Vigiles, by Auteyn

Vigiles

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1.	Conduit 02:51		buy track
2.	Effraie 04:38		buy track
3.	Vigiles 04:49	lyrics	buy track
Le froid nous force au silence. Nos voix naissent, mais la nuit les absorbe. Qui nous dira qu'ici, aucun dieu n'est jamais passé ?
4.	Déserts 02:08		buy track
5.	Fanfare 06:08		buy track

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Vigiles was conceived as a one-piece work in five parts, despite the variety of tones and orchestrations. It’s a conversation between the different elements - electronics, field recordings, animals, clarinets ensemble, this broken harmonium in the chapel next to the studio, choir, strings, and brass section - but the boundaries between the sound sources are often blurred.

It explores a sonic world where simple melodies seem eroded by time; they stretch out, hang immobile, and transform slowly like the vegetal world during the cold months.

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#6 Best Albums of 2022 on 5against4.com
"[...] a five-movement work melding acoustic, vocal and electronic elements into a highly allusive, immersive soundworld"

"The work’s conclusion, ‘Fanfare’, appears at first to be an act of simplicity, but its combination of harmonium and brass forms a rich tapestry of movement that, having appeared to end, looms massively, becoming like something ancient moving with majesty and gravitas, surrounded by a stunningly gorgeous corona of sheer coruscating ecstasy."

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The Guardian, Contemporary selection (December 2022)
"Vigiles is a piece of ghostly, electro-acoustic orchestral music, featuring horror-movie string arrangements, freeform clarinet freakouts and some pleasing resonant drones."

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released December 16, 2022

Artwork: Yingji Yang

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Auteyn Normandy, France

Auteyn is a solo project of French composer and multi-instrumentalist Benoît Lefèvre, which combines written music, improvisation & sound experimentation. This project is the result of a search for unity in the diversity of his musical experiences: electroacoustic music, instrumental composition, early and traditional musics.
The close proximity to nature is a fundamental part of his work. ... more

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