Description
This concerns a pre-order.
Orders will be shipped and digital downloads will be available at latest on the release date of April 10th.
TRACKLIST
1. La Vie à Raizeux – 12:22
2. Rendez-Vous – 58:42
3. Un Dernier Adieu à Rambouillet – 7:10
INFORMATION
The story behind this project is linked to some special meetings in the Yvelines region, just outside Paris, in the summer of 2023.
Two years after we started our electronica collaboration in 2020, which led to the “Live At BYSS” performance and its release, we played with the idea of recording a piano album. Things started to take shape when we got the opportunity to record a beautiful Steinberg (not to be confused with Steinway) grand piano from the early 20th century. The fact that the piano had not been tuned recently gave it even more character and charm.
We decided to also involve some synthesizers to partially process and modulate the live piano parts and to add extra contrast and atmosphere. Additionally, we used a violin bow and some percussion tools. In the end it became a balanced whole so that you are not just listening to a piano.
What you hear on this registration is completely based on improvisation and our state of mind during the sessions we recorded on August 5, 2024. For this reason we decided to have only the one-day recording sessions, as additional days would have resulted in completely different output.
For this album release, parts were selected and edited from the more than six hours of music we recorded. We aimed for an honest and organic impression of how things were performed, maintaining dynamics and keeping mistakes, mis-hits and even ambient sounds, resulting in this listening experience that we would like to share with you!
Remy Stroomer and Peter Dekker
Performed by Remy Stroomer and Peter Dekker on August 5, 2024. With participation of David Smelik on “Anecdotes d’une Belle Histoire”.
Recorded by Remy Stroomer / Piano and environment registration by David Smelik / Mixed and edited by Remy Stroomer between August 2024 and January 2025 at Exhibition of Dreams, IJmuiden / Mastered by Michel Geiss / 5.1 Mix by Misja van Waterschoot (Audiochef) / Session video recorded by David Smelik / Location video recorded by Remy Stroomer and Peter Dekker / Video edited by David Smelik and Remy Stroomer.
Used gear: Steinberg grand piano, bow, brushes, sticks, keys and a glass, Korg ER-1, Korg MS-20, Sequential Circuits Prophet-5, 2x Neumann U87 (overhead), 2x Neumann U67 (room), Rupert Neve 5024 pre-amp, 2x Zoom L-20 (recorded on 24 bit 96 kHz).
Artwork and lay-out by Remy Stroomer / Cover photography by Remy Stroomer / Session photography by David Smelik / Collage photography by Remy Stroomer and Peter Dekker.
Special thanks to Frank for trusting us and giving us the opportunity to use and record his wonderful authentic Steinberg grand piano.
Thanks to: Jan Tromp, Joost Verhagen, Judith Wesselius, Rein van den Oever, Phil Booth, Stefan Erbe, Ellen Valom.
Dedicated to Dominique Perrier.
ALBUM EXCERPTS
