Impressive two-disc composition by Philippe Petit on A Divine Comedy (CRÓNICA 212-2024). This Marseilles fellow has certainly come a long way since he started out as a DJ, radio presenter and zine publisher in the 1980s, even eclipsing his later label ventures for experimental electronica such as Pandemonium RDZ and BiP_Hop. This one is an ambitious project reflecting his studies …
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Crónica bringen Mitte Februar eine neue CD von Philippe Petit heraus, auf der der Klangkünstler – inspiriert von Dante Alighieris La Divina Comedia und den Illustrationen von Gustave Doré – “eine symphonische Palette musikalischer Pigmente, bildnerischer Töne und Texturen, die das epische Narrativ mit einer expressionistischen musikalischen Form versöhnen”, wie es beim Label heißt. Petitis …
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A Divine Comedy is a two-disc journey into jarring, shifting, moody, at points decidedly hellish electro-symphonic-come-electro-acoustic sound scaping from French musician, journalists and radio DJ Philippe Petit. The release is themed around/roughly based on the 18th-century poem of the same name by Dante Alighieri. The release comes presented in a mini card gatefold- on its …
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Ah, “A Divine Comedy”! A title as grandiose as the task at hand, and yet Philippe Petit, the ever-ambitious sonic alchemist, dives headlong into the inferno with a flair for the dramatic that would make even Dante blush. This double album is not merely a nod to Alighieri’s epic poem; it’s a full-on, spiraling descent …
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Mit „Drinking the Acheron River at Its Source“ (204, digital) ist PHILIPPE PETIT letztes Jahr, seinem 40. als Klangkunstaktivist, bereits auf den Spuren von Dante und Vergil eingetaucht in den Sog, gemischt aus Desire und Poison, der in A Divine Comedy (Crónica 212, 2xCD) in die Unterwelt zieht. Mit „For whom the bell tolls“ und …
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Philippe Petit took up on a truly epic endeavour – both Dante Aligheri’s Divine Comedy and Gustave Dore illustrations for this classic work have been an inspiration for his newest work beautifully released as a double cd by Portuguese label Crónica based in Oporto, Portugal. It is a long set of narrative pieces which Philippe …
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Avevo da poco raccontato il secondo capitolo di “A reassuring elsewhere”, un rassicurante altrove di Philippe Petit (che rassicurante non è…), e già l’artista ha già fatto uscire un nuovo lavoro: “A divine comedy”, uscito per Crónica Records. Dante Alighieri non finisce mai di ispirare gli artisti di tutti i tempi. La sua musica concreta, …
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Puisant son inspiration dans La Divine Comédie de Dante et les gravures de Gustave Doré, Philippe Petit réussit le pari, non pas d’illustrer, mais d’offrir sa vision personnelle de l’oeuvre, en utilisant une palette de sonorités dont lui seul a le secret. Depuis toutes ses années d’activité, le compositeur a développé un style qui lui est propre, combinaison d’expression abstraite au bord …
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Philippe Petit zainspirował się poematem Dantego Alighieri i ilustracjami Gustave’a Doré, budując symfoniczną „paletę” muzycznych barw, obrazowych tonów i tekstur, które godzą epicką narrację i ekspresjonistyczną formę muzyczną. Jego celem nie jest ilustrowanie, ale raczej opowiadanie historii alternatywnego świata, który jest wprawiany w ruch poprzez zwracanie uwagi na percepcję i uczucia słuchaczy. Momenty w tej historii są zszywane we wciągającą podróż kolorowej muzyki, którą słuchacze przemierzają tak, jakby …
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