Pierre Rousseau
i am a french composer, producer, and sound designer born in brussels in 1990, now working in paris.
this website attempts to make sense of the different things i do, highlighting personal releases alongside a selection of collaborations and commercial work.
more consistent updates over on instagram : @prsseau
email : hello@pierrerousseau.info
management : alexandre.gaulmin@me.com
typeface and website designed by faye & gina and developed by tristan bagot.
portrait by charles nègre.
a one-hour mix on nts alongside aurélien arbet, as ‘wave form’.
tracklist :
LLOYD MILLER - Pacific Breeze
DAVID BEHRMAN - Leapday Night, Scene 1
YOSHIAKI OCHI - Beat The Water
JEREMIAH CHIU & MARTA SOFIA HONER - On the Other Sea
IGOR WAKHEVITCH - Aurore
LE MYSTÈRE DES VOIX BULGARES - Pilentze Pee
ALEXIS DEGRENIER - Noyer
PIPER SPRAY & LENA TSIBIZOVA - Lame Line
RÉMY COUVEZ - Désaccord Imparfait
LIBRARY L’AMOUR - Limonade
YUTAKA HIROSE - Study For Scientists
JUNIOR BOYS - It Never Occurred To Me
IGOR WAKHEVITCH - Rituel De Guerre Des Esprits De La Terre
PERKO - The Reason
CHANTS ET PERCUSSIONS DES MALDIVES - Bandiia Dzehun (Type Moderne)
KHAN JAMAL - Breath Of Life
featuring an introduction by mana haraguchi.
photograph by marcelo gomes.
listen here.
A short composition, or sonic logo, announcing Capsule Plaza, an updated format of design showcase by Capsule Magazine, taking place 17–23 April 2023 at Spazio Maiocchi, infusing new energy into Milan Design Week.
Creative Direction by Alessio Ascari
Logo Design by Kasper-Florio
3D by Samuel Walker
Watch here.
a short soundtrack for a short film by Albert Moya for Rimowa celebrating the return of their iconic Pilot Case.
watch here.
a short soundtrack, as well as sound design, for 'The Art of Imagination', a short film by Thibaut Grevet introducing a collaboration between Mercedes-Benz and Moncler.
watch here.
an original soundtrack for marine serre's fw23 show entitled 'rising shelter', which took place on saturday january 21st 2023 in front of over 2000 attendees at grande halle de la villette, paris.
watch here.
a one-hour mix on nts alongside aurélien arbet, as ‘wave form’.
tracklist :
FORGIVENESS - Chameleon
AIX EM KLEMM - The Luxury Of Dirt
ROGER ENO - Fleeting Smile
MARK GIULIANA - A Path To Bliss
STRUCTURES SONORES LASRY-BASCHET - Sokoto
PLAID - Perspex
DICKIE LANDRY - Song 1
KODE9 - Toxic Foam
FOOLS - Rintocco
ANDREAS VOLLENWEIDER - Lunar Pond
K. LEIMER - Almost Chinese
REYMOUR - Six Pouces
SATOSHI & MAKOTO - White Wall
ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER - Betrayed In The Octagon
NICO GEORIS - A Rainbow In Curved Air
OLIVER COATES - Prairie
featuring an introduction by mana haraguchi.
photograph by marcelo gomes.
listen here.
a short soundtrack, as well as sound design, for 'Hysteria', a short film by Théo Casciani, commissioned by Musée du Louvre as part of their 'Regards Du Louvre' program.
Author. Théo Casciani
Creative Direction. Simon de Dreuille
3D Cinematography. Valentin Gillet
Digital Supervision. Kim Boutin (DVTK)
Technical Consulting. Simon Bénichou
Development. Sagar Patel (dokodemo)
Music and Sound. Pierre Rousseau
Voice. Aurore Clément
Screams. Marina Herlop
Sound Engineer. Abel Roux
Creative Support. SISSI (Élise Poitevin and Anne Vimeux)
Character Design. Pierre Demonès
Players. Gus Casciani, Vinson Fraley, Michèle Lamy, Hatsune Miku and McKenzie Wark
Graphic Design. Marie-Mam Sai Bellier
Typography. Laurenz Brunner and Étienne Ozeray
Logo. Masayuki Makino
Translation. Gabriel René Franjou
Archives. Martin Desinde
Special thanks to. Laurence des Cars, Donatien Grau, Nicolas Marbeau and Éditions P.O.L.
‘Regards Du Louvre’ also includes projects by Ivan Argote, Hicham Berrada, Anton Bialas and Kamilya Kuspanova, Mykki Blanco et Dachi-Giorgi Garuchava, Bianca Bondi, Guillaume Bresson, Jacob Bromberg, Pan Daijing, David Douard, Eliza Douglas, Jennifer Douzenel, Mimosa Echard, Miles Greenberg, Rafik Greiss, Marie Jacotey, Christelle Oyiri, Ariana Papademetropoulos, Edgar Sarin and Marine Serre.
trailer here.
a one-hour mix on nts alongside aurélien arbet, as ‘wave form’.
tracklist :
J.B. BANFI - Gang (For The Rock Industry)
CLUSTER - Helle Melange
DAVID TOOP - Sea Slug
ÖMHET & SKILMÄSSA - Skilmässa
GUSTAF LJUNGGREN & EMIL DE WAAL - Skomakarskeppet
THIERRY FERVANT - Épode
JASON KOLÀR - Erratic Texting Behaviour
NEU! - Hallogallo
PLAID - Tokyo Drive
EXTRADITION - Original Whim
CS + KREME - Pussywhistle Tea
VERONIQUE CHALOT - Chant De La Mer
KATSU HOSHI - Safflower Picking in Rain
LURY LECH - Cuando Rocío Dispara Sus Flechas
DANIEL LANOIS - Inverness
featuring an introduction by mana haraguchi.
photograph by marcelo gomes.
listen here.
A short soundtrack, as well as sound design, for 'Performance', a short film by Thibaut Grevet for Calvin Klein.
watch here.
A 3-hour generative soundtrack for paula canovas del vas' ss23 presentation at instituto cervantes in paris.
short extract here.
A one-hour mix on nts alongside aurélien arbet, as ‘wave form’.
tracklist :
SYNERGY - Ancestors
ERIC SERRA - Dark Passage II
STEVEN BROWN - All Night Long
HELDON.G - Bal-A-Fou
ROBERT SCHRÖDER - Utopia
ELEKTRIKTUS - Second Wave
TANGERINE DREAM - The Journey
TRAVELLING - Tout Compte Fait
TRAVELLING - Shema
FRANÇOIS DE ROUBAIX - Jeff
GERMAINE MONTERO - La Ralentie
MORTON SUBOTNICK - Touch Part II
ENNIO MORRICONE - Carlotta
BRIAN ENO - Prophecy Theme From ‘Dune’
TAKASHI KOKUBO - Before Your Dream
JOEL FAJERMAN - Waterproof
featuring an introduction by mana haraguchi.
photograph by marcelo gomes.
listen here.
A short soundtrack, as well as sound design, for 'Daynamic', a short film by Thibaut Grevet for Moncler Grenoble.
Watch here.
A mix for Isolarii Summer Station, broadcasting daily at sunset from Alicudi, Italy.
A special project by publisher Isolarii.
Tracklist :
Steve Miller Band - Threshold
Vangelis - Abraham’s Theme
Pat Martino - Both Sides Now
Jaco Pastorius - Portrait Of Tracy
Cal Tjader - Black Orchid
Bill Evans - Love Theme From ‘Spartacus’
Coleman Hawkins - Love Song From ‘Apache’
Joseph Shabason - Gymnopédie No.1
Alex North - ‘Spartacus’ Love Theme
Philippe Sarde - La Maison De Jade (Mouvement 08)
Claude Larson - Murrumbidgee River
Software - Cosmic Calimba
Suzanne Ciani - Birth Of Venus
Ashra - Ocean Of Tenderness
Peter Baumann - Biking Up The Strand
Agitation Free - First Communication
Jack Wilkins - Red Clay
Catherine Howe - Let’s Keep It Quiet Now
Olivia Newton-John - If Not For You
Ryoji Ikeda - Luxus 1-3
Listen here.
a one-hour mix on lyl radio alongside aurélien arbet, as ‘wave form’.
tracklist :
BROADCAST - Innocence In Orbit
MEYERS - Granular Opportunities 2
ARP - Eniko
JOHN ROBERTS - Horse Hair
SAMUEL ORGAN - Guidance
MOOD OF DEPARTURE - Until The End Of The World
LINING TIME - With These Lovely Feathers
TANGERINE DREAM - Resurrection
SATIOMIMAGAE - Numa (Instrumental)
TOMAGA - Bluest (Extract)
KELLY LEE OWENS - Arpeggi
A. G. COOK - Stargon
FRANCESCA HEART - L’Inno Delle Oceanine Alla Bellezza E Alla Fortuna
PATRICIA ESCUDERO - Gymnopedie II
WILSON TANNER - All Hands Bury The Dead
ASH RA TEMPEL - Le Sourire Volé
DOMINIQUE LAWALREE - Le Secret Blanc
COLDREAMS - Bulbs & Bubbles
featuring an introduction by mana haraguchi.
photograph by jonathan llense.
listen here.
A short soundtrack, as well as sound design, for four short films for Nike Football celebrating the release of the new Mercurial shoe, featuring Cristiano Ronaldo, Samantha Kerr, Kylian Mbappé, and Ada Hegerberg.
an original soundtrack for marine serre's ss23 show entitled 'state of soul', which took place on saturday june 25th 2022 in front of over 1500 attendees on a running track on the outskirts of paris.
A remix for Joakim's 'Indri Eyes', as part of his 'Second Nature Remixes' LP, released through Tigersushi Records as a follow-up to his 'Second Nature' LP.
A short soundtrack, as well as sound design, for ‘Mind Gravity’, a film by Thibaut Grevet introducing a collaboration between Varier Furniture and Ill-Studio.
Paris-based creative practice Ill-Studio has reworked Peter Opsvik's iconic Gravity™ chair and presented it in a new context. Through the visual language of new materials, colors, and textures, Ill-Studio’s take on Gravity™ extends beyond the realm of sitting, blurring the lines between emotional engineering and ergonomic fantasy.
Ill-Studio envisioned the Gravity™ chair as a functional sculpture that affects its users in far more ways than the mere fulfillment of physical needs. Through its positions from tasking to full zero gravity, Mind Gravity™ integrates different senses into one unified perceptual experience.
Mind Gravity™ will be available during a series of multimodal installations by Ill-Studio, starting in Copenhagen, Denmark at Etage Projects, May 19 - June 19.
Watch here.
a one-hour mix on lyl radio alongside aurélien arbet, as ‘wave form’.
tracklist :
ANGÉLICA SALVI - Cinzolino
SUNSTROKE - Re-Incarnation
GABRIEL YARED - Rumeurs Dans La Ville
MAX BERLIN - Elle Et Moi
LAURIE ANDERSON - Born, Never Asked
CHICK COREA & GARY BURTON - Falling Grace
JEAN-YVES BOSSEUR - Signaux En Folie
APHRODITE’S CHILD - Loud, Loud, Loud
FRANÇOIS IMBERT ET FRANÇOISE MOREAU - Bel Air
FRANÇOIS IMBERT ET FRANÇOISE MOREAU - Qu’est-ce Qu’on Fait Aujourd’hui ?
THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT - Nucleus
JEAN HOYOUX - Zeus
ASHRA - 77 Slightly Delayed
VINNY ROMA - Ah, Music
featuring an introduction by mana haraguchi.
photograph by jonathan llense.
listen here.
sound supervision and composition for pierre marie’s 'horn of plenty' show at his gallery in paris, france.
excerpts here.
a one-hour mix on lyl radio alongside aurélien arbet, as ‘wave form’.
tracklist :
PETE LA ROCA - Bliss
MIKE SLOTT - Simple Dreams Of Simple Days
JUNE11 - Who Is Still Dreaming ?
PERSONA - Vento
ROMÉO POIRIER - La Bématiste
SEEFEEL - Starethrough (Transition Mix)
SATOSHI & MAKOTO - Closer
BROADCAST - Mother's Milk Means Music
CYBE - The Running Water
PAULINE ANNA STROM - Equatorial Sunrise
SSIEGE - Meteora
DIRK DESAEVER - Orchestra 15
CS + KREME - Saint
ARIEL KALMA - Le Temps Des Moissons
THE VERNON SPRING - Strength Of A Young Man
LI YILEI - Chu
featuring an introduction by mana haraguchi.
photograph by jonathan llense.
listen here.
A short soundtrack as well as sound design for a short film by Teitur Ardal for Varier Furniture, celebrating the release of the latest iteration of their classic 'Ekstrem' chair.
Set design by Fatima Fransson.
Creative direction by Barkas.
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An exhibition soundtrack, as well as show sound design for Marine Serre's 'Hard Drive', both a collection and an introspective exhibit at Lafayette Anticipations showcasing the designer's core values.
I was commissioned with creating a soundtrack for the exhibition, which was transmitted in the building's transitory spaces : the entrance, the different staircases. One after the other, each new space unveiled new layers of the composition and new frequencies of the sonic spectrum. Extracts here.
I also contributed editing for Sevdaliza's exclusive soundtrack for the show, as well as a 'remix' of 'The Great Hope Design' for the show's finale.
Produced by Avoir.
A short composition, or sonic logo, celebrating a capsule collection by Études in collaboration with the estate of Yves Klein.
Watch here.
A feature in Record Culture Magazine, issue 10, interviewed by founder Karl Henkell and photographed by Pablo Di Prima.
The issue also features DJ Harvey, Sofie, Jun Takahashi, Ziggy Devriendt, DJ Sundae, Pedro Winter, Ariel Kalma, Octo Octa, Max Essa, Moxie, CC:DISCO!, and the visual feature, “White Columns Retrospective: 1977–1986.”
A soundtrack for 'TWENTY', a film by Études, directed by Grégoire Dyer, highlighting the Paris-based studio’s twentieth collection and celebrating their 10 years of existence.
Parts of the soundtrack were created with help from friends ; additional drum programming was provided by Bambounou and choral singing was recorded by David Numwami.
The soundtrack was performed live for the film's premiere at Gaité Lyrique on January 18th, 2022. Live video report by Flora Aussant.
Watch below :
a one-hour mix on lyl radio alongside aurélien arbet, as ‘wave form’.
tracklist :
HELDON - In The Wake Of King Fripp
JOHN ABERCROMBIE, JAN HAMMER, JACK DEJOHNETTE - Love Song
POPOL VUH - Dans La Nuit, La Neige
RYUICHI SAKAMOTO - Birth
FLOATING POINTS - Argenté
MICHAEL GARRISON - To The Other Side Of The Sky
TEDDY LASRY - Birds Of Space
JOEL VANDEROOGENBROEK & CAROLE MURIEL - Forest Spirit
ROGER MASON - Free Folk
PENGUIN CAFÉ ORCHESTRA - Sheep Dip
ISABELLE MAYEREAU - Des Synthétiseurs
SUZANNE CIANNI - The Fifth Wave - Water Lullaby
VLADIMIR COSMA - Metro Police
TIM BLAKE - Last Ride Of The Boogie Child
LE THÉATRE A BRETELLES - Prélude Et Fin
featuring an introduction by mana haraguchi.
photograph by jonathan llense.
listen here.
A short soundtrack for a film by Thibaut Grevet for Rimowa, a love letter to Cologne, where the company was born 123 years ago.
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a one-hour mix on lyl radio alongside aurélien arbet, as ‘wave form’.
tracklist :
EITETSU HAYASHI - カラビンカ
FUSE - A New Day
THE HUMAN LEAGUE - Toyota City
ARPANET - Wireless Internet
ROLAND BOCQUET - Exotique
TANGERINE DREAM - Logos Pt. II (Excerpt)
FLUTES ET RYTHMES DU CAMEROUN - Moulage Du Riz
HARRY FREEDMAN - Pizzicato Ostinato
WALTER MAIOLI - Queen Bee
WALTER MAIOLI - Rhythm Of Bees
ASHRA - Deep Distance
PHILIPPE GRANCHER - 3000 Miles Away
APRIL ORCHESTRA - Amour, Émoi … Et Vous
PIERRE BACHELET - Le Chant Des Sirènes
VOLUME ALPHA - Subwoofer Lullaby
GONG - Mister Long Shanks : O Mother I Am Your Fantasy
PHILIPPE SARDE - Après Sète
featuring an introduction by mana haraguchi.
photograph by marcelo gomes.
listen here.
a one-hour mix on nts at the invitation of rvng, as part of their ‘friends and fiends’ residency.
tracklist :
STELVIO CIPRIANI - Vicino A Te
ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK - 2nd Thought (Intro + Outro)
RICHARD HOROWITZ - Elephant Dance
CARL STONE - Sonali
ROLANDO SIMMONS - Harvest Feast
SQUAREPUSHER - MIDI Sans Frontières
PIERRE ROUSSEAU - Tera
RYOJI IKEDA - Data.Matrix
CARL CRAIG - One Day Soon
ELECKTROIDS - Floatation
KLAUS KRÜGER - Advanced Dance
BOCHUM WELT - That’s Mutuality
BUNZINELLI - Hyperloop
SECOND WOMAN - 600249li9
CHRIS HUGHES - Shift
KRAFTWERK - Franz Schubert
listen here.
A short soundtrack for a film by Marcelo Gomes for Nonfiction presenting ‘For Rest’, their latest fragrance created by Barnabé Fillion.
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‘mode par défaut’ is my second release, the follow up to last year’s 'musique sans paroles'. it is the second in a series of three eps.
listen here.
mastered by adrien pallot
artwork by will work for good
videos by valentin gillet
powered by rvng intl.
complete credits.
tracklist :
- mode par défaut (with maria teriaeva)
- roam
- tera
- insecurity anthem
- roma
- maladresse
'maladresse' is the second single from my upcoming ep, 'mode par défaut', the follow-up to 'musique sans paroles' (2020).
mastered by adrien pallot.
artwork by will work for good.
visualizer by valentin gillet.
© + ℗ 2021 pierre rousseau, licensed exclusively to rvng intl.
'tera' is the first single from my upcoming ep, 'mode par défaut', the follow-up to 'musique sans paroles' (2020).
mastered by adrien pallot.
artwork by will work for good.
visualizer by valentin gillet.
© + ℗ 2021 pierre rousseau, licensed exclusively to rvng intl.
a one-hour mix on lyl radio alongside aurélien arbet, as ‘wave form’.
tracklist :
MARY JANE LEACH - Semper Dolens
FRANÇOIS TUSQUES - Hon-Dat
FRANÇOIS RIBAC - Peines d’Amour Perdues
STEVE HILLAGE - U.F.O Over Paris
CHRISTINA VANTZOU, JAN MATTHÉ, CHRISTOPHE PIETTE, LIEVEN MARTENS - Glisten II
SAM GENDEL AND JOSIAH STEINBRICK - Mouthfeel
ELI KESZLER - Static Doesn’t Exist
SYLVIO GUALDA ET JEAN-PIERRE DROUET - Robotic
MICHAEL NYMAN - Decay Music
FACIT - Dit Ingen Längtar (Dit Ska Jag)
PETER BAUMANN - Romance
GILB’R - Super Spreader
NEW AGE DANCE - Distant Drums
JEAN C ROCHÉ - Ocumare
SHELTER - Fumeurs Noirs
LAOS DU SUD - Gongs « Kha »
HELENE MARTIN LIT JEAN COCTEAU - Le Secret Du Bleu
GOUN - Véronique
PENGUIN CAFÉ ORCHESTRA - The Sound Of Someone You Love Who’s Going Away And It Doesn’t Matter
featuring an introduction by mana haraguchi.
photograph by marcelo gomes.
listen here.
a special and limited vinyl release of 'music for études 18', as heard in études' ss21 video presentation, with new exclusive tracks.
tracklist :
a1 cycles I
b1 it’s a photoshoot [an introduction featuring roe ethridge]
b2 eyes to camera
b3 something new [an interlude featuring roe ethridge & aurélien arbet]
b4 cycles II
pressed on a crystal clear 12''.
includes a photography booklet (12 pages) by roe ethridge.
cover photograph by roe ethridge.
design by études studio.
manufactured by ed banger records.
ref : ed124.
music and sound design for a campaign supporting a special collaboration between mercedes-benz and heron preston, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the airbag.
creative direction by ill studio.
directed by thibaut grevet.
a short audio extract and video report of a live performance at études, 14 rue debelleyme, 75003 paris.
special thanks to devialet.
video by flora aussant.
a soundscape for valentin gillet's performance as part of 'worldbuilding' at photential, curated by filip setmanuk.
a soundtrack for 'twenty', études’ ss2022 video presentation celebrating their twenthieth collection, directed by grégoire dyer and styled by georgia pendlebury.
featuring vocals by david numwami.
full film coming january 2022.
a feature story in french electronic music magazine trax about my studio practice.
art direction by axel pelletanche and clément gicquel.
interview and text by simon clair.
photographs by maxime verret.
an original soundtrack for paul smith's ss22 video presentation, directed by george harvey ; art direction by matthew mumford ; produced by holmes production.
a one-hour mix on lyl radio alongside aurélien arbet, as ‘wave form’.
tracklist :
KRAFTWERK - Kometenmelodie Zwei (Live In Paris 1976)
THE DEAD GOLDFISH ENSEMBLE - Bouncing Eggs
DAVID BEHRMAN - On The Other Ocean (Excerpt)
NIKO TZOUKMANIS - Raindrops
MICHEL BANABILA - Marilli 4
AGITATION FREE - Ala Tul
DEREK BAILEY - Christiani Eddy
SHAKEY - Slappy
ANDY DED - Summer Nightmares And Lazy Dogs (Tolouse Low Trax Rework)
CONTOURS - Room Cycle Feat. Seth Sutton
OB - Trod
SOUND EFFECTS NO. 7 - Recherche Station Radio
SCRIBBLE - Mr. Calico
DOMINIQUE LAURENT - Le Cirque Fantôme
MAKI ASAKAWA - Yuki Ga Furu
FRANÇOIS DE ROUBAIX - La Scoumoune (Thème Principal)
THE SAME - Hot & Cold
featuring an introduction by mana haraguchi.
photograph by marcelo gomes.
listen here.
three short soundtracks for videos by chemsedine herriche for études, promoting their latest eyewear line in collaboration with tiémoué bakayoko.
a one-hour mix on lyl radio alongside aurélien arbet, as ‘wave form’.
tracklist :
A LA PING PONG - Nordlaut 3
LOUIS CRELIER - Panthéon
TANGERINE DREAM - 3AM At The Border Of The Marsh From Okefenokee
CRAIG LEON - The Gates Made Plain
JULOS BEAUCARNE - Sans Bruit
ROEDELIUS - Grundlsee
BARRY FORGIE - Dawn Mists
H HUNT - C U Soon
JEAN-CLAUDE VANNIER - Pattes De Mouches
POBOSRK - Bells
DAS DING - Inter Caetera
S-F-X - Soft Fog
S-F-X - Last Dance
PIERRE-JEAN CROSET - Harmoniques Du Temps (Excerpt)
EMILY A. SPRAGUE - Mirror
DO IT YOURSELF ORCHESTRA - Bluesy Feeling
CHRISTOPHER IDYILS - Red And White Light Ship
STEVE WARING ET LE WORKSHOP DE LYON - Image
featuring an introduction by mana haraguchi.
photograph by marcelo gomes.
listen here.
a short composition for 'Spring-Summer 2021, a Visual Diary', a video written and directed by Paula Canovas del Vas, and created by Wouter Gysemans.
Paula Canovas del Vas Spring-Summer 2021 was designed and produced remotely in the midst of the European lockdown. The few months created an unusual design process where the team developed a collection outside of the studio for the first time, using digital renders and building mockups using the available materials : fabrics, cardboard and paper.
While at home, the design team sought new ways to create an escape from the daily reality and collaborated with 3D Artist Wouter Gysemans to create “Spring-Summer 2021, a Visual Diary”, a 180° short film inspired by Plato's Allegory of the Cave and the concept of the Multiverse.
Directed by Paula Canovas del Vas, the film poetically explores and recognises the notion that the universe may only be a small shell within a larger universe. The film’s 180° frame helps enlarge that view to “expand on the viewer’s visual limits”. The soundtrack was composed by Paris-based composer Pierre Rousseau.
watch here
sound supervision and composition for pierre marie’s 'lupara' show at his gallery in paris, france.
excerpt here.
video by philippe jarrigeon.
composed a short piece of music alongside nicolas godin for prsnt, a compilation by modern obscure music.
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‘PRSNT’ is a unique global artistic project combining the input of artists across the worlds of music, video and written word which acts as a statement on how we, as consumers, engage with music in the 21 st century. The LP contains original compositions by Ryuichi Sakamoto, Pascal Comelade, Laurie Spiegel, Lyra Pramuk, Chassol, Nicolas Godin and Pierre Rousseau, Pedro Vian and Pierre Bastien, Visible Cloaks, Kelman Duran, Raul Refree, Lucrecia Dalt, and Lafawndah ; as well as including writings by contemporary thinkers like Shumon Bazar and François J. Bonnet, and images from Araki, Jack Davison, Alessandra Sanguinetti, Dani Pujalte, Elizaveta Parodina, Adrià Cañameras, Larissa Zaidan, Zhong Lin and Javier Tles, among others.
The concept was devised by Created By Us and the Barcelona-based label Modern Obscure Music, following a study which identified that the overwhelming volume of instantly accessible information online is shortening attention spans and altering how audiences engage with music digitally. Their curiosity about the state of online consumption developed further on discovering that around a third of all listeners using digital platforms skip to the next track within the first 30 seconds of playing.
Each musician was given the challenge to create engaging compositions with real artistic merit, inside the confines of this shortened span. Akin to Brian Eno’s famous Windows 95 start-up music, the time constraints are crucial, and the compositions are deceptively complex and more substantial than expectations of their nano nature would suggest.
‘PRSNT’ acts as a critique of flighty feed culture, but is simultaneously constructive, providing something which is either proposed solution or “if you can’t beat ‘em join ‘em” resignation. Every artist has interpreted the brief differently, resulting in an intriguing blueprint for the potential future of digital music. Could abbreviated micro compositions satisfy, inspire and nourish like their longer counterparts ? They certainly take up much less of listeners’ busy lives, which are often spent tackling ever-increasing workloads.
All tracks Mastered by Rashad Becker at Clunk Studios in Berlin, Germany
Vinyl cut by Josh Bonati in Brooklyn, NYC, USA
Music selected and curated by Pedro Vian
Artwork & Design by Marc Monguilod
Tracklist :
- Laurie Spiegel - Fly By vidéo
- Pedro Vian & Pierre Bastien - Memory
- Lyra Pramuk - Cage
- Chassol - ya !
- Nicolas Godin & Pierre Rousseau - Page Turner
- Pascal Comelade - Segons com
- Visible Cloaks - Lifeworld 00:32 vidéo
- Raul Refree - Vid2020
- Lucrecia Dalt - cosa
- Kelman Duran - Dead cat
- Lafawndah - From name-less city
- Ryuichi Sakamoto - silence
a one-hour mix on lyl radio alongside aurélien arbet, as ‘wave form’.
tracklist :
JOHN VAN RYMENANT, MICHAEL GALASSO - Scan Lines (Part I)
LOUIS CRELIER - Revenir
DANIEL VALENCIEN, PHILIPPE MATE - Sanza Sallée
CHRISTINE OTT - Tropismes
IGOR WAKHEVITCH - Matines
ALABASTER DEPLUME - Visit Croatia
SHEILA CHANDRA - ABoneCroneDrone2
AKI TSUYUKO - Solitary Tiger
RAVI SHARDJA - Rash
DENNY JAEGER - The Incredible Sounds Of Synclavier II (Extract)
RICHARD PINHAS & JOHN LIVENGOOD - Moira
BIOSPHERE - Black Mesa
OLEO STRUT - Volcanterre
NEVERS - 26_39_488
HENRI ROGER - Images …
KALI MALONE - Spectacle Of Ritual
JEAN C. ROCHÉ - Province Du Natal
featuring an introduction by mana haraguchi.
photograph by marcelo gomes.
listen here.
short compositions for marine serre's collaboration with korean eyewear brand gentle monster entitled 'visionizer', co-directed by marc hibbert and will churchill.
follow the links below to watch :
short compositions for marine serre's ss21 main campaign, co-directed by marc hibbert and will churchill.
follow the links below to watch :
Couple
Pillow
Plant
Mother And Son
Cat
Family
Tree
Sister And Brother
Mother And Child
a one-hour mix on lyl radio alongside aurélien arbet, as ‘wave form’.
tracklist :
ENVIRONMENTS - Alpine Blizzard
VANGELIS - Marina
VOX POPULI ! - Gutta-Percha
ANDREAS VOLLENWEIDER - Caverna Magica
TOMMY MANDEL - VII. Eta (Pastel)
LUC MARIANI - Final Suite
TESTER HOUSING - The Clock Ticks Over
PHILIPPE DORAY - D'Ici A La
SATOSHI & MAKOTO - AR
TAKASHI KOKUBO - Playing Among The Gods
MEGA WAVE ORCHESTRA - M7
SOUNDS OF INDIAN AMERICA - Ute Bear Dance
JOSEPH SHABASON - Forest Run
LAURENCE VANAY - Morning Quiet Song
PAULINE ANNA STROM - Marking Time
featuring an introduction by mana haraguchi.
photograph by tim barber.
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sounds for books #3, a playlist for paris-based bookseller florence loewy.
tracklist :
Cluster - In Ewigkeit
Suzanne Cianni - The Second Wave - Sirens
Klaus Schulze - Love Theme
Carl Stone - Dong II Jang
Stanislav Tolkachev - No Matter What They've Told You (C)
Efdemin - Oh, Lovely Appearance Of Death
Vangelis - Rêve
Eno Moebius Roedelius - Old Land
Ash Ra Tempel - Le Sourire Volé
The Beacon Sound Choir - Drone 3
Lyra Pramuk - Witness
Joseph Shabason - Lowland
Astrid Sonne - Area Under A Curve
Steve Reich - Shift Part II
Michael Brook - Distant Village
Conrad Schnitzler - Ballet Statique
Tonstartssbandht - Hymn Eola
Soela - The Same Things, The Same Thoughts
Maria Teriaeva - Abstract
Richard Horowitz - Baby Elephant Magic
Carl Stone - Banteay Srey
Gimmer Nicholson - Charon's Crossing
Pauline Anna Strom - Morning Splendor
'the way you made me feel' is featured as part of rvng intl.'s annual 'catalog compendium', available now on bandcamp.
Tracklist :
Pierre Rousseau - The Way You Made Me Feel
Tiziano Popoli - Iunu-Wenimo
Nuke Watch - NW2MJF (tribe)
Andras - Harf Green
Shy One – Route II Romeos
Kate NV - Plans
Josiah Steinbrick - Full Bloom
Aki Tsuyuko - solitary tiger
Greg Fox - Ill Being
Ian William Craig & Daniel Lentz - Up Up Up Stay
Michele Mercure - Solo Dance
Ka Baird - Heaven and Hell
Dylan Moon - Oh No
Pauline Anna Strom - Marking Time
Emily A. Sprague - Mirror
Lord Of The Isles - Sisters
Lucrecia Dalt - No era sólida
Oliver Coates - Soaring X (featuring Malibu)
Sign Libra - Sea Of Nectar
Tomasz Guiddo w/ Rexy & Grzegorz Bojanek - Narcissist (Vic's Alternative Version)
Dukes of Chutney - Mystic Ape
three short soundtracks for videos by chemsedine herriche for études, promoting their 'archives days'.
a one-hour mix on lyl radio alongside aurélien arbet, as ‘wave form’.
tracklist :
ORAGES ET TEMPÊTES - Vent Sinistre
BERNARD FORT - Jour De Lenteur
PASTROAL SEQUENCES - Peaceful Pastoral II
MICHAEL LEVINAS - Froissements D'Ailes
LINDA PERHACS - Chimacum Rain
DAVID TREMLETT & TIM BOWMAN - Prelude
WHITE NOISE - Your Hidden Dreams
ALAIN BANCQUART - L’Amant Déserté (Piste 3)
MAREA - Night Tide
THOMAS KESSLER - Violin Control
SYNTHETIC MUSIC - Pathetic
DEUTER - Alchemy
VANGELIS - La Petite Fille De La Mer
JOSIAH STEINBRICK - Nemi
CLAUDE LARSON - Answering Machine
PHILIPPE DORAY & LES ASOCIAUX ASSOCIES - Musique Pour Résidence Secondaire
SILVER APPLES - Lovefingers
ANDRES SAENZ DE SICILLIA - Extract From Aphorisms
featuring an introduction by mana haraguchi.
listen here.
a soundtrack for marine serre’s ss21 collection film, 'amor fati', starring sevdaliza and juliet merie, directed by sacha barbin and ryan doubiago, produced by avoir.
'a cycle of timeless events and encounters are performed by mystic characters immersing the viewer into their world. with the aid of token items, two cryptic individuals navigate between parallel existences, living an astral projection, guided by each other’s truths.
sterile and hostile at first sight, each environment is populated by a series of tightly knit clans that will witness their rites of passage.
despite feelings of danger, care, seduction, and vulnerability, the two chameleonic figures take a leap of faith into the unknown : amor fati'
discover an interactive website for the film, and read about our collaboration here or here.
a one-hour mix on lyl radio alongside aurélien arbet, as ‘wave form’.
tracklist :
DAVID VORHAUS – Movement II Continued
M DWINELL – Move
AKIKO YANO – Dogs Awaiting
TAKASHI KOKUBO – Playing Among The Gods
VANGELIS – Reve
CATHERINE RIBEIRO – Qui A Parlé De Fin ?
GAVIN BRYARS – Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me
GHÉDALIA TAZARTÉS – La Berlue Je T’Aime
SHABASON / GUNNING – Bois Blanc
CHALOTTE LECLERC – Promenade A Quai
JOHN CAGE – Variations IV – Excerpts 7PM To 8PM
ART & TECHNIQUE – Alerte Instrumentale
DANIEL LANOIS – White Mustang II
LAURENCE VANAY – Glaciers Interdits (Mileu Synthe)
HIROSHI YOSHIMURA – Signal F
KLAUS SCHULZE – A Bientôt
featuring an introduction by mana haraguchi.
listen here.
sound supervision and composition for caroline corbasson’s solo show 'ellipse' at ‘la maréchalerie - centre d'art contemporain’ in versailles, france, focusing on her video work.
the show features four videos made in collaboration with the artist and gwen ghelid, as well as scenography by botanical agency.
a one-hour mix on lyl radio alongside aurélien arbet, as ‘wave form’.
tracklist :
KRAFTWERK – Kristallo
PIERRE MARIÉTAN – Trains Et Jardin
KUNIYUKI TAKAHASHI – Night At The Seaside
HEERLENS PERCUSSIE ENSEMBLE – Biologic Music
SERGE BULOT – Euryale
BERNARD PARMEGIANI – Ondes
I.A.O. – Topless And Shaved
GERARD STOKKINK – Yellow Turtles
COLORED MUSIC – Ei Sei Raku
HITOSASHI – Yubi No Etude (Oriental Mix 2)
PADDY MCALOON – I Trawl The Megahertz (Excerpt)
KNUD VIKTOR – Jeu 1
TANGERINE DREAM – Geburt (Excerpt)
TANGERINE DREAM – Reise Durch Ein Brennendes (Excerpt)
DEUTER – Night Rain
featuring an introduction by mana haraguchi.
listen here.
a soundtrack for études’ ss2021 video presentation, directed by grégoire dyer and styled by georgia pendlebury.
a soundscape for author théo casciani's website, theocasciani.page, in collaboration with mana haraguchi, harry hunt and masayuki makino.
a one-hour mix on lyl radio alongside aurélien arbet, as ‘wave form’.
tracklist :
PATRICIA ESCUDERO – Gnossienne I
AMOSPHÈRE – Par Temps Clair
TAKASHI KOKUBO – 回廊の音楽
WATER FEATURE – Green River II
SAM MALLET – Skateboard Terrains
CARL STONE – Dong II Jang
MICHAEL O SHEA – Anfa Dàsachtach
MEYERS – Ambient Role Play
JEAN HOYOUX – Ballade A Venus
JOHN ROBERTS – Mental Model No. 1
HIROSHI YOSHIMURA – Creek
SECOND WOMAN – 100407JD7
SHABASON / GUNNING – Caraquette
THE BEACON SOUND CHOIR – Drone 3
featuring an introduction by mana haraguchi.
listen here.
'Paris' is featured in a special playlist by Wolfgang Tillmans for I-D Magazine.
Listen on Spotify
an extended alteration of ‘the way you made me feel’, from ‘musique sans paroles’, featuring a choral vocal by david numwami.
mastered by adrien pallot
artwork by will work for good
listen here.
all profits from the sale of this single are donated to the nyc covid-19 relief fund.
a mix and an interview for tim sweeney’s beats in space show on wnyu, in support of the release of ‘musique sans paroles’.
tracklist :
Luc Ferrari - Presque Rien N4, La Remontée Du Village
Oneohtrix Point Never - Russian Mind
Adrien Pallot - Dix-Neuf
Charles Clapaud - Ruptures
The Exaltics - Day By Day
X-102 - Dione
Keyboard - Small Island
Conforce - Carrier Signal
Steve Moore - Frigia
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Reunion
Brian Eno - 2/1
Format - Solid Session
Drexciya - Digital Tsunami
Ligovskoï - Mana
Cyrus - Enforcement
Losange - Atone
X-102 - Phoebe
Leandro Fresco - Nada Es Para Siempre
Choice - Acid Eiffel
Jaap Vink - En Dehors
Carl Matthews - As Above, So Below
Vitess - Choses Etranges
Matthew Jonson - Learning To Fly (Dub)
Dimitris Petsetakis - Dawn
William Eggleston - Untitled Improvisation DAT 3.1 - 2.79
Pierre Rousseau - The Way You Made Me Feel
Kraftwerk - Atem
Takashi Toyoda - Snow
Luc Ferrari - Presque Rien N4, La Remontée Du Village
interview :
Pierre Rousseau - Anonyme
Pierre Rousseau - Musique Sans Paroles
Pierre Rousseau - Souvenir
Pierre Rousseau - Pastorale
listen here.
a one-hour mix on lyl radio alongside aurélien arbet, as ‘wave form’.
tracklist :
LUC FERRARI- Presque Rien N2, Ainsi Continue La Nuit Dans Ma Tete Multiple
DANIEL ARFIB – Le Souffle Du Doux
CRAIG LEON – Departure
FRED MILLER – Scented Wind
GIGI MASIN & JONNY NASH – Astro
ASMUS TIERCHENS – Sonde Im Herzen
RYUICHI SAKAMOTO – Propho (Live)
SUZANNE CIANI – Fish Music
ROBERT FRIPP – Affirmation IMAC (Live)
BERNARD PARMEGIANI – La Roue Ferris
FRANCOIS BAYLE – Toupie Dans Le Ciel
MINAO SHIBATA - Improvisation
POWEL & WOLFGANG TILLMANS – Speak Out (Version)
LUC MARIANI – Airport Frequency
TANGERINE DREAM – Sequent C (Remastered 1995)
TOSHIBA MAYUZUMI – Mandara
ZBIGNIEW PREISNER – Closing Credits
featuring an introduction by aurélien’s son.
listen here.
an interview with test pressing, surrounding the release of ‘musique sans paroles’.
an interview with tsugi, in french, surrounding the release of ‘musique sans paroles’.
a chronological mix of records for tsugi, detailing the influences of ‘musique sans paroles’.
tracklist :
Erik Satie - Gymnopédie No. 1 (France Clidat) (1888)
Isao Tomita - Clair De Lune (Suite Bergamasque, No. 3) (1974)
Suzanne Ciani - Concert At WBAI Free Music Store (Extract) (1975)
Michael Garrison - To The Other Side Of The Sky (1979)
Manuel Gottsching - E2-E4 (Ruhige Nervösität / Quiet Nervousness) (1980)
Moderne - Eldorado (1981)
Bernard Parmegiani - Départ Serge (1982)
Spectral Display - Axolotl I-II (1982)
Astral Sounds - Mixed Sells (Extract) (1982)
New Musik - Green And Red (Respectively) (1982)
Interior - Hot Beach (1985)
The Art Of Noise - Moments In Love (Beaten) (1985)
Michael Brook - Distant Village (Featuring Brian Eno + Daniel Lanois) (1985)
Mr. Fingers - Can You Feel It (1986)
Gigi Masin - Clouds (1989)
Michele Mercure - Mother (1990)
Tech Trax Inc. - State Of The Art (Unautomated Mix) (1990)
M500 & 3MB - The Cosmic Courier (1993)
Drexciya - Andreaen Sand Dunes (1999)
XOR Gate - Ellipse (2018)
Pierre Rousseau - Anonyme (2019)
listen here.
also available as a playlist on spotify.
factmag.com with a story on the process behind joseph bird's 'photographs with a pulse' for 'musique sans paroles'.
'musique sans paroles' is my first release with beats in space and my debut solo record. it is the first of a series of three.
listen here.
mastered by adrien pallot
artwork by will work for good
videos by joseph bird
powered by rvng intl.
complete credits.
tracklist :
- musique sans paroles
- the way you made me feel
- ivresse
- paris
- souvenir
- pastorale
'paris' is the first single from my upcoming ep, 'musique sans paroles'.
mastered by adrien pallot
artwork by will work for good
a remix of ‘the border’ by nicolas godin, featuring the voice of caroline corbasson.
listen here.
my piece for the études 17 aw2021 runway show is now part of centre.ch/fr’s ‘5th floor’ program, curated by guillaume sorge.
a photograph of mine is featured on a tee-shirt entitled 'building' from editions mr’s latest collection.
a one-hour mix on lyl radio alongside aurélien arbet, as ‘wave form’.
tracklist :
TRENT REZNOR – Just Like You
STEVE WARRING & LE MARVELOUS BAND – Mé Uno Mé Douno
PIERRE HENRY – Danse Du Jeune Homme
LARD FREE – Taktooz à Roulette
KARAMIKA – Ton 2.5
GODS CHORUS – Gods Chorus
BERNARD BASCHET & MICHEL DENEUVE – Resurgence
ELEKTRIKTUS – First Wave
RAUL LOVISONI & FRANCESCO MESSINA – Prati Bagnati Del Monte Analogo
UN DEPARTEMENT – Lys Zunmia
THROBBING GRISTLE – Recorded At Southampton
THROBBING GRISTLE – Recorded At Brighton
DIDIER BOCQUET – Cosmorythme (Sped Up)
PITCH – What Am I Doing For Fun
MARCEL DUCHAMP – Musical Sculpture
LORI GOLDSTON – Main
featuring an introduction by mana haraguchi.
listen here.
i have produced the second solo album by nicolas godin (from the group ‘air’), entitled ‘concrete and glass’.
a one-hour mix on lyl radio alongside aurélien arbet, as ‘wave form’.
tracklist :
Didier Bocquet – Le Chemin Du Silence (Part 2)
Steve Reich – Come Out
Barry Christian – Minidodo
Mica Levi – Guerreros
Giampero Boneschi – Engine And Tools
The National Commitee For A Sane Nuclear Policy – Public Service Announcements – Steve Allen
Gerardo Iacouci – La Caverna
Jonathan Fitoussi – Rayons De Saurus
Les Conférences Planète – Vision Cosmique, Vision Humaine (1)
Parish Council – Museum Weather
Roland Hollinger – Aurora
Adrien Pallot – Dix-Neuf
Kema – Diu
Stomu Yamash’ta – Drizzly Step
Pas De Deux – Squeezing
Conrad Schnitzler – Ballet Statique
Les Conférences Planète – Vision Cosmique, Vision Humaine (2)
Ryuichi Sakamoto – Reunion
Mai 1968 – Documents Originaux Enregistrés Sur Place Pendant Les Évènements De Mai 1968
Suzanne Cianni – Livixation (Ronald Mallory Art Film Collaboration)
Einsturzende Neubaten – Ragout Küche Rezpt Von Einsturzende Neubaten
featuring an introduction by mana haraguchi.
listen here.
an improvised performance alongside rory mccarthy as 'over-draft' for xavier veilhan’s ‘plus que pierre’ show in angers, france.
a short soundtrack for a film by colin snapp for études.
a contribution to 'musique ambiante française vol. 2', a compilation by tigersushi records.
video by joseph bird.
the audio featured on the record was mastered by krikor kouchian. the audio featured in the video was mastered by adrien pallot.
sound supervision and composition for pierre marie’s 'olu nelum' show at his gallery in paris, france.
excerpt here.
video by valentin herfray.
'Silent Energy', my soundtrack for issey miyake, is featured as part of 'Ritual Rhythms [of the Obscure Mediterranean Souls]', a compilation by Modern Obscure Music.
'Silent Energy' was mixed by Nicolas Chaix aka I:Cube.
a soundtrack for Caroline Corbasson’s film, 'à ta recherche / looking for you'
a soundtrack for ‘cultes’, a film by la horde.
a soundtrack for 'dance therapy', a video installation by artist lotte andersen. the installation is currently presented as part of a group show entitled 'energy flash' in seoul, south korea, running from april 18th to august 25th, 2019.
a mix for études surrounding the release of their collaboration with the new york times.
tracklist :
Steve Reich - Violin Phase
Hiroshi Yoshimura - Water Copy
William Basinski - The Deluge (The Denouement)
Gas - 838
Nini Raviolette & Hugo Weris - Slow
Iasos - Lueena Coast
Neu ! - Isi
Laurie Anderson - New York Social Life
Antonio Carlos Jobim - Tears
Beverly Glenn-Copeland - Color Of Anyhow
Roedelius - Regenwurm
7 Hertz - LVL
Closer Musik - One Two Three No Gravity (Dettinger Mix)
Junior Boys - Last Exit (Fennesz Remix)
Ryoji Ikeda - Data Matrix
The Traveller - Ber
photograph by tom de peyret.
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a one-hour mix for kiosk radio in brussels.
tracklist :
environments 1 - psychologically ultimate seashore (throughout)
guy bonnet & roland romanelli - amour, émoi … et vous
yves tumor - limerence
squarepusher - tommib help buss
ryuichi sakamoto - ワタスゲの原
philippe sarde - la chanson d’hélène (version instrumentale)
serge gainsbourg - je t’aime moi non plus au lac vert
masaaki ohmura - a touch of temptation
eric serra - fancy face
pet shop boys - to face the truth
miharu koshi - keep on dancing
mikado - par hasard
william eggleston - untitled improvisation dat 3.1 - 2.79
première classe - la fille qui rit
miyako koda - a sea of love
harold budd & brian eno - late october (sped up)
telex - tell me it’s a dream
taeko ohnuki - 愛の行方
georges delerue - la nuit américaine
listen here
a soundtrack for issey miyake’s aw18 runway show.
alongside my friend david numwami, i have taken part in french artist xavier veilhan’s installation for the 2017 venice art biennale, ‘studio venezia’.
alongside simon mény, we form the duo 'paradis’.
we have put out one album entitled 'recto verso' (2016), and a few eps : 'couleurs primaires' (2015), 'hémisphère' (2012), and 'parfait tirage' (2011), as well as several remixes.
'recto verso' cover photograph by andrea montano