“Metropolitain”, el nuevo disco

En junio próximo, Kyle lanzará al mercado su nuevo disco “Metropolitain”, co-producido por Erin Davis (hijo de Miles Davis) y Michael Stevens. El álbum, grabado en los estudios Ferber de Paris (Francia), cuenta con la colaboración del pianista Eric Legnini, el trompetista Till Brönner, el batería Manu Katché y la cantante francesa Camille. Las canciones que lo integrarán son “Metropolitain”, “Bold Changes”, “Black Lights”, “Hot Box”, “Bel Air”, “Samba de París”, “Song for you”, “Rue perdue”, “Le Balai”, “Live for life”.

Metropolitain: My initial idea for this song was a funk bass line that ended up becoming the
intro piano motif. Then came the chord changes which Michael Stevens and I wrote the main
melody over. Erin Davis had some ideas for the general drum groove and the rest came together
in the studio. I really love Camille’s contribution to the song.
Bold Changes: This is a song composed by Till Bronner. Beautiful. We rehearsed it for a couple
of minutes and then recorded what you hear on the album, except for the electric bass at the
beginning.
Black Light: The groove was an idea of Michael’s and the rest came together during band
rehearsals the week before recording the album. I think it has a bit of an “In a Silent Way” vibe,
one of my favorite Miles albums.
Hot Box: The main bass line was written by Martyn Kaine, a kind of “Meters”-esque thing. The
rest was developed by Andrew McCormack, Michael Stevens and myself during rehearsals. It
turned out as a real showcase for Manu Katche’s amazing drumming.
Bel Air: This song was written in Los Angeles at Bel Air Studio by Ben Cullum, Michael Stevens
and myself. It features some great playing from French pianist Eric Legnini.
Samba de Paris: Another song that started from a bass line of mine. I really like the interplay of
the musicians on this track, especially between Eric Legnini and Till Bronner.
Song for You: This is another tune initially composed on the electric bass with a bit of a nod to
Jaco Pastorius’ “Portrait of Tracy.” I came up with the general melody and chord changes with
harmonics on fretless bass and Ben Cullum wrote the beautiful melody on the bridge.
Rue Perdue: This one was primarily composed by Michael Stevens and myself. He came up
with the heavy bass motif and I developed the bass melody section and Graeme Blevins and
Graeme Flowers wrote a great horn arrangement. The tune also has some tasty drumming from
Martyn Kaine. The title means ‘lost street.’
Le Balai: This song was composed mostly by my friend and trumpeter Graeme Flowers. Michael
and I came up with a tricky little bass intro and arranged the rhythm section. Till Bronner plays a
great trumpet solo and the tune closes with some fierce Rhodes playing from Eric Legnini. The
title was suggested by Candid Records’ Alan Bates. It is French slang for the last metro train
before closing time. Literally translated ‘the broom.’
Live for Life: This track was composed and sung by our friend Toyin whom Michael and I met at
the Montreaux Jazz Festival last year. We loved her demo of the tune so we decided to record a
version with my band for this CD. We did it “old school,” with all nine musicians playing live in the
studio. What you hear is one take.
"I’m really happy with the way this song and the whole album for that matter came out. We
recorded it in four days and mixed it in five days. All the musicians stepped up and generously
gave it their all. My deepest thanks to them all". (Kyle Eastwood).