Contemplation / Ascension, by Messe

Contemplation / Ascension

by Messe

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	1.	Contemplation 10:07		buy track
	2.	Ascension 08:06		buy track

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It all started with the common interest of Ferréol de Gressot (Fait Réel) and Matthieu Pouillot for the ancient sacred and secular music of Europe. Messe's sound takes his roots in antic greek music, Hildegarde von Bingen's choir works, Guillaume de Machaut's medieval tones and the contemporary and minimalist forms of composition pioneered by the works of Jon Gibson, Tony Conrad or LaMonte Young.

Liturgical and ritualistic, it results in long drone improvisations made of multiple layers of sound, summoning some "messianic" and ethereal tones played with an experimental and almost primitive approach to create a trance-inducing wall of sound.

This debut EP is composed of two raw recordings from 2019 and two download exclusive tracks of Messe sessions reworked by Fait Réel. Be aware that because of the nature of the recordings (one microphone put in a studio room), it may sound a bit rusty for some ears. Anyway, play it loudly.

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Musique rituelle et liturgique, le son de Messe prend racine dans les musiques anciennes et sacrées d'Europe : de la musique de Grèce antique, aux compositions de Hildegarde de Bingen en passant par les sonorités médiévales de Guillaume de Machaut. Un pot-pourri de sons traditionnels mélangés aux formes contemporaines et minimalistes inspirées des travaux de Jon Gibson, Tony Conrad ou LaMonte Young.

En résulte une musique intense faite de multiples couches de sons aux tonalités éthérées et "messianiques" ... un mur de sons et de bruits joués avec une approche brute et primitive.

Cet EP est composé de deux morceaux entièrement improvisés, et enregistrés en 2019 avec un Zoom H5, et deux morceaux bonus de Fait Réel, réalisés à partir des sessions improvisées de Messe et exclusifs au téléchargement de cet EP.

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released December 1, 2021

All music improvised by Ferréol de Gressot & Matthieu Pouillot at studio Luna Rossa, Paris, 2019. Early low fidelity recordings made with Zoom H5.

FDG: Hurdy-gurdy, stylophone and effects
MP : Voice, drone machine and percussions

Artwork by FDG & MP. Photographies by FDG.

Mastered by Romain Darracq aka Acqtäz :
acqz.bandcamp.com

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• Messe

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