Album cover for Where the Fence Is the Highest by Teis Semey

Where the Fence Is the Highest

Teis Semey

About the album

Where The Fence is the Highest is the two suite full-length debut album of Danish guitarist Teis Semey. Featuring two bands of natural-born improvisers, it’s a tight vortex of musicianship, virtuosity and story-telling. Through these two suites this CD tells compelling and diverse stories that moves and stays with you.

Tracklist

Teis Semey

Japan Suite

Overture2:53
I. Summer5:37
II. Fall (Dear November)7:14
III. Winter4:11
IV. Spring6:57

Armed to the Teeth

Prologue (On the Three Metamorphoses)3:08
I. Palm6:21
II. Knuckles8:22
III. Fingertips6:44
Epilogue (Blood is Compulsory)5:47
Total playing time57:14

Artists

Composers

To be clear, this is no curiosity cabinet, or attempt at third stream, but a personal interpretation of the possibilities between playing written scores and improvisational supplements.

Georges Tonla Briquet, Jazz Halo

Semey’s compositional drive propels the players into higher emotional expression – this is not academic, cerebral writing, but felt experience translated into sound.

Mark Werlin, All About Jazz

Both suites are characterized by adventurous compositions, without Semey putting himself center stage. Just like Reinier Baas, Semey realized a total concept where inventiveness and surprising findings are kneaded into a compelling experience. An absolutely daring and remarkable debut by a humble yet thorough guitarist.

Erno Elsinga, Jazzenzo

Credits

Producer, recording & mastering engineerBrendon Heinst
Assistant engineerLuuk Meijssen
Cover artHeleen Berkhof
LayoutBrendon Heinst
Liner notesTeis Semey
GenreJazz
InstrumentationEnsembleVocal / Choral
Recording dateJune 2018
Recording locationMuziekcentrum van de Omroep - Studio 2, Hilversum (NL)
Recording formatPCM 352.8 kHz 32 bit
Mastering formatPCM 352.8 kHz 64 bit
Release dateFebruary 1, 2019
Booklet

Technical specifications

MicrophonesSonodore RCM-402Neumann KM-104 (Rens Heijnis modified)Schoeps MK2H (Rens Heijnis modified)Neumann M149JZ Vintage 67
AD/DA conversionMerging Technologies Hapi
MonitoringKEF Blade Two loudspeakersHegel H30 amplifiersSennheiser HD800s headphones
CablingFurutech custom microphone cablesFurutech LineFlux XLR interlinksFurutech NanoFlux NCF power cablesFurutech FS-a36 loudspeaker cables
Misc.JCAT M12 Switch GoldJCAT NET Card FEMTOFurutech NCF Boosters