eRikM (Luc Ferrari) Thomas Lehn

Les Protorythmiques

RM417

May 3, 2007

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THIS RECORDING IS TAKEN FROM A LIVE CONCERT WHICH TOOK PLACE AT THE MUSIQUE ACTION FESTIVAL IN FRANCE ON THURSDAY THE 26 OF MAY 2005.

INITIALLY LUC FERRARI AND ERIKM WERE INVITED TO PRESENT “LES 
PROTORYTHMIQUES” AT MUSIQUE ACTION 2005, A WORK COMPOSED AROUND A NEW ‘OPEN WORKING PROCESS’ IN WHICH SOUNDS AND COMPOSITIONAL PARTS COULD 
BE SUBSTITUTED AND TRANSFORMED IN AN ALMOST IMPROVISATIONAL SETTING, THIS HOWEVER WAS NOT TO PASS DUE TO LUC FERRARI’S HEALTH, AT WHICH POINT THOMAS LEHN WAS INVITED TO JOIN ERIK.M IN THE CONCERT SETTING.

THE RESULTING PERFORMANCE SAW ERIK.M UTILISE A RANGE OF AUDIO SAMPLES, SOUNDS AND ‘MUSIQUE CONCRETE’ HE HAD DEVELOPED WITH LUC FERRARI WHILST WORKING ON “LES ARCHIVES SAUVÉES DES EAUX”, AND THOMAS LEHN INVIGORATING THE ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC PALETTE AND MUSICAL TEXTURE WITH HIS ANALOGUE 
SYNTHESIZER.

ERIKM – CDS, CONCRÉTE 
LUC FERRARI – CONCRÉTE SOUND 
THOMAS LEHN – SYNTHI A