bow is a string quintet from echo collective, margaret hermant being the co-founder of the ensemble alongside neil leiter: international tours with the groups a winged victory for the sullen (usa, erased tape), stars of the lid ( usa, kranky), johann johannsson, orphée (isl, deutsche grammophon), christina vantzou (usa, kranky) bow is the center of action and other thinking about writing and improvisation work. at the same time, margaret also plays in the pm4 quartet with claire bourdet, pierre heneaux and merryl havard. sonic explorers, the five musicians multiply collaborations in fields as varied as music, cinema, theater, vj-ing or storytelling. bow creates alongside the vjs dirty monitor the audio-visual show racines. the quintet was elected “best artistic and technical creation” at the 2014 critics prize from the wallonia brussels federation with the show les villes tentaculaires (théâtre de lancre, charleroi). music evolves like a river, from a drone form to a very large development. we publish here their first realization. track listing 01 bryanbaum 8.23 02 edda 12.54 03 cimes 9.46 04 egon 5.42 05 silence 8.00
