With
-
Jean Aussanaire
Wind bass, saxophone alto -
Jean-Paul Autin
Hunting horn -
Michel Boiton
trombone, Double bass -
Jean Bolcato
violin -
Olivier Bost
bass clarinet -
Eric Brochard
violin -
Jean-François Charbonnier
flute -
Patrick Charbonnier
euphonium -
Xavier Garcia
drums -
Alain Gibert
euphonium -
Jean Mereu
bugle -
Jean Mereu
bugle -
Christian Rollet
trombone, Double bass -
Alfred Spirli
trombone, Trumpet -
Eric Vagnon
cabrette -
Guy Villerd
Countertenor, gongs
"ARFI is 30 years old, and so is the Marmite, still bubbling with fresh energy — and I’m not talking about youthful hearts — fueled by new elements and instruments. And you’re hit right from the start with a furious sonic charge that rivals the likes of Canto General, Municipale Balcanica, or the fanfare of Kusturica, without the spirit, colors, style, sound, and the sense of song that each musician carries within themselves being trampled by this lively youth! With that same feeling of freedom, enthusiasm, and joy, one can tell that even in the studio, they aren’t frozen behind their scores. There’s no hint of post-free nostalgia, but rather a vitality that never stops, a constant rejuvenation that dismisses the idea of a necessarily better past. At ARFI, every new morning brings a new day, different from the one before, without forgetting the previous one. This has been going on for thirty years, and it never gets old! Every album from the Marmite Infernale is a renewed joy."
— Jean Buzelin (Jazzman – January 2008)
