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V.A. (VARIOUS ARTISTS) (COMPILATIONS) - In Fractured Silence

Format: CD Label & Cat.Number: Souffle Continu Rec. FFL087 Release Year: 2023 Note: re-issue of the legendary Unitied Dairies LP compilation from 1984 (UD 015) with long tracks from UN DRAME MUSICAL INSTANTANE, HELENE SAGE, SEMA (the early solo-project of ROBERT HAIGH), and NURSE WITH WOUND... - this is a great document showing S. STAPLETON's love for the French avantgarde of that time.. Price (incl. 19% VAT): €14.00 More Info Compilation curated by Steven Stapleton (of Nurse with Wound) of creative-experimental-unlikely music, originally released in 1984. Released on his United Dairies label that he had created with John Fothergill, he naturally called on Jean-Jacques Birgé and Francis Gorgé, who were then playing with Bernard Vitet in Un drame musical instantané. The compilation would be named In Fractured Silence. Alongside Nurse With Wound and Un drame musical instantané, could be heard Hélène Sage (whom Birgé introduced to Stapleton) and Sema, a project from the experimental British musician Robert Haigh who had participated in key records in the Nurse With Wound discography, such as Homotopy to Marie and Spiral Insana. Carefully restored and remastered from by Gilles Laujol Graphic design by Stefan Thanneur Digipack CD Licensed from United Dairies Have you heard of the Nurse With Wound List? If you are a fan of creative-experimental-unlikely music, certainly. You would therefore be aware that amongst the recommendations that Steven Stapleton slipped into the first album of his group Nurse With Wound, were to be found a few restless frogs: Jef Gilson, Luc Ferrari, Jacques Thollot, Urban Sax, Horde Catalytique and last… … but not least Jean-Jacques Birgé and Francis Gorgé. Stapleton admired their album Défense de. The two Frenchmen just had to conceive of a fabulous precursor to the channel tunnel (check out the inside of the record, you’ll see) to enable Stapleton to come to France in 1980. The Englishman was looking for contributions to a compilation to be released on his United Dairies label that he had created with John Fothergill, and he naturally called on Birgé and Gorgé, who were then playing with Bernard Vitet in ‘Un drame musical instantané’. It was a done deal and the compilation would be named In Fractured Silence. Alongside Nurse With Wound and Un drame musical instantané, could be heard Hélène Sage (whom Birgé introduced to Stapleton) and Sema, a project from the experimental British musician Robert Haigh who had participated in key records in the Nurse With Wound discography, such as Homotopy to Marie and Spiral Insana. The curtain is raised and it is Un drame musical instantané who start the ball rolling. Mystery abounds; synthesisers lurk, percussion clatters and the sounds (creaks, whistles, vocal insertions…) fire in all directions. For the piano, it’s a debacle, the Drame won, Hélène Sage can take over. Heading up a quintette including Gorgé and Vitet, she creates a cushioned chamber music with strings and many silences. On the B side, it’s the other side of the channel. Sema’s piano first off, which dares everything, even melody, before spilling out its darkest ideas in a raucous requiem. Finally, Stapleton appears, delving into his collection of female voices to devote himself to an iconoclastic transformation and concoct a song which collapses under the assault like Marianne at Agincourt. After having listened to In Fractured Silence, you will simply have to choose sides. * Avez-vous déjà entendu parler de la Nurse With Wound List ? Si vous êtes amateur de musique créativo-expérimentalo-improbable, sûrement. Vous n’êtes donc pas sans ignorer que parmi les conseils d’écoute que Steven Stapleton a glissé dans le premier album de son Nurse With Wound, on trouve quelques froggies agités du bocal : Jef Gilson, Luc Ferrari, Jacques Thollot, Urban Sax, Horde Catalytique pour la fin… … Et aussi Jean-Jacques Birgé et Francis Gorgé, dont Stapleton a apprécié l’album Défense de. Il suffira aux deux Français d’imaginer avant l’heure un fabuleux tunnel sous la Manche (regardez à l’intérieur du disque, vous comprendrez) pour qu’au milieu des années 1980 Stapleton gagne la France. Prospectant pour une compilation à paraître sur United Dairies, le label qu’il a créé avec John Fothergill, l’Anglais rencontre naturellement Birgé et Gorgé, qui jouent désormais avec Bernard Vitet dans Un drame musical instantané. L’affaire est entendue et la compilation aura pour nom In Fractured Silence. Aux côtés de Nurse With Wound et d’Un drame musical instantané, on y entendra Hélène Sage (que Birgé a présenté à Stapleton) et Sema, projet de l’expérimentateur briton Robert Haigh qui aura participé aux incontournables de la discographie nursewithdienne que sont Homotopy to Marie et Spiral Insana. Le rideau se lève : c’est Un drame musical instantané qui ouvre le bal. Le mystère est partout : les synthétiseurs rôdent, les percussions claquent et les sons (grincements, sifflements, inserts vocaux…) fusent. Pour le piano, c’est la débandade, le drame a gagné, Hélène Sage peut prendre le relais. A la tête d’un quintet dont font partie Gorgé et Vitet, elle aménage une musique de chambre capitonnée avec des cordes et beaucoup de silences. Sur la face B, c’est l’autre côté de la Manche. Le piano de Sema, d’abord, qui ose tout, même la mélodie, avant de cracher ses idées noires sur un requiem de bastringue. Enfin, c’est l’apparition de Stapleton qui pioche dans sa collection de voix féminines pour s’adonner à une transformation iconoclaste et concocter une chanson qui croule sous les assauts comme Marianne à Azincourt. Après avoir écouté In Fractured Silence, il ne vous restera plus qu’à choisir votre camp.