Après Introspection, son troisième opus en solo paru en janvier 2023, Moncef Genoud fait son retour en formation trio avec Small Stories, collection de morceaux de sa composition créés avec ses camarades Tim Verdesca (basse) et Cyril Regamey (batterie) dans son studio de Genève. Peaufiné et distribué par Rollin’ Dice Productions, le label de Los Angeles qui le chapeaute depuis plus de 18 ans maintenant, le résultat est un album délibérément contemporain, avec un son qui oscille entre les œuvres récentes de musiciens comme Avishai Cohen et Robert Glasper(certes sans la fameuse touche hip-hop de ce dernier), notamment “Zumbador” et “Waltz for Juju”, dont une version bonus figure en fin d’album sur laquelle Moncef, en véritable homme-orchestre, joue de tous les instruments. Entre les efficaces lignes de basse électrique de Verdesca, le tempo impeccablement funky de Regamey et les solos de synthé Moog infusés sur certains morceaux choisis par Genoud, cette version de son trio sonne résolument branchée. Un disque frais qui arrive juste à temps pour un été torride.

Today marks the release of Moncef Genoud’s new album titled “Introspection” in digital format. While the pandemic was paralyzing the music world, Moncef didn’t remain idle. At his chalet in the Swiss Alps, he carried out an “introspection” over this time period where daily life was seemingly interrupted. In September 2022 he celebrated his return to the stage with a solo concert part of the famed Crans-Montana Classics. The album that resulted is the fruit of a deep, intimate reflection on his Covid years. More than ever, Moncef is eager to share his inner world, both intense and melancholic, with his listeners. He remains truthful to his ability to combine his own creations with rearrangements of classic songs. He brilliantly succeeds in this endeavor simply because he doesn’t try to transform or reinterpret these original works. Instead, he shares the emotions and perceptions to which they give rise within him, like a prism decomposes light that goes through it into a spectrum of colors. Following Crans-Montana, Moncef captivated live audiences in Monaco and Geneva with the content of this new record. You can check out snippets of it on the “Music” section of this site and download or stream the full album on all your favorite platforms. Happy listening!