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Vincent Bergeron - Casse-tête de l'Existence

by: Vincent Bergeron

Publication date: 2004-10-02 00:00:00

Usage: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs

Topics: Psychedelic, Electroacoustic, Pop Experimental, lyric poetry, Free Jazz, Weirdomusic, Surrealist Pop

For this concept album, the idea was to make new songwriting. All structures were influenced by rock and also by experimental techno and prepared improvisation (which i still don't really enjoy most of the time though). Theres choruses, verses, bridges, introductions and endings. They dont appear in the order, all the times, but they are there. The vocals and the lyrics came after. All lyrics were inspired by the instrumental music. Its marvellous to treat human voice like an instrument instead of the driving force behind the music. Im making the music i have in my head since many years. I hope the excitation, discovery of infinite possibilities can be heard.

I also tried to associate general concepts of human existence.

Thanks for listening!

"No matter how versed you are in experimental music, I can honestly write that you have never heard something quite like Vincent Bergeron's Casse-tête de l'Existence (Puzzle of Existence). Imagine if you will, plunderphonics coupled with progressive rock; sample deconstruction and sound collage as techniques to assemble hiccupping operas. (...) Profoundly disturbing but ceaselessly fascinating, Casse-tête de l'Existence is oddness to the umpteenth degree. Obviously, the world is not ready for this."

François Couture, All-Music Guide

Notes

During the composition of this album, these artists influenced my work with their many ideas :

Alain Bashung, Amon Tobin, Aphex Twin, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Avey Tare And Panda Bear, Beck, Björk, Boards Of Canada, Bob Drake, Brian Eno, Brian Wilson & Beach Boys, Captain Beefheart, Carla Bley, Cerberus Shoal, Charles Ives, Charles Mingus, Charlie Kaufman, cLOUDDEAD, Craig Taborn, Daniel Bélanger, David Lynch, Devo, Disco Inferno, DJ Shadow, Don Caballero, Edgard Varese, Erik Satie, Fennesz, Fiery Furnaces, Frank Zappa, Harmonium, Jarboe & Neurosis, Jean Leloup, Jim ORourke, Joanna Newsom, John Fahey, Joy Division, Julius Hemphill, Kazumi Nikaidoh, Léo Ferré, Louis Sclavis, Marlon Brando, Max Tundra, Mike Oldfield, Mr. Bungle, My Bloody Valentine, Patty Waters, Pere Ubu, Public Image Limited, Kaki King, Kate Bush, Radiohead, Raymond Scott, René Lussier, Residents, Rodrigo, Salvador Dali, Serge Gainsbourg, Smiths, Sonic Youth, Sparks, Spring Heel Jack, Stanley Kubrick, Syd Barrett, Talking Heads, Tim Buckley, Tom Waits, Tujiko Noriko, The Velvet Underground, Violent Femmes, Vitamine Bleue

1) la naissance - 5:15
2) rêve-réalité (histoire dun clown) - 7:26
3) communication-isolation - 11:35
4) spiritualité-profanité - 8:19
5) harmonie-chaos - 7:51
6) passé-présent-futur - 8:21
7) la mort (dun artiste) - 7:37

Crédit pochette (cover) : Vincent Bergeron

2003-2004

Buy the maximal sound quality version with all lyrics and a few instrumental versions at
Bluetracks.ca

10$ can (6,76 euro ; 8,06 us)

Contact :

-------Vincent Bergeron-------
http://www.critiquesdisques.com/vincent
vincent@altmuziq.cjb.net
Victoriaville : 1-819-758-8922
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Addeddate: 2004-10-02 18:45:33

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External_metadata_update: 2019-04-01T05:19:30Z

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Reviewer: Vincent Bergeron - - February 27, 2019
Subject: Version remasterisée - février 2019

Vincent Bergeron, composition musicale, mixage,
voix et paroles, art visuel de collage (2003-04);
remasterisation en février 2019.

Un peu de nettoyage de très hautes fréquences
et amélioration du son général (maintenant un peu vinyl)
de mon premier album de chansons
qui sont adorées ou détestées depuis 15 ans !!
https://bergerrond2.bandcamp.com/album/casse-t-te-de-lexistence

Reviewer: squirrel99 - - January 25, 2008
Subject: Casse-tete de l'Existence

Like listening in on someone else's dream.
-Squirrel

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