{"id":11512,"date":"2024-09-26T15:54:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T14:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cronicaelectronica.org\/?p=11512"},"modified":"2024-09-24T15:55:37","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T14:55:37","slug":"philippe-petits-a-divine-comedy-reviewed-by-musique-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.cronicaelectronica.org\/?p=11512","title":{"rendered":"Philippe Petit\u2019s \u201cA Divine Comedy\u201d reviewed by\u00a0Musique Machine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The release comes presented in a mini card gatefold- on its front cover it features a blood and fire red collage taking in overlaid images from what looks like old religious prints of hell, demons, and a headless gowned figure. Inside we find an eight-page booklet- this details the themes of the work, sonically what each track consists of, and a rundown of each track’s plot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disc number one takes in six tracks- these move from \u201cHalas Jacta Est\u201d with its raising ‘n’ falling baying elector tones, inside piano fumbling\/ twang, and jarring cut-up male & female vocal samples with a decidedly theatrical leaning. Onto bubbling-to-beaded analogue synth tones, rushing ambience, and unease mumbles ‘n’ screams of \u201cThe Descent\u201d. Though to the tolling keys, synth bay, electro billow\/ stretch, subtle gong strike, and plodding horn trumpeting of \u201cLucifer, Fallen Angel\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second CD features five tracks. We go from textural fumble \u2018n\u2019 creak, slow-mo string bay, and sudden jarring percussive rattle of \u201cPurgatorio, Canto I\u201d. There\u2019s plodding & pitch warping \u201cPurgatorio, Canto III\u201d which blends sombre string glide, electro stretches, and searing pitch climbs. The disc plays out with \u201cParadiso, Canto II\u201d with its shrill & warbling tones, harmonic piano key strikes, bass-bound electro purrs, and turntable sound grain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Divine Comedy certainly takes you on a jarring & often seared sonic journey- I can see this appeal to those who enjoy their symphonic sounds unpredictable, noise-bound, and dangerous. Roger Batty<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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 … <\/p>\n

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