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Angle mort (2001-02) 14m01s imed_0474-1.1 | 14007 | ISRC CAD500418020

Duel-1; Accident; Duel-2; Nuit morphinique [Morphinic Night]; Transfert [Transfer]; Cohabitation microscopique [Microscopic Cohabitation] / souvenirs épars [Scattered Memories]

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Composer: Christian Bouchard

Premiere: October 30, 2002, Tentacules.03, La Sala Rossa (Montréal, Québec)

To my bike-riding friend

Electronic sounds, oral noises, breathing, crowds, lifts, street corners, mechanical objects.

Using outdoor mass events (demonstrations, gatherings, parades, noisy bars) as a starting point, my first intention was to picture the struggle between antibodies and viruses and the auditory point of view of the patient surrounded by machines in a hospital room. Then, as I was in the process of creating this piece, came the story of a friend who was, for an instant, in someone else’s blind spot. This incident penetrated the form and content of Angle mort. Cinema for the ear, microscopic projections.

[English translation: François Couture, i-04]

Angle mort (Blind Spot) was realized in 2001-2002 in the composer’s personal studio in Montreal and premiered on October 30, 2002 as part of the concert Tentacules.03, presented by Codes d’accès in Montreal. Thanks to the Canada Council for the Arts. Angle mort received the public’s prize at the 2nd Biennial Acousmatic Composition Competition Métamorphoses 2002 (Brussels, Belgium) and was recorded in 2002 on the CD Métamorphoses 2002, Musiques & Recherches (MR 2002).

1a. Duel-1 (2001-02) imed_0474-1.1.1a | 23799 |

Composer: Christian Bouchard

1b. Accident (2001-02) imed_0474-1.1.1b | 23800 |

Composer: Christian Bouchard

1c. Duel-2 (2001-02) imed_0474-1.1.1c | 23801 |

Composer: Christian Bouchard

1d. Nuit morphinique (2001-02) imed_0474-1.1.1d | 23802 |

Composer: Christian Bouchard

1e. Transfert (2001-02) imed_0474-1.1.1e | 23803 |

Composer: Christian Bouchard

1f. Cohabitation microscopique / souvenirs épars (2001-02) imed_0474-1.1.1f | 23804 |

Composer: Christian Bouchard

Trois miniatures en suite (1997) 10m09s imed_0474-1.2 | 14014 | ISRC CAD500418030

Sacréboules [Damn Balls]; Le point de vue du parcomètre [From the Parking Meter’s Point of View]; Tonicité [Tonicity]

Composer: Christian Bouchard

Premiere: January 29, 1999, Usine C (Montréal, Québec)

Despite the fact that this piece — qualities, flaws and all — is my first electroacoustic work on digital medium, I wanted to include it here because, in the ideas it develops, it is a prelude to Parcelles.

Instructions: the pieces must be between two and four minutes long. Look for soundscapes bearing the traces of the human activity that will be the only material for a miniature. Include the complete samples selected at least once.

[English translation: François Couture, i-04]

Trois miniatures en suite (Three Miniatures in the form of a suite) was realized in 1997 at the studio of the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal and was premiered on January 29, 1999 as part of the concert Hautes tensions presented by the ACREQ at the Usine C in Montreal. Trois miniatures en suite was awarded the First Prize of the Hugh Le Caine Prize of the SOCAN Foundation Awards for Young Composers (Canada, 1998). The miniature Tonicité was selected as a finalist in the Canadian Electroacoustic Community’s competition Jeu de temps / Times Play (CEC, Canada, 2000) and recorded in 2000 on the CD Cache 2000, CEC (PEP 003).

2. Sacréboules (1997) 3m26s imed_0474-1.2.2 | 14015 |

Composer: Christian Bouchard

An association between the passing of an airplane marked by human activity, two Chinese balls rolling on the ground, and a brook.

3. Le point de vue du parcomètre (1997) 2m51s imed_0474-1.2.3 | 14016 | ISRC CAD500418040

Composer: Christian Bouchard

Superimposition of soundscapes from a single point of view…

4. Tonicité (1997) 3m52s imed_0474-1.2.4 | 14017 | ISRC CAD500418050

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Composer: Christian Bouchard

For base material, a single sound take.

Parcelles 1 (2002-03) 15m19s imed_0474-1.5 | 14018 | ISRC CAD500418060

Composer: Christian Bouchard

Premiere: February 14, 2004, Rien à voir (15), Réseaux, Espace GO (Montréal, Québec)

“I have always been fascinated by the magical moments found in any sound environment, when from what appears to be chaos, sounds organize themselves and create a music I am often the only one to hear.
I wanted to share these incredible moments.
I recorded them.
Then, I asked them to pose for me, just as if I were painting — landscapes, abstract forms, or by numbers.
The next two pieces illustrate the results.
But they also illustrate: the sound environment of a particular time, the chaos of the world, the rural calm, the urban swarms, the energy of the living.
They imitate the mechanics of things, the hazards of life, the workings of luck.
Fragments of moments.”

[English translation: François Couture, i-04]

Parcelles 1 (Fragments 1) was realized in 2002-03 at the composer’s personal studio in Montreal and premiered on February 14, 2004 as part of the Rien à voir (15) concert series presented by Réseaux at Espace GO, in Montreal. Thanks to the Canada Council for the Arts.

5. Frein en fer (2002-03) 1m31s imed_0474-1.5.5 | 14021 |

MP3 Real

Composer: Christian Bouchard

(Iron Brake) Out my window

6. Des enfants-sirènes (2002-03) 3m42s imed_0474-1.5.6 | 14022 | ISRC CAD500418070

Composer: Christian Bouchard

(Sirens-Children) The nearby park

7. Le crieur à remplir (2002-03) 1m30s imed_0474-1.5.7 | 14023 | ISRC CAD500418080

Composer: Christian Bouchard

(Fill in the Crier) Montreal Festival

8. Les secrets d’une inconnue (2002-03) 3m05s imed_0474-1.5.8 | 14024 | ISRC CAD500418090

MP3 Real

Composer: Christian Bouchard

(Secrets of a Stranger) Brussels / Saint-Michel’s Cathedral

9. Va-et-vient du midi (2002-03) 2m21s imed_0474-1.5.9 | 14025 | ISRC CAD500418100

Composer: Christian Bouchard

(Noon Comings and Goings) Saint-Malo / Intra muros

10. En attendant le Boeing (2002-03) 1m45s imed_0474-1.5.10 | 14019 | ISRC CAD500418110

Composer: Christian Bouchard

(Waiting for the Boeing) Paris / the Concorde

11. À tous les passants, merci! (2002-03) 1m26s imed_0474-1.5.11 | 14020 | ISRC CAD500418120

Composer: Christian Bouchard

(To All Passers-by, Thanks!) Very close to my microphones

Parcelles 2 (2003) 14m21s imed_0474-1.12 | 14008 | ISRC CAD500418130

Composer: Christian Bouchard

Commission: Réseaux des arts médiatiques

Premiere: October 18, 2003, Rien à voir (14), Réseaux, Espace GO (Montréal, Québec)

Parcelles 2 (Fragments 2) was realized in 2003 in the composer’s personal studio, in Montreal, and premiered on October 18, 2003 as part of the Rien à voir (14) concert series presented by Réseaux at Espace GO, in Montreal. Parcelles 2 was commissioned by Réseaux with the help of the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec. Thanks to Rachmiel, Timothy Lamb, and Polimorf for their Reaktor instruments.

12. C’était pourtant calme… (2003) 3m56s imed_0474-1.12.12 | 14009 |

MP3 Real

Composer: Christian Bouchard

(And It Was So Quiet…) Between two cars

13. Saute-piano un jeu pour enfant! (2003) 1m41s imed_0474-1.12.13 | 14010 | ISRC CAD500418140

Composer: Christian Bouchard

(Leap-piano, Child’s Play!) Jazz Festival

14. Paysage noté (2003) 2m38s imed_0474-1.12.14 | 14011 | ISRC CAD500418150

Composer: Christian Bouchard

(Noted Landscape) La Malbaie

15. Brazil Wins (2003) 4m25s imed_0474-1.12.15 | 14012 | ISRC CAD500418160

Composer: Christian Bouchard

Saint-Laurent Boulevard

16. Quelque chose de la solitude (2003) 2m15s imed_0474-1.12.16 | 14013 | ISRC CAD500418170

Composer: Christian Bouchard

(A Fragment of Solitude) Orly

Christian Bouchard: Fractures: track detail

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