Dialogue Ordinaire Avec La Machine/Sexolidad

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Release Date: 2009-04-05

Label: Elica

1-5. Dialogue ordinaire avec la machine ou trois fables pour bande doucement philosophiques (1984) 29'08"
Luc Ferrari in conversation with the machine and Yannick Gornet
Stereo magnetic tape
Song: Michel Musseau

6-10. Sexolidad (1982-83) 22'12"
In six parts: Eyes, Hands, Sight, Mouth and Tongue, Sex and Ears
and for 15 instruments: Flute, Oboe, Bass Clarinet, Basoon, Trumpet, Trombone, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Piano, 2 Percussion, Celesta-Glockenspiel
Live recording by the Ives Ensemble

After the publication of Danses Organiques, Elica is pleased to present two previously unreleased compositions by Luc Ferrari from the early 80's: the stereo magnetic tape piece Dialogue Ordinaire Avec La Machine coupled with Sexolidad, a composition for fifteen instruments.

Dialogue Ordinaire Avec La Machine describes the not so chance meeting between the artists (Ferrari helped by Yannick Gornet) and the mysteriously working machine (a sampler).

Sexolidad is one of Ferrari's most seductive instrumental pieces, representing a journey over the body, in which tonalities and their mix create “a particular harmonic climate [...]. What is important is the expression this pseudo-tonal atmosphere should bring out, as a sort of sensual, and even carnal, satisfaction”. The curious concept and its musical composition result in an extremely enjoyable piece which is continuously intriguing, evocative, dauntless, persuasive and highly satisfying, exquisitely performed here by the Ives Ensemble.

Digi-pack type cover with specifically retouched artworks by Jacques Brissot, who has also directed films for which Ferrari composed the soundtrack and who also made the cover for the composer's Cellule 75 LP. It also includes a 24-page booklet with bilingual (French-English) versions of the integrated text from Sexolidad and the lyrics to the Love Song with the Machine.

Thanks to Brunhild Meyer-Ferrari, Jacques Brissot, Keri Neff, Kevin Spencer, Simona Zucca and Willy Levrone.

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