Wild Around Julien Tassin

• 1 Ancestors 03:29
• 2 Petits Pas 04:23
• 3 Traditionnel 04:53
• 4 Les Chaines 04:16
• 5 Jardin 00:55
• 6 Le Refuge 04:09
• 7 Blues for Nina Simone 03:35
• 8 Our Trees 01:52
• 9 L'orage 05:27
• 10 What's Inside 04:41
• Total Runtime 37:40

Info for Wild Around

With a unique and unmistakable approach to music and his instrument, Julien Tassin is a one-of-a-kind guitar player. Using non-traditional techniques and original tunings, he creates music that combines elements of blues, jazz, classical, Oriental and African music. The result is music born out of openness and freedom. Stubbornly he repeats musical ideas until the tension reaches a boiling point, the lyricism of his melodies becomes inevitable, and the rawness of the sound takes center stage.

'Wild Around' is Julien Tassin's fourth solo album, built on the sonic and thematic foundations laid by 'Primitiv' (2022). Tassin was inspired by the wildness he saw around humanity, but also the wildness within, the inner and outer storms, the suffering of people and the refuge that music, tradition and a deep connection to nature can provide. 'Wild Around' is an ode to living in tumultuous times.

Each song presents itself as an intimate dance of a musician and his instrument which makes the album a display of the deep connection between man and acoustic guitar. To preserve the raw and wild characteristics of the music, post-production on the recordings was kept to a minimum.

With a sonic landscape that takes the listener on an intense trip and a humming voice that grounds the melodies and soothes like a soft blanket, 'Wild Around' is layered, textured, impressive, captivating and wholly unique.

“The album excels because of its rich guitar playing. And that draws you into the philosophical theme. Powerful and courageous.” – Jazz & Mo’

Julien Tassin, guitar
Michel Seba, percussion

Julien Tassin
Belgian guitarist Julien Tassin builds a prolific and expressive oeuvre around constant exploration and idiosyncratic originality. With a deep devotion to crafting strong, lyrical melodies and cinematic themes, he has carved out a distinctive musical landscape that draws inspiration from diverse genres including blues, free improvisation, rock, folk and jazz. Julien’s exploration of the instrument is equally distinctive: he uses often uncommon tunings to create a musical language that defies convention and prepares the instrument with objects like pens and strings to broaden its expressive range. Through his compositions and improvisations, the inexhaustible urge to push boundaries and a search for the essence is the common thread.

“Julien breaks through the musical boundaries of jazz, rock and classical music. He brings his own story, averse to frills and of a serene but direct authenticity.” – Jazz & Mo’

In December of 2024, Julien Tassin is set to release his fourth solo album, “Wild Around”. This album follows the thematic footsteps of his previous solo venture, “primitiv” (2022) delving deeper a raw unique approach of the guitar. “Wild Around” focuses on the inner shadows and doubts that haunt humanity, reflecting both the doubts that people harbor about themselves and Julien’s personal uncertainties about the state of the world we inhabit.

Since the onset of the Covid pandemic, Julien has keenly observed the prevalence of mental struggles in the world around him. These observations have profoundly impacted his music, resulting in emotionally charged compositions infused with rhythm and rawness. This new album brings together melody and radicality, beauty and roughness, mirroring Julien’s perception of living as a human being in modern times. “Wild Around” is an ode to life in our tumultuous world at this particular moment.

This album contains no booklet.