| Summary: | It has become cliché to point out the major influence of Steve Reich on electronic music. Numerous articles and analyses have already brilliantly explained the link between the minimalism of the American composer and "electronic music". But this relationship takes on its full meaning when it materializes in music, before our eyes. Sourdoreille and La Compagnie des Indes have invited DJ Chloé and marimbist Vassilena Serafimova to work freely on Reich's work. At the helm is Chloé, a DJ and producer who is a fixture of Parisian nightlife, founder of the Kill The DJ label with Ivan Smagghe. Even if she is accustomed to the turntables of the biggest clubs, from the Panorama Bar in Berlin to the Rex in Paris, via the Fabric club in London, Chloé is also used to more experimental sound research which has allowed her to collaborate with the Center Pompidou and the Cinémathèque Française among others. Opposite her, on the marimba, is Vassilena Serafimova, a virtuoso musician of Bulgarian origin who has been seen, notably, in duo with the jazz pianist Thomas Enhco at the Victoires de la Musique Classique. After a few days of creation in the studio where they prepared pre-recorded tracks, the two musicians set up a dreamlike live performance for the collection Variations, playing with sounds and our perceptions. They are constantly passing the ball back and forth, appropriating the techniques of Steve Reich and experimenting, as when Vassilena stretches adhesive tape over her marimba ... A hypnotic and intoxicating four-hand electro-acoustic performance. Etienne Geremia.
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