Portrait D'Un Glacier (Alpes, 2173m), by Lionel Marchetti

Portrait D'Un Glacier (Alpes, 2173m)

by Lionel Marchetti

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Portrait d' un Glacier (Alpes, 2173m) 28:42

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Using recordings made in France on the Glacier de Tré la Tête, high on the Massif de Mont-blanc, Lionel Marchetti here allows us to accompany him on a quiet (if suspenseful) journey through this snowy, ominous terrain. Rather than presenting a straight-on field recording of his expedition, he uses small sections from the recordings at a time, and plays them through beautiful, lingering tones and still ambiance. Recurring elements (yells, splashes, tools balancing on hardened surfaces) are featured in this 28-minute sonic excursion, and each have a creepy, icy quality. If Biosphere can capture the aesthetic beauty of a snowy mountain through his recordings, Marchetti has the uncanny ability to capture the flip side of it: the danger, the uncertainty, and the sheer magnitude of it all. Listening to this disc through headphones in a darkened room is a magnificent experience: low rumblings permeate the proceedings, periodically interrupted by dramatic surges in sound that will take your breath away. Technically faultless, this is a work of stunning magnificence.

Musique concrète composed in 1999-2000.
Commissioned by the "Groupe de recherches musicales de l'INA" (Paris) and realized in its studios, as well as those of the CFMI in Lyon.

"Tournages sonores" (field recordings) August 1993, on the glacier de Tré la Tête in Massif du Mont-Blanc (France).

Thanks to all the team of the GRM (and in particular to Diego) as well as François Donato, William Pellier and Olivier Capparos.

Running time 28'40"

Series I

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released August 1, 2001

Produced At – Studios INA-GRM
Produced At – CFMI, Lyon
Featuring [Avec] – Bruno Roche

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