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Steve Arguelles

Born in 1963, an anglo-catalan now living in France, Steve Argüelles during his teenage years started his career in England with youth orchestras which were part of the British jazz scene, later joining groups lead by John Taylor, Lee Konitz, Dudu Pukwana and important associations with musicians such as Steve Lacy, Alex Balanescu, Shirley Horn, Hugh Masekela or Ronnie Scott. Together with pianist Django Bates he formed the group `Human Chain’ and they became key figures in the big-band `Loose Tubes’ that during the 80s was a shooting star of young British Jazz. Becoming one of the most in demand drummers in Europe, in 1991 he moved to Paris and began regular collaborations with Benoît Delbecq, Noël Akchoté, Marc Ducret, Corin Curschellas as well as leading a quintet with his brother saxophonist Julian Argüelles. His experience as a producer developed from recording his own records (quintet, The Recyclers) and then the albums for Swiss singer Corin Curschellas. In 2000 when The Recyclers began a 5 year collaboration with the French singer Katerine he launches the label Plush, an influential reference for electro jazz and as a result artists such as Dhafer Youssef, Omar Sosa and Ashley Slater request his services to produce their records. After studio mixing numerous records he can now sometimes be found behind the turntables at various club nights featuring his Plush DJ sets.


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Steve Argüelles, Francesco Bigoni, Benoit Delbecq, Francesco Diodati: Weave4

Read "Weave4" reviewed by Neri Pollastri


È piuttosto singolare la musica di questo Weave4 (Parco della Musica Records): aperta fino ad apparir sfrangiata, eppure con un andamento narrativo; astratta e d'ispirazione contemporanea, ma al tempo stesso con un suo palese gusto melodico; con un cuore acustico, avvolto però in un alone elettronico; dubbiosa ed esitante nelle direzioni da prendere, ma ciononostante coerente e mai confusa. Registrata nell'ottobre del 2021 dopo una residenza di due settimane a Parigi, vede protagonisti Francesco Bigoni, sax tenore e ...

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Steve Arguelles: Here

Read "Here" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero


In che modo ci si approccia ad una registrazione di solo batteria, se sei un batterista che non crede negli assoli di batteria? Su questa domanda le note di copertina argomentano in modo brillante, lucido, esaustivo. Il musicista in questione è Steve Arguelles veterano della più vivace scena britannica, membro fondatore dei fondamentali Loose Tubes e Human Chain, collaboratore di musicisti come Lee Konitz, Kenny Wheeler, Hugh Masekela, Chris McGregor. La registrazione avviene nella chiesa luterana di ...

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Steve Argüelles: Home

Read "Steve Argüelles: Home" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


How do you approach a solo recording session as a drummer? Especially as a drummer that does not seem to believe in drum solos? What challenges does such a format pose to a musician with a penchant for nurturing long-lasting collaborations rather than pursuing vanity projects? Does a solo album leave room for at least some degree of self-effacement? Does one have to lose any ability to not take himself too seriously after embarking on a ...

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Hubert Dupont, Antoine Berjeaut, Steve Arguelles: Trio Kosmos

Read "Trio Kosmos" reviewed by Emmanuel Di Tommaso


Tre improvvisatori indomabili tra ritmi siderali e dolcezza dell'acustico spezzata da espansioni elettroniche che sondano l'infinito. Hubert Dupont, Antoine Berjeaut e Steve Arguelles fondano il Trio Kosmos e danno vita a un long playing d'esordio basato sull'improvvisazione illuminata e sulla convergenza fra sonorità acustiche ed elettroniche. Dodici tracce che avvolgono, fanno sognare, ipnotizzano, si dispiegano senza un inizio né una fine, esaltando lo scarto fra l'essere e il nulla. La melodia è presente solo sotto forma di frammento, ...

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Steve Argüelles: Melody in Rhythm - A Musical Portrait

Read "Steve Argüelles: Melody in Rhythm - A Musical Portrait" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


This week we focus our attention British drummer, composer, arranger, producer, label manager and all around creative soul, Steve Arguelles, an artist that has kept himself busy listening to a wide range of sources of inspiration for almost four decades. So in these two hours we'll look into the eclectic output, which ranges from folk infused jazz to electronica, of one of the most compelling European improvisers. Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng ...

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The Recyclers: Davout

Read "Davout" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero


La collaborazione tra il percussionista inglese residente a Parigi Steve Arguelles ed il pianista francese Benoit Delbecq è di lunga data (si incontrarono ad un workshop di Steve Coleman ben venticinque anni fa) così come di lunga data è il loro coinvolgimento con l'elettronica (versante Ambitronix e prima versione dei Recyclers). In questo Davout (dal nome dei prestigiosi studi di registrazione parigini da poco dismessi) si ritrovano con un altro storico collaboratore come il sound designer Nicolas Becker e danno ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Here

dStream
2023

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Weave4

Parco Della Musica
2023

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Home

dStream
2022

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Trio Kosmos

Ultrabolic
2020

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Davout

Bureau de Son
2018

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