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Muzak pour ascenseurs en panne

by Brigitte Barbu

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pangajaman How come this overly abstract collection of sound passages made out of distorted guitars and echoey synths retains such a strong evocative, emotional feel to it is beyond me. I'd like to get trapped sometime in whatever kind of broken elevator this was supposedly inspired by. A whole galaxy on the backside of the album cover on which all of this happens. Cosmic.
(As usual with you...) Am i supposed to have a laugh at it, or to think about it? Both, probably? Favorite track: Couvre chef en peau de taupe.
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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Tracklist LP:

    A1. Dae-Boj DeMoya
    A2. Trou vert 1
    A3. Beau Zoo
    A4. Trou vert 2
    A5. Sainte Amante
    B1. Trou vert 3
    B2. Couvre chef en peau de taupe
    B3. Trou vert  4
    B4. Ray Z
    B5. Trou vert 5
    B6. Mistori

    Includes unlimited streaming of Muzak pour ascenseurs en panne via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Tracklist CD:

    1. Dae-Boj DeMoya
    2. Trou vert 1
    3. Beau Zoo
    4. Trou vert 2
    5. Sainte Amante
    6. Trou vert 3
    7. Couvre chef en peau de taupe
    8. Trou vert  4
    9. Ray Z
    10. Trou vert 5
    11. Mistori

    Includes unlimited streaming of Muzak pour ascenseurs en panne via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

    Bonus track 'Continuous Mix' + vinyl Inlay
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2.
Trou vert 1 00:25
3.
Beau Zoo 06:59
4.
Trou vert 2 01:10
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Trou vert 3 01:11
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Trou vert 4 00:43
9.
Ray Z 04:23
10.
Trou vert 5 01:01
11.
Mistori 05:24

about

Uniting cosmic tones and lovely notes, unique sound collages and electronic noises, Muzak pour ascenseurs en panne ("Muzak for Broken Lifts"), Brigitte Barbu's first album, explores a dreamy universe, at the crossroads of electronica and the 70s’ post-tune-in/drop-out, echoing shadows of the peculiar doppelgänger; Pépé Bradock. Ça Plane pour Brigitte Barbu…

Resonant guitar notes, odd sounds, electronic hallucinations, and unexpected warm synth layers all gather together in Brigitte Barbu's first enigmatic album. Recorded and mixed during a reclusive one-week residency in a very special studio, under the benevolent cubic radiation of "Our Lady of the Ark of the Covenant,” using a computer, synthesizers, and various string instruments, giving birth to this resolutely unique album. The guitars were sharply disciplined, propelling strings into strange and hypnotic limbos, somewhere between a weightless journey through time and a fresh science lab experiment.

A perky cosmic album running away from rules and gravity.

"I wanted to compose an ethereal abstract Hip-Hop LP" says Brigitte, "with guitar as a brainwashed instrument, mirroring machines and computers, even if surely far from being unplugged". So much for that… With a real introspective dimension, the record stands out for its pure whimsical mood. The artist had strict rules for composing: “Each track is based on the association between a title chosen for its consonances, an open tuning, a random tempo and frequencies chosen for their supposed effects, real or imagined, on the mind, body & soul.” For example: Taro Patch -> Whale -> 93,75 BPM or Dobro -> Bear-> 118,125 BPM, Air Resistance -> Open Em -> Panther-> 480 BPM etc.

Brigitte surgically framed an electro-acoustic compendium, finding its atmospheric mothership… Brigitte Barbu, referring to a special interlude from a vintage release "Escalope de Dingue” (Fool’s Cutlet), explains that Muzak pour Ascenseurs en Panne is in fact a custom tribute to family, friends, triggered cosmonauts, René Clément and the card game where the winner is the bearded monarch nonchalantly stabbing himself in the head. It’s a lot!

credits

released June 12, 2020

All tunes recorded @ St Amand’s Room with a View in Paris
Mixed, Transmigrated & Sequenced  ℗ & © J.Auger 2019

Mastering: Josh Bonati @ Bonati Mastering NYC

Artwork: David Nicolas for Meat Dept

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New album « La science des imbéciles » out June 9th 2023 on Circus Company.

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