Spacebox

After giving a series of concerts that heralded the evolution of the titles on THE NEWTON PLUM towards a jazzier feel, Benoît recorded SPACEBOX. This time around he recorded in a studio — Le Chalet in Bordeaux — with the musicians who accompanied his stage performances: Jean-Michel Pires (The Married Monk, Bosco) on drums, Olivier Mellano (Miossec, Mobiil) on guitar, Daniel Paboeuf (ex Marquis de Sade) on brass instruments and Vincent Ferrand (I N Fused) on double bass. 　　 　　This second album is both lighter in tone and more varied than its predecessor. Although the accumulated experience of live performance has created an organic link to its predecessor, SPACEBOX is perhaps an even greater achievement than was THE NEWTON PLUM. The eight tracks on SPACEBOX retain that same knowing yet understated musicality of Benoît's earlier compositions, but also feature a greater sense of freedom as they move closer to ‘pure’ jazz, at times veering to a 'live' sound. So, having completely assimilated the most obvious influences heard on the first album (Mark Hollis and Robert Wyatt), Bed now give us SPACEBOX, where the music is at once more personal and more alluring than ever.