Name: Les Soleils de L’île de Pâques / La Brûlure de Mille Soleils
Brand: Bernard Parmegiani

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Digipack with Liner Notes in English and French.

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Limited edition

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2018-08-31

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Bernard Parmegiani

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Soundtracks

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We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records

Bernard Parmegiani (1927-2013) was a renowned composer known for his pioneering work in electronic and acousmatic music. Starting as a sound engineer for French television, he joined the "Groupe de recherches musicales" (GRM) in 1959 and created his first major composition, Violostries, in 1962. Parmegiani collaborated with various film directors and expanded into video-art during his residency at West Deutscher Rundfunk. He also ventured into live performance, collaborating with jazz artists and performing with The Third Ear Band. Throughout his career, Parmegiani composed music for stage, screen, radio, and television but remained focused on electroacoustic music.

His compositions were designed to be played back on the acousmonium broadcasting system developed by GRM. Parmegiani's works have influenced a generation of composers and musicians worldwide. His innovative approach to sound has earned him a place among notable artists such as *François Bayle*, *Vladimir Ussachevsky*, *Luc Ferrari*, and *Pierre Schaeffer*. With a diverse body of work spanning across different media, Bernard Parmegiani's contributions continue to shape the landscape of contemporary music.

If you enjoy the experimental sounds of artists like *Karlheinz Stockhausen* or *Pauline Oliveros*, you will find great appreciation for Bernard Parmegiani's groundbreaking compositions. Explore his

Soundtracks | Vinyl LPs, CDs, Merch | Rough Trade

We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records is a Swiss label founded and curated by [artist name] of [label name] and Stéphane Armleder aka [artist name] of [label name].

With an unapologetic approach to music, this label fearlessly pushes boundaries and challenges conventions. They have gained a reputation for releasing unique and unconventional sounds that defy categorization.

Founded on the belief that music should be free from restrictions, We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records has become a platform for artists who refuse to conform. Their diverse roster showcases experimental, avant-garde, and genre-defying music that captivates listeners with its raw authenticity.

WRWTFWW Records is overjoyed to release two never-released-before soundtracks by French award-winning composer, audio experimenter, electroacoustic and musique concrète magician, and all-around sound visionary Bernard Parmegiani, sourced from the original reels, and neatly packed together. Les Soleils de l’Île de Pâques (1972), by French director Pierre Kast, is a sci-fi feature which secured itself a well-deserved place in the pantheon of mysterious cult films thanks to hallucinatory (and superb) cinematography, exploration of supernatural phenomenons and occult symbolism, and one hell of a trippy atmosphere. La Brûlure de Mille Soleils (1965) also comes from Pierre Kast, but this time with the help of none other than writer, photographer, multimedia artist, homme à tout faire Chris Marker (notably known for films La Jetée, A Grin Without a Cat and Sans Soleil) who edited this bizarre short to brain melting results that live up to the promises of its synopsis: A depressed millionaire poet, accompanied by his cat Marcel and a sign language robot, travels in time to shake a persistent feeling of ennui and falls hopelessly in love with a woman from another planet. Nuff said! A renowned member of the prestigious GRM (Groupe de recherches musicales, the French equivalent of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop) and frequent collaborator of Pierre Schaeffer, Iannis Xenakis, and Pierre Henry among others, Bernard Parmegiani does what he does best with these two rare soundtracks: creating moods with electroacoustic experimentation, elevating the weird and hypnotic with soundscapes from other dimensions, and cementing his status as a true innovator.

CD - Digipack with Liner Notes in English and French.

2LP - Double 140 Gram Vinyl housed in Gatefold Sleeve with Liner Notes in English and French.

Les Soleils de L’île de Pâques / La Brûlure de Mille Soleils

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