Zeus Faber

Swiss group Zeus Faber are two classically trained musicians and friends, their name Zeus Faber is taken from a fish that changes color to blend with its environment. Feldbauer's love of the sea shapes the group's style.
Olivier Truan: Jazz Keyboardist/Arranger/Producer/Film Composer
Tristan Feldbauer: Master Scuba Diver/Space Music Composer/Multimedia Producer/Keyboard Player
Zeus Faber
Zeus Faber - Below

Artist: Zeus Faber
P: 1996

Below expands on Zeus Faber's undersea sound, this time settling into a jazzy, atmospheric groove. Ocean sounds, synthesizers, piano, saxophone and guitar predominate, as on Scubason, but the group makes a few ripples in their sound by adding the Oberwil Choir and the string section of the Basel Sinfonetta. "Sunken Chamber" is an subterranean reworking of the Debussy piece, while "Moonwater's" gentle piano and strings reflect the varied talents of Faber. Below overflows with compelling, contemplative pieces for lovers of the sea and its secrets.

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Zeus Faber - Scubason

Artist: Zeus Faber
P: 1993

Like many good things, ZEUS FABER began with an accident. When musician OLIVIER TRUAN took a tape by mistake from the house of his longtime friend TRISTAN FELDBAUER, he discovered a set of rough piano recordings and became excited by a sketch of the tune that became "Whaledance." What was this? The very next evening, over dinner and an excellent bottle of 1981 Brunello di Montalcino, Zeus Faber was born. From its inception, Scubason was a labor of love. Feldbauer had been working on elements of the concept for two years, trying to bring together his long experience as a scuba diver with a desire to communicate the mystery and beauty of the undersea realms. Truan brought the experience of a seasoned professional arranger, producer, and jazz keyboardist, a wealth of associate musicians from the Basel scene, and (with David Klein & Niki Reiser) an up-to-date MIDI studio, Trizeps. Without a doubt, neither would have done this record without the other. Over the course of a year, working many late nights on a quiet back street in the 2500 year old Swiss town of Basel, the two artists spun a creative tapestry of nautical sounds, electronic ambiences, and solid musicianship into a beautifully crafted album of journeys in the undersea world. The title Scubason (sound of the deep) and the mysterious Zeus Faber - a deep sea fish that changes color to blend with its environment - provided the inspiration. The music strikes a distinctively European-styled balance between ambient atmospherics and the performance values of jazz. Virtuoso clarinet, soprano sax, flute, violin, and arco bass share the solo stage with Truan's superb piano, accordion, melodica, and sampler work, backed by Feldbauer's spatial keyboards.

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