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Pierre Henry

Odyssee

Label: Decca

Format: 10CD Box

Genre: Electronic

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Finally Restocked!! Milestone reissue! A really well-titled collection, featuring legendary albums such as "Prismes" and "Futuristie" – given that it features the most important steps in the long musical journey of Pierre Henry – easily one of the most important electronic musicians of the 20th Century! The package offers a heck of a lot of amazing music for the price – and is very heavy on Pierre Henry's crucial 60s recordings – including both his analogue grooves, and his much more abstract sonic compositions! Much of this material has been issued over the years, but never in a package this complete – and the depth of the sounds here is stunning – a set that should be given as a textbook to anyone who ever thinks about making any sort of electronic music.

Works include "Messe De Liverpool (1967)", "Pierres Reflechies (1982)", "Coexistence (1958)", "Mouvement Rhythm Etude (1970)", "La Noire A Soixante/Granulometrie (1967)", "Variations Pour Une Porte Et Un Soupir (1963)", "Le Voyage (1962)", "Futuristie (1975)", "Messe Pour Le Temps Present (1967)", "Le Xeme Remix (1998)", "Envol (2010)", "L'Art De La Fugu Odyssee (2011)", "Pulsations (2007)", and the previously unreleased "Le Fil De La Vie"

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Pierre Henry (1927) was among the pivotal forces behind musique concrète, becoming the first formally educated musician to devote his energies to the electronic medium. His early groundbreaking works include 1950's Symphonie Pour un Homme Seul (a 12-movement work co-written with Pierre Schaeffer employing the sounds of the human body), 1953's Orpheé 53 (the first musique concrète piece composed for the stage), and 1960's La Noire a Soixante (which fused musique concrète with pure electronics). By the 1970s he directed his primary interest toward large-scale works complete with elaborate lighting effects, among them Mise en Musique de Corticolart and Kylderstück. He declared 1997's Interieur/Exterieur the culmination of his life's work.

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Cat. number: 476 514-2
Year: 2014
Release notes:
Toutes ces œuvres ont été réalisées ou remastérisées au Studio Son/Ré. Le graphisme des pochettes a été réalisé à partir des photos de Hakim Douliba. Compilation ℗ 2012 Pierre Henry - Son/Ré. © 2012 Universal Music Classics & Jazz, a Universal Music France label. Made in the EU.
Tracklist
Le Fil De La Vie
1-1Le Fil De La Vie (Inédit)60:38
La Noire À Soixante + Granulométrie (1967)
2-1La Noire À Soixante + Granulométrie (Inédit)24:57
Variations Pour Une Porte Et Un Soupir (1963)
2-2Sommeil2:40
2-3Balancement 11:15
2-4Chant 10:29
2-5Eveil1:26
2-6Chant 21:31
2-7Etirement1:00
2-8Gestes1:42
2-9Comptine1:35
2-10Fièvre 12:27
2-11Baillement1:24
2-12Chant 31:42
2-13Colère1:49
2-14Balancement 22:41
2-15Respiration2:01
2-16Fièvre 22:31
2-17Gymnastique2:17
2-18Braiment1:34
2-19Vagues1:36
2-20Chant 51:25
2-21Transe2:11
2-22Râles2:18
2-23Ronflements2:41
2-24Chant 60:59
2-25Mort5:22
Le Voyage (1962) (D'Après Le Livre Des Morts Tibétain)
3-1Souffle 17:17
3-2Fluide Et Mobilité D'Un Larsen9:54
3-3Mouvement En 6 Parties7:46
3-4Divinités Paisibles9:35
3-5Divinités Irritées3:51
3-6Le Couple7:00
3-7Souffle 25:15
Prisme (1973)
3-8Prisme15:20
Futuristie (1975)
4-1Préliminaire7:42
4-2Bruiteurs 13:16
4-3Bruiteurs 22:53
4-4Bruiteurs 35:53
4-5Interpénétration A2:34
4-6Interpénétration B2:52
4-7Interpénétration C4:16
4-8Révolte8:54
4-9Schisme10:02
4-10Etat D'Âme15:55
4-11Synthèse5:34
Messe Pour Le Temps Présent (1967)
5-1Prologue1:38
5-2Psyché Rock2:52
5-3Jericho Jerk2:33
5-4Teen Tonic2:45
5-5Too Fortiche2:57
La Xème Remix (1998)
5-6Marche Dans Le Temps4:47
5-7Pas Perdus5:20
5-8Beethoven Seul2:52
5-9Fantaisie Flipper4:48
5-10Presto6:14
5-11Enfants5:28
5-12Guerre4:29
5-13Aube6:16
5-14Demi-Finale6:32
5-15Final10:00
Messe De Liverpool (1967)
6-1Kyrie6:03
6-2Gloria5:12
6-3Sanctus5:46
6-4Agnus Dei8:43
6-5Communion6:40
Pierres Réfléchies (1982)
6-6Jardins Possibles4:56
6-7Diaspre4:46
6-8Rêverie Des Roches Perforées3:49
6-9Adoratrice Du Soleil4:10
6-10Cristal Noir4:12
6-11Sel Gemme2:59
6-12Pierres Blessées4:26
6-13Exorde5:42
Mouvement-Rythme-Etude (1970)
7-1Battements4:15
7-2Positions3:17
7-3Exercice 13:32
7-4Pureté3:22
7-5Sauts2:10
7-6Exercice 23:22
7-7Figures2:32
7-8Danse3:10
7-91er Adagio4:44
7-10Variations2:31
7-11Continuum7:31
7-12Tours2:42
7-13Détiré-Etiré2:55
7-14Variance D'Exercice2:27
7-15Temps De Pointe0:56
7-16Elan2:07
7-17Manèges3:06
7-18Enchainements1:42
7-192ème Adagio2:10
7-20Valse2:47
7-213ème Adagio5:00
Envol (2010)
8-1Envol (Inédit)13:53
Pulsations (2007)
8-2Pulsations (Inédit)54:32
L'Art De La Fugue Odyssée (2011)
9-1L'Art De La Fugue Odyssée (Inédit)38:05
Coexistence (1958)
9-2Allegretto2:59
9-3Andante7:28
9-4Scherzo2:00
9-5Rondo3:59
9-6Final6:12
Paroxysmes (2011)
10-1Paroxysmes (Inédit)57:52
Tokyo 2002 (1998)
10-2Tokyo 20025:39
Credits
Alexandra Bannelier
Coordinator [Coordination De Projet]
Vu Intégral
Design
Guillaume Bernon
Illustration
Franck Mallet
Liner Notes
Michel Chion
Liner Notes
Jonas Turbeaux
Mastered By
Bernadette Mangin
Photography By, Producer [Assisté Par] (1-1)
Hakim Douliba
Photography By, Photography By [Booklet]
David Henri
Photography By [Booklet]
Philippe Lévy
Photography By [Booklet]
Serge Lido
Photography By [Booklet]
Pierre Henry
Producer [Réalisées], Remastered By [Remastérisées]
Isabelle Warnier
Production Manager [Chargée de Production]
Jacques Spacagna
Voice (6-1 to 6-5)

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