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ARTiST....: hector zazou - bernard caillaud
TiTLE.....: quadri+chromies
LABEL.....: Materiali sonori / TakTic music
GENRE.....: ambient
SOURCE....: cdda
QUALiTY...: VBR / joint-stereo
SiZE......: 94,1 MB
REL.DATE..: 04-24-2006
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] quadrichromies
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1. Chutes geometriques
2. Matiere pensante
3. Lignes et rectangles
4. Elipses
5. Horizontales/Verticales
6. Chromatisme Horizontal
7. Textures
8. CarrΘs du noir au bleu
9. Noir, blanc, gris
10. Triangles
11. Arc en ciel vertical
TOTAL TiME : 67:50 min
Hector Zazou insists on looking forward and never
resting on his laurels. Maybe that is because he
never bothers to repeat the same formulas that
made him successful and earned him recognition in
the first place. This French composer, producer
and sonic sculptor has been producing works that
merge richly textured electronics with non-Western
aesthetics, thus undertaking voyages into the
eclectic and often the unheard.
Quadri+Chromies is the result of a two-year
collaboration with French digital painter Bernard
Caillaud. It presents the soundtrack composed for
the multimedia performances the two artists did
based on digital painting sequences by Caillaud.
The pieces start with a strange cacophony of
varied sonic textures and interesting samples. All
of them evince a ceaseless motion, which
throughout its flow mutates, corrodes and
malfunctions. And sonic sculpturing he does. The
music is in a state of continuous flux, turning
into some sort of eerie bleep-fest with discordant
percussion, synth whooshes and synth-like strings.
Somehow, as the complexity of these pieces grows,
so does their unpredictability. Contributions
feature artists such as David Sylvian, Ryuichi
Sakamoto, Peter Buck (REM), Brian Eno and Bill
Rieflin. The CD is accompanied by a DVD with
computer graphic images accompanying this music,
and ten postcards with visuals.
Quadri+Chromies is not easy listeningùit's both
demanding and challenging. It may test many
listeners, and just like with every previous
release by Zazou, the fascination lies in the
music's singularity and continuing challenge. In a
way, this is the sound of our technological
present in all its complexity.
Buy me if you love me :)