Fragments and Articulations, by Christian Renou

Fragments and Articulations

by Christian Renou

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1.	Fragments & Articulations No. 1 25:07	info
2.	Fragments & Articulations No. 2 19:35	info
3.	Fragments & Articulations No. 3 18:53	info

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Christian Renou has been making electro-acoustic music since 1985. From 1985 to 2001 he recorded under the name Brume. He then started using his own name in 2001.

There was a doubt when Christian Renou decided to abandon his moniker Brume to go under his real name. Would he be able to reinvent himself enough to justify the change? The answer is a clear yes and he didn't take long to prove it. "Fragments and Articulations" solidifies his transformation from dark ambient post-industrial figure to downright experimental soundsmith. The album presents three long works of sound art (between 19 and 25 minutes), each one developed out of a short sound source. The initial source becomes an excuse to unfold rich tapestries of articulated sounds and textures, like a magic hat trick.

Fragments and Articulations #1
A short, isolated sequence, taken from a drum part of an URIA performance from 1982, was used as the basic sound source which was then processed with a computer.
Final recording, may 2002.

Fragments and Articulations #2
A field recording (Riva-Bella, 1997) has been reinjected into an old computer with a damaged CYRIX processor which decomposed the sound into something much better.
Final recording, april 2002.

Fragments and Articulations #3
Very dirty frequencies, generated by a home-made Galene receiver were used as the basic sound source and then processed by computer.
Final recording, june 2002.

Special thanks to Herve Peron for home-made electronics, Gerard Guiggia for computer assistance, Erik Hoffman and Randy Yau for their help and to Eric Wood for existing.

Running time 63'38"

Series II

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released September 6, 2002

Design – R. Yau
Sounds [All] – C. Renou

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