Percussion-Résonance takes its name from the legacy of musique concrète, rooted in the work of Pierre Schaeffer and later explored by Bernard Parmegiani in his landmark piece *De Natura Sonorum*. But rather than paying homage, this album seeks to revisit and rethink those early ideas through today’s sonic tools and sensibilities.
Using the Buchla Music Easel, EMS Synthi, and Mutable Instruments, the pieces explore how rhythm, texture, and resonance interact , often folding into one another. The sound world blurs the boundary between gesture and memory, between synthesized tones and something almost physical. Concepts like the *objet sonore* and acousmatic listening are subtly reimagined here, not as academic references but as living principles, guiding the ear toward new ways of hearing.
Composed and mixed in Paris, Château Rouge by Alexandre Bazin
Artwork by João Castro - The Royal Studio
Cassette edition limited - released on Important Records (Cassauna)
“A wonderfully atmospheric exercise in ambient minimalism from Alexandre Bazin for Important Records as he lights the route, smoothes the path & leaves a tempting tonal trail to the warm & welcoming end of the rocky world of experimental electronics”
The Slow Music Movement
“GRM's Alexandre Bazin uses the Buchla Music Easel and EMS Synthi on "Percussion-Resonance" to experiment with rhythmic electronics in the mode of Carsten Nicolai, Ryoji Ikeda or Frank Bretschneider.
The title of Bazin's latest full-length is a reference to the musique concrète that emerged from the GRM developed by Pierre Schaeffer and refined later by Bernard Parmegiani. And while Bazin doesn't exactly make musique concrè
te, it's clear that these concepts - as well as records like "De Natura Sonorum" - are at the front of his mind as he builds fluctuating neon-flicker'd vignettes out of deep sub bass tones, solemn strings and electrical glitches.
"Percussion-Resonance" isn't a million miles from Alva Noto's more recent work - particularly his emotionally-charged "xerrox" volumes - but Bazin sets himself apart by focusing more urgently on the sound's open-skied potential, suggesting a universe of stars and humming electromagnetic sound.”
BOOMKAT
The Slow Music Movement
“GRM's Alexandre Bazin uses the Buchla Music Easel and EMS Synthi on "Percussion-Resonance" to experiment with rhythmic electronics in the mode of Carsten Nicolai, Ryoji Ikeda or Frank Bretschneider.
The title of Bazin's latest full-length is a reference to the musique concrète that emerged from the GRM developed by Pierre Schaeffer and refined later by Bernard Parmegiani. And while Bazin doesn't exactly make musique concrè
te, it's clear that these concepts - as well as records like "De Natura Sonorum" - are at the front of his mind as he builds fluctuating neon-flicker'd vignettes out of deep sub bass tones, solemn strings and electrical glitches.
"Percussion-Resonance" isn't a million miles from Alva Noto's more recent work - particularly his emotionally-charged "xerrox" volumes - but Bazin sets himself apart by focusing more urgently on the sound's open-skied potential, suggesting a universe of stars and humming electromagnetic sound.”
BOOMKAT