“Le joli coeur” is a large and growing work by various artists under the collective name orchestra eclettica e sincretista, which builds a diverse collection of variations on a very simple theme, just a few piano chords.

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This release comprises volumes 1 to 3. The international collaboration of talents was organized by Marco Lucchi of Italy.

Here is what Marco Lucchi has written about the project:

“le joli coeur” is the first project compiled by o.e.s. (orchestra eclettica e sincretista)…

o.e.s. is a collective working on shared projects…

www.myspace.com/orchestraecletticaesincretista is the site in which one could know more about o.e.s.

“le joli coeur” – commissioned by Mauro Carrera for an exibition of Jean Cocteau, with hommages to Cocteau by some contemporary artists, premiered in Milano, 23rd october 2008 – was originated on the ending cadenza of a song by The Penguin Cafe Orchestra…

the song is “Now Nothing” and it ends the album “Broadcasting from Home” released in 1984…

starting from these four chords’ cadenza o.e.s. artists (under the leading by Marco Lucchi) composed tracks or fragments, offering their interpretation…

the whole project was finished and compiled by Marco Lucchi in the ending days of 2008 and it is dedicated to the lovely memory of Simon Jeffes…

le joli coeur (a Simon Jeffes)

*cd 1

le joli coeur (a mio padre, con mio figlio)

musiche di Marco Lucchi con contributi di Alejo Nobili, Bram de Jonge, Hidekazu Wakabayashi, Rainier Lericolais e Simon Jeffes

registrato e mixato in tempo reale domenica 5 ottobre 2008 nello studio di Marco Lucchi

Dario Lucchi – corno
Marco Lucchi – elettroniche, registrazione, fonocomposizione, post-produzione

*cd 2

le joli coeur (contributi o.e.s.)

musiche di Marco Lucchi, Giza (Bram de Jonge), Alejo Nobili, _ , Umiomiomiomio (Umio Miyazaki), Hidekazu Wakabayashi, Christian Vasseur, Lolek (Jimmy Lolek), Rainier Lericolais,
Duet for Theremin and Lap Steel (Scott Burland), Louise Bronx e Simon Jeffes

track list

01 – marco (simon)
02 – bram
03 – alejo
04 – _
05 – _
06 – umio
07 – hidekazu
08 – christian
09 – jimmy
10 – rainier
11 – scott
12 – scott
13 – scott
14 – scott
15 – louise
16 – bram
17 – marco (simon)

*cd 3

le joli coeur (o.e.s. ensemble)

musiche di Marco Lucchi, Roberto Corsini, Mario Nobile, Dario Lucchi, Lucio Bosi, Giampaolo Violi,
Bram de Jonge, Alejo Nobili, _ , Hidekazu Wakabayashi, Christian Vasseur, Jimmy Lolek, Rainier Lericolais, Scott Burland, Louise Bronx e Simon Jeffes

registrato presso la sala prove di Lucio Bosi mercoledì 15 ottobre 2008
mixato nello studio di Giampaolo Violi giovedì 16 e mercoledì 22 ottobre 2008

Marco Lucchi – elettroniche, melodica, fonocomposizione
Roberto Corsini – chitarra
Mario Nobile – violoncello e viella
Dario Lucchi – corno
Lucio Bosi – percussioni
Giampaolo Violi – registrazione, fonocomposizione, post-produzione

o.e.s. (orchestra eclettica e sincretista) – le joli coeur
un progetto di Marco Lucchi, 2008
un ringraziamento a Mauro Carrera
cover illustration by Louise Bronx

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