Experimentation and deconstruction, loops and ambient, electronica and sound design

27 MP3 Songs
CLASSICAL: Minimalism, AVANT GARDE: Electronic Avant-Garde



Details:
"In the case of French sound explorer Stephane Calbo, the term « computer assisted » could be called doubly misleading: first, if it suggests that he needs any help, and second, if it implies any sort of sterility. These are gorgeous traceries of the contours of sound--and they've got soulâ (Cnet/Music Download)

"The « classical » banner now covers both the ancient and the avant-garde, but we're doubly intrigued by artists brazen enough to combine the two--composers like Stephane Calbo, who warps formal passages into unlikely shapes. These tracks aren't for the traditionalist, but they are helping to revive a grand tradition." (Cnet/Music Download)

Introduction (english version)
Written, produced and played by Stephane Calbo, these musical pieces are characterized by their repetitive structures, their systematic experimentation of computer assisted composition and their elaborate textures of sound.
This musical production is in line with minimalism (Steve Reich, Phil Glass, Terry Rileyâ¦), ambient (Brian Enoâ¦)and post-modernism (Michael Nymanâ¦).

Présentation (version française)
Structures en boucle, travail fin les matières/textures sonores et expérimentation systématique des possibilités offertes par la composition assistée par ordinateur sont les principales caractéristiques du travail de Stephane Calbo présenté ici.
Cette production musicale de nature expérimentale s'inscrit dans un cadre proche de la musique répétitive et du minimalisme américain (Steve Reich, Terry Riley, Phil Glassâ¦). Il sâapparente aussi parfois à lâambient façon Brian Eno, à certains travaux de Michel Redolfi sur les textures sonores ou encore au post-modernisme de Michael Nyman.