LAURENT PERRIER - 'As Far As' CD (Sound On Probation)
Created for Alban Richard’s choreographic show of the same name, “As Far As” is a sound structure built on classical music samples, off beat loops, collages, quotations. The album starts with a long, minimal, repetitive track, reminding one of some of Charlemagne Palestine’s work. Emotion prevails on abstraction, a long heady, cinematic development, a play on volumes and contrasts like hesitating between total anguish and peaceful contemplation. The musical form thus created is the prelude to an almost apocalyptic noise swoop which, in an oddly beautiful manner, finally transforms itself into a collage of orchestrated violins, illusion of infinity meeting a most abrupt end. Digipak.
UK 10.50£
Europe 11.50£
World 12.50£
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LAURENT PERRIER - 'Downfall Disperse' 2 x CD (Sound On Probation)
Not to be confused with the champagne of the same name, this is the first solo album in a decade by this French artist (member of Zonk’t / Nox and label manager of Odd Size). ‘Downfall’ is a single track which develops ultra slowly, with very low, organic rumbling and hypnotic bass. The composition seems minimalistic but yet complex, absorbing and disintegrating, cold yet organic. ‘Disperse’ is also a singular track, but is more in the vein of concrete electro-acoustic music. Inspired by the compositions of Steve Reich, loops are copied, layered and moved around, so that the listener is under the permanent impression of growing turbulence and spatial buzzing.
