I’m beyond excited to share ‘Communiqué’ with you. An album made in collaboration with the wonderful Benoit Pioulard.
It consits of four ambient longform tracks composed in mutual respect across the wires. And I could not be prouder of the result. Making these tracks felt absolutely effortless, an entirely natural process without stress or worry. I like to believe that this comes through when listening to the album:
‘Communiqué’ is out today in a limited cassette edition and digitally. Downloads are free (name your price) for one week.
Gear wise, my sounds were mostly generated with an analog modular case while BP mostly used guitars and a Moog synth. I then mixed everything together to 1/4’’ tape.
Benoit Pioulard has been one of my very favorite artists for quite some time. Hearing this blend of our styles is just incredible to me and fills me with joy. Maybe you will feel the same.
Thank you all. Of course I never heard of that DS album. For me a communiqué is some archaic message Mr. Burns receives
To answer some questions, Tom and I have known each other for a while, also because we both released music on DAUW, and have talked about doing something together a few times. It just took a while to form the right plan/method (via Zoom and mail).
All tracks were made the same way, I composed a longform bed-type meandering piece that leaves room for other parts to be added. I send it over so Tom can add tracks with a clearer dramaturgy and also make a rough arrangement to try things out.
Then I made the final arrangement and mixed the tracks down to tape.
Aside from music, Tom also makes the most beautiful Polaroid pictures. The cover art is a close up of a cactus.
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