Where quiet loud dynamics are concerned, French composer Anthony Laguerre & Les Percussions de Strasbourg’s MYOTIS V may just be 2023’s biggest ticket.
A 34-minute assault of amplified percussion madness, MYOTIS V follows Laguerre’s 2019 debut album, MYOTIS.
Laguerre’s extensive research led him to percussive maximalism which is where Les Percussions de Strasbourg enter the picture. Comprising of percussionists, Léa Koster, Théo His-Mahier, François Papirer, and Enrico Pedicone, together with Laguerre, at times throughout MYOTIS V, it’s amplified, avant-garde chaos not heard before.
The quiet moments, like hearing blood running through the veins, while the abrasive passages sound like a glass house disintegrating before your eyes, breeding a new form of anxiety. (Think Ex-Easter Island Head rolling through a hell storm alongside Chris Abrahams.)
Exclusive to Sun 13, be the first to watch the video for the percussion composition of MYOTIS V below.
The video, said to be “a space like a vacuum in the eye of a storm. A visual maelstrom in which the rawness and dynamics of the track have been translated.”
The visual foundation is an 8mm film footage filmed by filmmaker Gregory Dargent, filmed during the recordings of the album, with 8mm film images that have subsequently been edited and remixed by graphic artist, Bas Mantel.
MYOTIS V is out now via Sérotine Records. Purchase from Bandcamp.
