PARALLELES (vinyl)

Description

ELECTRO HYBRID WITH REFINED AND CATCHY MELODIES. Following 'Méridiens' released on February 28, here is the aptly named "Parallèles" by Chapelier Fou, an album as fantastic and Homeric as its sibling, offering twelve new tracks (which are anagrams of the titles from 'Méridiens') where travel and dreams still strongly predominate. Chapelier Fou reaches the peak of his art with these two albums. "Chapelier Fou proves he is one of the great creators of electronic music, alongside Aphex Twin, Autechre and Amon Tobin" ---LE MONDE ---. "Caution, masterpiece. Louis Warynski, aka Chapelier Fou, is a true artist. One of those who search, try, and experiment. For 8 years and three albums, this Metz native has been regularly challenging our ears, contributing to the captivating syncretism of classical and electronic music. A mutant multi-instrumentalist, adept with both violin and sequencer, and whom one would not be surprised to encounter in the surreal universe of Lewis Carroll's tale. An often dreamlike electronica that in many ways recalls that of Rone at the time of his first album Spanish Breakfast." --- Ghislain Chantepie, FIP ---. Since 2009, the multi-instrumentalist from Metz has unveiled a strong and captivating universe, with gentle compositions where instruments blend with electronic programming. In another era, one would simply have said "electronica" to describe this encounter of organic phrasing and synthetic rhythms, this superposition of atmospheres and feelings. In ten years, Chapelier Fou has imposed a singular signature through EPs and albums that have resonated well with both media and the public: 613 (2010), Invisible (2012), Deltas (2014), Kalia (2016), Muance (2017). To accompany all these productions, Chapelier Fou has toured worldwide (Europe, Russia, China, North America). At the starting point, an austere night, in Uqbar... Chapelier Fou summoning Borges from the outset is obviously no coincidence. He immediately entrusts us with the objective of his diptych, namely to amalgamate reality with fiction to question our certainties and our relationship to the imaginary. He maintains his traditional classical-contemporary electronic approach, which, although now known to a wide audience, has the advantage of opening up infinite possibilities. In absolutely every track that makes up Méridiens, you will find at least one detail, a pattern, a melody, sometimes a simple sound, that will make you want to return to explore it a little more. And believe me, the words are carefully chosen. It's quite simple, we are undoubtedly facing his most captivating album. Chapelier Fou has become a complete master of his universe. He draws the starting and finishing lines himself, and no one can follow him on a terrain that now belongs only to him. And to him alone.