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Enthusiastic about the idea, the artistic director of the KOMOS label invited them back to his home in this corner of Burgundy to record this Fender Rhodes\/trumpet formula. He called on sound engineer Christian Hierro, who traveled with his mobile studio for the album recording, then mixed and produced the master in his studio in Lyon, using the best analog equipment and his expert ear.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt dusk on November 12, 2024, the duo played eight tracks in a single, direct take on a 33-minute magnetic tape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour unusual cover versions were carefully chosen. \"Maimoun\" is a composition emblematic of pianist Stanley Cowell's style, also recorded by Marion Brown. George Duke's \"The Black Messiah\" was captured live by Cannonball Adderley's band on an album of the same name but has never been released as a studio version. \"Hello To The Wind\" was created by Bobby Hutcherson in 1969, sung by Eugene McDaniels. Finally, \"Laini,\" dedicated by the great Martinican pianist Marius Cultier to one of his daughters, is a mazurka dear to Tony's heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach of the musicians also contributed a composition: Hermon with \"This Is Our Fantasy,\" written especially for the session, and Tony with \"Poem For The Oppressed,\" a moving composition with an explicit title. 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This is the story of a journey that, after opening countless paths, has finally found its vessel—and its messengers. Three artists of profound musical truth and radical freedom, merging into an exceptional trio that crosses genres and transcends words in a journey toward pure emotion.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLe Rythme du Silence\u003c\/em\u003e  is the culmination of this long search. Yom delivers it here with violinist Théo Ceccaldi and cellist Valentin Ceccaldi—kindred spirits in sound. “I’ve been working on this idea of the ‘rhythm of silence’ for years,” Yom explains. “I first heard the phrase from a Sufi master, describing the foundation of meditation. It struck something deep in me. I’ve practiced meditation for a long time, and we often think of it as a kind of stillness—opposed to noise and life. But in truth, the rhythm of silence enables meditation. It means accepting that the world continues to move and live around you, even as you try to be still. I wanted to compose from that place. To imagine sound as vibratory matter—the primal substance of creation. That required letting go of fixed structures: forgetting melodies, abandoning the idea of a constructed solo. I needed to leave behind music as a system, and touch sound as a living, breathing entity. It took years. Many projects led me elsewhere. But with the Ceccaldi brothers, I finally found the right resonance. Working with them was simply obvious—it was indredibly powerful.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eYom first rose to prominence reimagining Jewish traditional music with his 2008 debut \u003cem\u003eNew King of Klezmer Clarinet\u003c\/em\u003e. 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And so, when the three met within the iXi string quartet, something clicked.\u003cbr\u003e“I was seated between the two of them in the quartet,” Yom recalls, “and I could feel their energy flowing from both sides—it was wild! They’re so tuned into each other, they don’t need words. It’s like they’re connected by musical Wi-Fi. The groove happens instantly. They’re precise when they want to be—thanks to their experience in pop-influenced projects —but they can also let go completely, diving into pure sound. That’s exactly what this project needed.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWithout a single rehearsal, the trio formed instinctively. They began performing Yom’s compositions live, unfolding them into a single continuous piece, where clarinet and strings stretch the limits of sound and breath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBowed, plucked, or prepared with clothespins, the Ceccaldi strings engage in a playful and intense dialogue with Yom’s custom B-flat clarinet. 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