Italian composer-producer Enzo Orefice drifts into Paris with a raised eyebrow and a suitcase of mischief on his album Ces Riffs N’étaient Pas Censés Exister… Et Pourtant…? This delightfully off-kilter TTJ release leans into quirky French folk, where wheezing accordions, lyrical fiddles and nimble acoustic guitars dance through chirpy rhythms and café swagger. Each piece carries a faintly snooty charm, as if performed on the streets of Montmartre, before slipping into alternate interludes that linger and sigh… then return to their theme with renewed flair. With a whisper of gypsy jazz phrasing and a distinctly Parisian twist, the album celebrates theatrical timing, melodic wit and riffs that perhaps shouldn’t exist – yet insist on doing so! Playful, cultured, knowingly eccentric, wrapped in café smoke, cobbled-street romance and a wink behind the bow. – Read more about our new TTJ label here.