Released July 26, 2005 Length 45:52 Outre Mer
(2005) Power Patriot
(2009) | Recorded Galactic Studios Label Telarc | |
Producer Garage a Trois, Mike Napolitano | ||
Outre Mer is the second full-length studio album by Garage A Trois released in 2005. Uniquely combining drums, percussion, eight-string guitar and saxophone it is funk-influenced and emphasizes polyrhythmic grooves. Allmusic reviewer Sean Westergaard stated that with the release of Outre Mer Garage A Trois "evolved from a cool side project to a great band."
Contents
The full title of the album is Bande Originale du Filme de Outre Mer. Various album reviews state the album is a soundtrack for a French film also titled Outre Mer which was never released. The liner notes include a short story by Klaus Tontine and a special thanks to Tontine Films France. When Charlie Hunter was asked in an interview with Paul Olsen if inspiration came from the film he stated:
Basically, Stanton and Mike and Skerik and I got together and Stanton and I worked out a lot of grooves in the studio. That was our idea, just to put these grooves together--get “A” sections and “B” sections and just kind of build the music that way. And as far as [Tontine] went, I don’t really know--I’ve never met him, I don’t really have any contact with him. I was just down in New Orleans for the week that we recorded it.
Regarding the question of the film a reviewer Michael McCaw states, "Either way, the music speaks for itself."
Track listing
- "Outre Mer" - 4:44
- "Bear No Hair" - 4:25
- "The Machine" - 4:56
- "Etienne" - 5:19
- "Merpati" - 5:53
- "The Dream" - 2:54
- "Antoine" - 4:10
- "Circus" - 2:07
- "Needles" - 3:51
- "The Dwarf" - 4:14
- "Amanjiwo" - 3:17