Entomological Reflections

Entomological Reflections
Studio album by Mephista
Released	May 25, 2004
Recorded	November 11, 2003
Genre	Avant-garde, Contemporary classical music, Jazz
Length	56:17
Label	Tzadik ; TZ 7711
Producer	Mephista
Mephista chronology
Sylvie Courvoisier chronology

Last updated March 30, 2019

Entomological Reflections is an album by the group Mephista, which comprises pianist Sylvie Courvoisier, electronic artist Ikue Mori and percussionist Susie Ibarra,which was released on the Tzadik label in 2004.^[1]

Sylvie Courvoisier is a composer, pianist and improviser.

Ikue Mori, also known as Ikue Ile, is a drummer, electronic musician, composer, and graphic designer.

Susie Ibarra is a contemporary composer and percussionist who has worked and recorded with jazz, classical, world, and indigenous musicians. She is known for her work as a performer in avant-garde, jazz, world and new music. As a composer, Ibarra incorporates diverse styles and influences of Philippine Kulintang, jazz, classical, poetry, musical theater, opera and electronic music. Ibarra remains active as a composer, performer, educator and documentary filmmaker in the U.S., Philippines and internationally. She is interested and involved in works that blend folkloric and indigenous tradition with avant-garde. In 2004, Ibarra began field recording indigenous Philippine music and co-founded in 2009, Song of the Bird King, an organization focusing on preservation of Indigenous music and ecology.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

Sean Westergaard of AllMusic stated, "Each of these players has a highly individual voice on her respective instrument, and together they are three of the finest improvising women on the scene. This album isn't likely to get any toes tapping, but will reward careful listening.".^[2]

AllMusic is an online music database. It catalogs more than 3 million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musical artists and bands. It launched in 1991, predating the World Wide Web.

Track listing

All compositions by Mephista except as indicated

"La Femme 100 Têtes" - 2:46
"House" (Ikue Mori) - 3:18
"Drôle de Mots" (Sylvie Courvoisier) - 5:31
"Cardiogram" (Courvoisier) - 5:46
"Void" - 3:44
"Fractions" - 3:46
"Entomological Souvenirs" - 2:53
"La Château de Cène" - 4:49
"Fringe" - 1:49
"Procession" (Susie Ibarra) - 4:10
"Beloukia" - 2:44
"Air" (Ibarra) - 5:21
"Apartment" (Mori) - 0:46
"Sans Mots" (Courvoisier) - 4:43
"Shifting Roll" (Mori) - 4:11

Personnel

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References

↑ Tzadik catalogue, accessed January 21, 2014
1 2 Westergaard, S. Allmusic Review accessed January 21, 2014.

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[1] Tzadik catalogue, accessed January 21, 2014

[Allmusic-2] 1 2 Westergaard, S. Allmusic Review accessed January 21, 2014.