Jean Derome did not choose the title Le Magasin de tissus (The Fabric Store) without thought. In fact, the whole project of this famous improviser/multi-instrumentalist is based on a clothing analogy. His suite of textural pieces is a series of sound sculptures devoid of grace or beauty that will plough through your ears (as a critic once said about Derome’s music). These pieces also draw inspiration from various fabrics: tweed, silk, net, linen, knitted fabric, velvet, fortrel… Dressing up is Function; the kind of clothing is Form; pattern is Score; fabric is Matter; sewing is Method; fashion is Style; elegance is the Goal.
