On Deux Pièces, his debut on Petcord, Matthieu Choux demonstrates his notion of electroacoustic composing that is firmly rooted
in the French tradition of arts, from the ready-mades of Marcel Duchamp who embedded trivial objects into a new context to
Pierre Schaeffer who did the same in the field of acoustics with musique concrète. Yamatsuki Ichiban is inspired by the
rhythmic shouting of martial arts whereas Nu Descendent un Escalier is named after the famous painting of Marcel Duchamp. In
both cases, motion and dynamics become the pieces' main focus. Rhythm plays an important role in Deux Pièces, too, especially
the contrast between accents and silence, therefore his focus lies more on a solid sonic architecture, efficiently organised and
stripped down to the necessary.
Olliver Wichmann
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| 1. | Yamatsuki Ichiban (Op. 1) | 7 min 31 sec | 17'634 KByte | mp3, 320 kbps CBR |
| 2. | Nu Descendant Un Escalier (Op. 2) | 12 min 46 sec | 29'926 KByte | mp3, 320 kbps CBR |
| Artwork | Cover art for prints | 710 KByte | 24x12 cm & 11.8x14.8 cm at 300 dpi | |
| Everything | Entire release plus artwork | 45.5 MByte | zip archive |
Music © 2011 Matthieu Choux and the Petcord netlabel.
Artwork © 2011 Synflict.