Soft pastels of sound are created by pianist Colin Vallon’s trio with bassist Patrice Mouret and drummer Julian Sartorius on this album of nine originals. The mood is delicate and gentle t hroughout, with Sartorious’ burshes hovering on the delicate drops of “Racine” or around the graceful “Souche”. Vallon is understated throughout, elegant on “Mars” harplike on “Lou” and subtle in his pizzicato’d pickings with Moujret on “Timo”, whil gives a tender intro to “Etincelle”. The team rumbles a bit on “Rocnce” but for the most part paints stars in the moonless sky.