Le mariage du ciel et de l'enfer

by Art Zoyd

Le mariage du ciel et de l'enfer cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1985
  • Label: Cryonic
  • Country: France
  • Length: 47:30
  • Community rating: 4.12/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: G茅rard Hourbette, Thierry Zaboitzeff, Jean-Pierre Soarez

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Originally composed to accompany a ballet choreography by Roland Petit in Marseille, this project represents a dark, symphonic peak for the avant-garde ensemble. 'Le mariage du ciel et de l'enfer' utilizes heavy dissonance, stabbing strings, and creeping electronic elements to create a profoundly tense and theatrical atmosphere. The work highlights the group's ongoing transition from purely acoustic instrumentation towards complex, modern synthesized soundscapes.

Genres

Descriptors: Avant Garde, progressive, avant-garde, existential, death, uncommon-time-signatures, orchestral, symphonic, theatrical, dissonant, conceptual, chamber, ensemble

Tracklist

  1. Sortie 134 (Part One)
  2. Cryogenese: R锚ve Artificiel (18:06)
  3. Cryogenese: R锚ve Artificiel (Continuation)
  4. Cryogenese: Les Portes Du Futur (14:52)
  5. Sortie 134 (Part Two)

Credits

  • Thierry Zaboitzeff - bass, cello, voice, tape, keyboards, percussion, composed by
  • G茅rard Hourbette - composed by, viola, violin, keyboards, electric piano [yamaha], piano [steinway], percussion
  • Keith Haring - drawing
  • Patricia Dallio - electric piano [yamaha], piano [steinway], keyboards
  • Jean-Pierre Soarez - trumpet, percussion
  • Art Zoyd - Primary Artist

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