Le livre noir du capitalisme, by Sylvain Chauveau

Le livre noir du capitalisme

by Sylvain Chauveau

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1.	Et peu à peu les flots respiraient comme on pleure 03:28	buy track
2.	JLG 02:10	buy track
3.	Hurlements en faveur de Serge T. 02:57	buy track
4.	Le marin rejeté par la mer 03:35	buy track
5.	Dernière étape avant le silence 04:55	buy track
6.	Dialogues avec le vent 03:31	buy track
7.	Ses mains tremblent encore 01:58	buy track
8.	Ma contribution à l’industrie phonographique 02:47	buy track
9.	Géographie intime 05:24	buy track
10.	Je suis vivant et vous êtes morts 04:17	buy track
11.	Mon royaume 02:46	buy track
12.	Potlatch (1971-1999) 01:58	buy track
13.	Un souffle remua la nuit 02:32	buy track

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Sylvain Chauveau's debut album "Le livre noir du capitalisme" is a melancholic milestone – and a precursor of what later would become the Modern Classical genre. With his release in 2000, Chauveau created a landmark of contemporary electronic music, parallel to the first releases of Jóhann Jóhannsson and Max Richter.

Inspired by John Cage's reflections on silence and Mark Hollis' solo album of the same name, on "Le livre noir du capitalisme" Chauveau assembles contemplative, repetitive piano and string arrangements with electronic sound layers and discreet field recordings to create an other-worldly but seductive Musique Noir. Midway between ambient, jazz and post-rock, Chauveau lays out a new paradigm of electro-acoustic music that functions as much atmospherically as compositionally, and whose parameters keep the boundaries between academic and non-academic music dissolved to this day.

Originally released on the small French experimental label Noise Museum in 2000, the album got reissued by Type Records in 2008 with the English title “The Black Book of Capitalism”. Being out of print for a while, Sonic Pieces now rereleases the classic with its original French title, plus new remastering by Loop-O and in an ultra-limited, handmade edition with black bookcloth cover on both CD and vinyl.

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released February 2, 2024

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Sylvain Chauveau Brussel, Belgium

French composer of quiet music and experimental songs. Has released records on international labels such as FatCat, Sub Rosa, Sonic Pieces, DSA, Flau. Has performed live in Europe, Asia and North America.

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