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“strings.lines” reviewed by Vital Weekly

It’s only a few weeks ago that I reviewed ‘Courant.Air’ (see Vital Weekly 758) by Bernier, and while not bad, also perhaps not entirely satisfying either, and perhaps being made too quickly. Here on ‘Strings.Lines’ he moves away from the guitar, in favor of a new love (since 2007 actually) for tuning forks, of which …

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“strings.lines” reviewed by Tapage Nocturne at Radio France Musique

A ne pas confondre avec le compositeur du XVIIIème du même nom. Ce musicien de musique électro acoustique québécois excèle dans les performances sonores, les installations et la vidéo. Collectionneur d’anciennes machines à écrire et de diapasons (dont certains atteignent les limites de l’oreille humaine), il a su créer son univers musical très personnel, utilisant …

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“strings.lines” reviewed by Monsieur Délire

Quelle joie de voir le Montréalais Nicolas Bernier dans l’écurie de la portugaise Crónica! Strings.lines propose cinq Å“uvres électroacoustiques interreliées utilisant des enregistrements de Pierre-Yves Martel à la viole de gambe et de Chris Bartos au violon. Des sons lancinants, parfois explosifs, pas statiques du tout. Des pièces aux sonorités profondes, envoûtantes. J’aime beaucoup. via …

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“strings.lines” reviewed by FocusSound

Nicolas Bernierの2010年発表の作品。透き通ったエレクトロサウンドとストリングスの奇妙な組み合わせがマッチしていてとても心地よいサウンドと化している。かけた瞬間に見える景色が変わって見えるような作品。 via FocusSound

“strings.lines” reviewed by Senza Colori

2009年のアルス・エレクトロニカで何れかの賞を受賞している、カナダのコンポーザーによる2010年の作品。Crónicaよりリリースしております。 エディットしたストリングスがノイズドローンと共に紡がれています。生音や有機的なノイズを使用しているにも関わらず、デジタル特有の冷淡さが美しいです。瞑想的な雰囲気というよりは、雑念に耳を傾けているようなアルバムでした。 via Senza Colori

“Sleppet” reviewed by The Sound Projector

Sleppet began lifein 2007 with a collection of nature recordings made in Norway. Chris Watson, Steve Roden, Jana Winderen and other minimal-environmental geniuses were not far away from him at the tie, and the record cover of this nature-worshipping release unfolds to reveal visual cutups of a silvery forest. The location in Norway was not …

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“Passeports” reviewed by His Voice

Jízda vlakem je pro mnoho cestujících p íjemné turistické povyražení, pro jiné spoluob any zase denní Å¡edivá rutina. Specifické zvukové prost edí, se kterým jsou lidé konfrontováni b hem jízdy i nutných p estávek v nádražních prostorách, si vzal na paÅ¡kál na své poslední desce francouzský hudebník Mathias Delplanque. Ten jeÅ¡t p ed t emi …

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“strings.lines” reviewed by Boomkat

Portugal’s Crónica label presents a captivating showcase from Montreal-based electro-acoustic composer, Nicholas Bernier. His work here is defined by a predilection for the glassiest, most tensile string sounds, exploring a range of piercing hi-end frequencies with an innately tactile sensuality. The shortest of these, ‘Line (Strings)’, sets a filigree balance between organically textured sound and …

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