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It is with extreme excitement and happiness that I can finally announce that my new album will be released in may 2013!

After more than 2 years working on new music and trying to get to that elusive musical place which I could imagine so clearly but had trouble actually creating, things finally started to click into place over the summer and by October I had all the album songs ready for recording … but recording itself has proved rather difficult due to not having an adequate space. I’m not keen on the idea of recording in a studio, as it doesn’t really fit the way I work, which is very hands-on, so  I’ve had to make do with what’s available, and let’s say that what’s available is very noisy ;-))))

Still, 90% of the recording is now done, I’ll be mixing the album in the first half of January, then it will be sent for mastering, promos will be made, there will be the mandatory (and oh-so-long) 3-month period between promo availability and release, and if all goes according to plan, the album should be available in early May !

I’ve done absolutely everything on this album, from start to finish, so it’s been a mammoth undertaking, one which I’m glad to see the end of, if only to finally share it with an audience, and hopefully when hearing the music and the new elements in it you will understand why it’s taken me so long !

I’m also very excited at the idea of playing live again, so keep your eyes peeled for live show announcements and other record-related news!

I’ll leave you with a tiny preview of the wonderful artwork created by Iker Spozio for the album cover – and yes, those colours and shapes do reflect the music contained in the album!

a little post to let you know that windbell, the label that releases my records in japan, published my “best of 2011” on their blog, in japanese and english, here, it’s pretty short but an accurate description of what i was up to in 2011 !

also, i recently found out that the vinyl copies of “les ondes silencieuses” are now sold out, BUT i do have a few copies left at home and these are available, directly from me, for the price of 12 euros + postage – i can sign your copy if you wish, and you can also have iker spozio (the illustrator who made the artwork) sign it too

THE VINYL IS NOW SOLD OUT

as always, thanks for reading :-)))

cécile

another rare opportunity to see “while we are here”, the film by makino takashi for which i composed music back in 2009: it will be screened in london on 21st november 2011 at apiary studio, along other works by makino featuring exclusive scores by jim o’rourke and tara jane o’neill.

all the info is here

For those of you living in Montreal, a rare opportunity to see the  beautiful short art film by Japanese film-maker Makino Takashi for which I made 16 minutes of exclusive music back in 2009. Screening at the Cinémathèque québécoise on 6^th October 2011 at 6.30 pm, as part of their Japanese cinema month.

At last, I’ve finished writing “my favourite music 2006-2010” in the “my favorite things” section and just posted it…

I’m very much a “list person”,  but writing this particular list did seem slightly more insane than previously, because I listened to so much music these past few years, and given the sheer quantity of great music that’s out there, it’s just easy to forget about certain records, so I tried to make sure I included everything, and relistened to many of those records, which is why it took me forever to get the list together :-) !

It is definitely the best thing about making those lists though: I look at them, see the name of a record I may have not listened to in two or three years, and on it goes in the cd or vinyl player…

I hope the list will lead you to some nice discoveries too, and next time I won’t let 4 years elapse before making another one !