A new Normandeau is always a welcome addition and, Mélancolie delivers in a big way.  This, along with Paul Dolden’s Golden Dolden box (write-up coming eventually, hopefully sooner rather than later) provides a splendid end of the year Acousmatic boost. On Mélancolie, Normandeau humbly underestimates these works by saying; “All the pieces culled on this … Continue reading AMN Reviews: Robert Normandeau – Mélancolie (2021; empreintes DIGITALes)

I consider Montreal based artist Robert Normandeau’s work an excellent gateway to the weird, wonderful world of Acousmatic music.  The release of Figures in 1999 (and reissued in 2009) provides a great launchpad for exploration, either backward or forwards.  Figures lacks some of the more abstract moves that were heard on the 1994 release Tangram but still retained enough of what I … Continue reading AMN Reviews: Robert Normandeau – Figures (2009; empreintes DIGITALes)

This album was a grand experiment that went exceedingly…right!  As the story goes, classical guitarist Parra (and a very accomplished one at that as this album ably shows) approached five Acousmatic composers and asked them to create a work for which he would then mix himself in creating a hybrid piece.  With the exception of D’or et de lumiére where … Continue reading AMN Reviews: Arturo Parra – Parr(A)cousmatique (2002; empreintes DIGITALes)