Dominic Miller - Absinthe | ECM Records

Dominic Miller
Absinthe

Dominic Miller: guitar
Santiago Arias: bandoneon
Mike Lindup: keyboards
Nicholas Fiszman: bass
Manu Katché: drums

With Absinthe, his second release for ECM, guitarist Dominic Miller has created an album colored by a distinct atmosphere. “The first thing that came to me before I wrote any tunes was the title,” he says. “Living in the South of France, I am fascinated by Impressionism. Sharp light and witchy mistrals, combined with strong alcohol and intense hangovers must have driven some of these artists toward insanity. Skies that are green, faces blue, perspective distorted.” While Miller’s ECM debut, Silent Light, emphasized intimacy in solo and duo settings, Absinthe finds the guitarist fronting a quintet that brings his ever-lyrical compositions to textured life. Miller, switching between nylon- and steel-string acoustic guitars, has a key harmonic-melodic foil in the bandoneon of Santiago Arias. The vivid presence at the drum kit is Manu Katché, an ECM veteran and for years a colleague with Miller in the band of Sting (whom the guitarist has accompanied now for three decades). Mike Lindup’s keyboard tones add a ghostly air to such highlights as the title track, while bassist Nicholas Fiszman roots the sound. As for Miller, JazzTimes described him as a guitarist who “milks every note, thriving on the pauses between them and whispery effects of fingers sliding across strings,” while Stereophile agreed, declaring that “his ability to express emotion through a guitar is amazing to hear.”

Video by Gildas Boclé

[marc-artwork]

I have always found it fascinating how a group of musicians work together to compose or simply play, find the chords. It's harmony ;-)

[karenreardon]

Listening to this music is all anyone needs to unwind, decompress and calm the senses. Glorious.❤😊

[alansmithee]

Sipping some Absinthe, right now..., 🌿🎉😁😍🇫🇷

[janbee]

Can’t wait to hear the new album Dominic

[mfioramonti]

Oh wow, when the drums started i immediately recognized the snare tone was similar to a Pino Daniele album in which Katché played. What a nice surprise.

[carolynzaremba]

I absolutely love this! Quiet, then silence, then comes the bandoneon and it rocks in its own way.

[wolfgangfahr]

abroad any mainstream and yet wonderful convincing and logical. I love it.

[charlylopez]

Nostalgioso tema...amaneciendo en Buenos Aires, domingo 6.38 AM. Bello !!!

[prometeo]

I can listen to this song all day...just this song...

[nancykane]

Smooth + crisp. . Seems to have a Parisian edge. A little cafe near the Effiel Tower. . Oh yes . .

[CatherineSTodd]

Hypnotic, spellbinding, beauty all around. Gracias, Amen. 💜

[maggieloughran]

You cant get much more perfect than this. So exquisite and beautiful

[humbuckercafe]

Great song and a great vibe, as the whole album is. Mr Miller knows how to make a stand with just a few notes.

[A-vonRobert]

nunca me canso de escuchar a Dominic y lo que tiene para decir con su música, es inspiración, es fuerza, es excelencia y es vínculo entre el cielo y la tierra 💜

[fernandoponce]

Que bella fusion..., Argentino Jujeño Altiplanico ( Santiago Arias bandoneon ), gracias mil gracias Dominic por dejar trascender la cultura del sur del mundo , sera que se reencarno Astor en el altiplano Argentino

[AINet]

All Mike Lindup had to do was introduce a subtle spacey ambient and the whole song turned otherworldly. Great work, Mr. Miller!

[patriotu.s.elections]

This is CLASS . BEST Sound ! So Perfect !

[goswo]

so wonderful music. Amazing musicians, and Manu... such a signature :-)

[capeheartriz]

love it...the tango influence....beautiful

[albklang]

That is great music. Intro with percussion mix- back or forth.