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A1. Les articles de fond ne remontent jamais à la surface. 04:56
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A2. Ils sont dans l'infamie comme un poisson dans l'eau. 02:40
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A3. L'inconscience, le déshonneur, la lubricité, la haine, le mépris des hommes sont à prix d'or. 07:14
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B4. La main à plume vaut la main à charrue. 03:07
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B5. Sur mon crâne incliné est planté son drapeau noir. 02:36
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B6. L'homme est Dieu ! Mais l'amour voilà la grande foi ! 09:28
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BILE NOIRE is a new album from Arpaviva which brings together piano and electronic music in an innovative and unparalleled combination. Strotter Inst. creates a complete sound world using his unique arrangement of modified turntables as percussion instruments, while concert music composer Peter Vukmirovic Stevens creates original piano compositions to create a blending of atmospheres for this most unusual duet.  

Prepared turntables are made using objects attached to album surfaces which, at various RPM, tap an amplified wire suspended over the decks. The resulting signals are mixed and modified by effects pedals. The result is a polyrhythmic and powerful electronic music made without midi or sequencers.

Part musical instrument, part performance art installation, these turntables / instruments juxtaposed with acoustic piano compositions reflects the combination of two different mindsets. This, combined with Stevens' transformation of a second piano part into a crunching electric guitar sound creates music which is equally fitting for the concert hall, the art museum, or alternative space. 

BILE NOIRE (as referenced in the works of Baudelaire) is a term from ancient folk medicine — it is the 4th “humour,” the source of all melancholy. The album starts with a melancholic atmosphere and builds with intensity, like Ravel's Bolero, to a climactic finale. 

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released April 27, 2019

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Arpaviva Recordings Paris, France

Arpaviva Recordings is a New Music and Media company. Arpaviva is dedicated to recording and publishing contemporary music, films, media works and other publications that take into account 21st century sensibilities, aesthetics, culture, and technology. Arpaviva Foundation Inc. is a (501) (c) 3 not-for-profit organization. ... more

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