Jean-Baptiste Favory
Things Under: Organic Compositions for Guitars and Electronics
"Because we are heathens, we first heard about J-B Favory when we reissued Los Lichis' incredible 2LP set, Dog (FTR 229LP, 2016). Favory was the one non-Mexican member of the ensemble, traveling once a year (or so) to collude with the insane artists of Los Lichis. Had we been less dim, we would have known Favory was an avant composer of note, having served as an assistant to Luc Ferrari and Gavin Bryars, before setting off on his own musique concrete path. He is also the co-host of the long…
Unisono
Eight musicians play the same virtual synthesizer programmed by myself with Max/MSP following a precise score. They start with the same sound but while slowly modifying each parameter they transform it from within, grinding up its entrails. The listener is positioned at the center of a sound at once unique and multiple. The version on this CD is a live recording made at Les Voûtes in Paris in June 2008 by the CLSI (Circle for the Liberation of Sounds and Images) directed by Paul Méfano. Th…
100 000 Années'
Musique concrète composed in 1990-93. Kitnabudja Town was previously released by Metamkine (MKCD XXX, France, 1997). This is new version assembled in 2007 by Lionel Marchetti. Jean-Baptiste Favory: 'Des sphères'. Electronic music recorded in 2005.Musique concrète composed in 1990-93. Kitnabudja Town was previously released by Metamkine (MKCD XXX, France, 1997). This is new version assembled in 2007 by Lionel Marchetti. Jean-Baptiste Favory: 'Des sphères'. Electronic music recorded in 2005. Compr…