14. | Hidden from View | 5:44 |
Credits
Tim Clément: synthesizer, guitar, Ebow, percussion, zither, voice, tape treatments, spoken word and field recordings
Kim Deschamps: guitar, pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar, dobro, mandolin, bass guitar
Jaro Czerwinec: accordian
John Johnson: saxophones, flute, piccolo
Kathrin Michaud & Lucie Vignault - throat singing
Karen Deschamps & Katja Lutte: voice
Mastering: Bill Kipper / SNB, Montréal
Digital editing: Paul Intson
Throat singing recordings compliments of Ian Tamblyn
Cover art, design and photography: Gary Spearin
Art direction: François Charron
License
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Tim Clément began composing in the 1970s believing that music acts as a conditioning agent having profound effects on our physical, emotional and spiritual lives. Tim’s indigenous ancestral background from Northern Québec is reflected in his numerous compositions portraying a deep connection to the land.
"I think of music as medicine, as opposed to a form of entertainment".