ABOVE THE LAWS by LUDIVINE ISSAMBOURG

CD Version
SKU136516
ArtistLUDIVINE ISSAMBOURG
TitleABOVE THE LAWS
LabelHEAVENLY SWEETNESS
Catalog #HS247 CD
Tag
ReleaseW 26 - 2025
FormatCD - 1CD
EAN Barcode3521383479681
Import
 € 22,99 incl. VAT, excl. shipping

Tracks

  1. the bear
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/h/hs247_lp_above_the_laws/01_-_the_bear_-_ludivine_issambourg_-_from_heavenly_sweetness.mp3
  2. new morning ft. nils landgren
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/h/hs247_lp_above_the_laws/02_-_new_morning_ft._nils_landgren_-_ludivine_issambourg_-_from_heavenly_sweetness.mp3
  3. kickin your ass
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/h/hs247_lp_above_the_laws/03_-_kickin_your_ass_-_ludivine_issambourg_-_from_heavenly_sweetness.mp3
  4. manoir
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/h/hs247_lp_above_the_laws/04_-_manoir_-_ludivine_issambourg_-_from_heavenly_sweetness.mp3
  5. angel dust ft. brian jackson wolfgang valbrun
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/h/hs247_lp_above_the_laws/05_-_angel_dust_ft._brian_jackson_wolfgang_valbrun_-_ludivine_issambourg_-_from_heavenly_sweetness.mp3
  6. hop scotch ft. laurent de wilde
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/h/hs247_lp_above_the_laws/06_-_hop_scotch_ft._laurent_de_wilde_-_ludivine_issambourg_-_from_heavenly_sweetness.mp3
  7. fever ft. celine bonacina
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/h/hs247_lp_above_the_laws/07_-_fever_ft._celine_bonacina_-_ludivine_issambourg_-_from_heavenly_sweetness.mp3
  8. heartbeats
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/h/hs247_lp_above_the_laws/08_-_heartbeats_-_ludivine_issambourg_-_from_heavenly_sweetness.mp3
  9. lenox
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/h/hs247_lp_above_the_laws/09_-_lenox_-_ludivine_issambourg_-_from_heavenly_sweetness.mp3
  10. if you knew ft. chassol
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/h/hs247_lp_above_the_laws/10_-_if_you_knew_ft._chassol_-_ludivine_issambourg_-_from_heavenly_sweetness.mp3
  11. night watch ft. eric legnini
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/h/hs247_lp_above_the_laws/11_-_night_watch_ft._eric_legnini_-_ludivine_issambourg_-_from_heavenly_sweetness.mp3

Description

*CD VERSION

Since Outlaws in 2020, Ludivine Issambourg's flute has not cooled down. How could it have, when with that album of Hubert Laws covers, it had reached incandescence? Still panting, burning despite the lid of its case left wide open, it awaited the opportunity to continue the adventures that Master Laws himself had praised.

A continuation? Above The Laws isn't quite that.

Although his name still appears, Hubert L. is no longer the sole guide in exploring the vast galaxies of jazz-funk. Through covers but especially as an enhancer of her own compositions, Ludivine has invoked the spirit and intangible presence of Jeremy Steig, Ronald Sneijder, and Bobby Humphrey—the legends of the flute.

Guided by an unescapable groove, with a musical dial set to the late 70s and early 80s, Ludivine has enlisted the help of a brass section this time, a true propulsion engine for funk that can also shift to a soulful breath if the moment calls for it. Supporting the keyboards, there's a Moog laying down its rich layers or twisting tones.

The flutes are used like levers to stabilize the flight or, conversely, to make it soar even faster through the measures. The alto version, which Ludivine had previously used sparingly, adds the necessary velvety note when it’s time to embark on smoother destinations. Speeding up the tempo to make passengers rise from their seats as if danger were imminent; calming the atmosphere to put them in a reassuring cocoon where they can let their thoughts and spirits wander, the improvisations find their place in the compositions observed from the porthole. Detached from gravity, yet still very much in tune with the vibe of cities marked as hot spots on the current jazz scene radar, it's the scent of these streets that permeates some tracks of Above The Laws.

Directed from the control tower by Eric Legnini, Chassol, Alex Finkin, and Michaël Lecoq, Above The Laws benefits from a few stops along the way where precious connections are established. Nils Landgren and his trombone in the colors of the Swedish flag, Laurent De Wilde for a chase between flute and Fender Rhodes, Céline Bonacina’s saxophone for an Afrobeat detour.

But it's at the edge of a journey where organic intensity has continued to assert itself without losing power that Ludivine connected with Brian Jackson for a cover of "Angel Dust," a track from the era when he and his partner Gil Scott-Heron were creating soul masterpieces. One of them featured a flutist by the name of Hubert Laws.

The starting point of Ludivine's latest jazz-funk explorations also becomes the endpoint. Elevated by the ten tracks of Above The Laws, Ludivine Issambourg closes a loop where she has placed her flute and its flourishes in an undeniably leading role. Opening the doors to ambitious orchestrations, unexplored horizons, she weaves into her compositions the experiences, places, and encounters that have shaped her.

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