Philippe Petit
Multicoloured Shadows

 
A Description


Since he started making his own music Philippe Petit has constantly tried to expand his art, and avoid categorization. From his early days manipulating vinyls and foundsounds or field-recordings, he moved on to using piano, organs, vibes, synths, then cymbalum, electric psalterion, guitar, caterpillar drum-guitars built by Yuri Landman, and various other percussive devices… He released dozens of collaborations and some solo works, none of which resembled the previous one, though forming a sonic choreography using space/time, in a multi-dimensional way, spatializing genres with an electro-acoustic approach while preserving a human touch, mostly due to the use of real « classical » instruments, kazooed voices, and percussions.

Composed in 2014, celebrating 30 years of activism in music, Philippe came with another new approach, twisting into unexpected turns while developing some melodies… Building up a tension in his narratives where “Multicoloured Shadows” of Shoegaze dance with electro-acoustically-psyched-out atmospheres… Mouth-noises going thru Kazoos being treated thru amps and reverbs bringing a melodic human touch that is unique and guarantees that once heard Petit cannot be mistaken with any other.

Multicoloured Shadows” is powerul and unpredictable while managing to stay oneiric.
The artwork for the album comes from the painter Alec Dartley

Please come visit his universe: http://alecdartley.com/

A Artist Info


Philippe Petit is interested in soundtracks; even if he creates original music he’d rather be introduced as a “musical travel agent” than a composer. Petit uses an Electric Psalterion and Hackbrett Cymbalum + computer and synths to build up electronic layers, process acoustic and field recordings.

To second the machine he likes to move various glasses, or percussive objects, and take advantage of vinyl material to fondle released sounds.
A journalist for various magazines and radio as well as a musical activist, Petit has celebrated 28 years of activism, sharing his musical passions as the man behind the cult labels Pandemonium Rdz. and BiP_HOp.

Aside his solo works, Petit has assembled what people call a dream-team of collaborators, often joining Lydia Lunch or Faust onstage, and working with: FoetusEugene Robinson (Oxbow)Edward Ka-Spel (Legendary Pink Dots)KumoScott McCloud (Girls Against Boys)Cosey Fanni Tutti (Throbbing Gristle)MurcofMy Brightest DiamondSybaritePantaleimonGraham Lewis (Wire)Barry AdamsonScannerCindytalkMira CalixKammerflimmer KollektiefGuapoLeafcutter JohnJames Johnston (Gallon Drunk/Bad Seeds/Faust)ASVAJarboe and many more…

He is also the founder (w/ Hervé Vincenti) of the international collective Strings Of Consciousness.

A Metadata


Formats : CD/LP Picture Disc/mp3
Catalog Number : AGO081
Barcode CD : 670579628525
Barcode LP : 670579628518
Release Date : June 1 2015

Tracklisting
1. Yourselfosophy
2. Pyramid of the Moon
3. Tibdinbilla Sanctuary pt.1 + pt.2

A Purchase



LP : $15.00 + Shipping costs
Immediate Download : $6.99
iTunes : $9.99

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A Artwork


B Listen to Track 2


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