François Bréant - Sons Optiques download mp3 flac

A collision of jazz, prog-rock, soundtrack, and electronic influences, "Sons Optiques" is a recording which sounds quite unlike any other. The pieces, with titles suggesting accompanying cinematic scenes, are sophisticated, hugely dynamic, and fascinating. Full of jazzy chords and unusual arrangements, the music frequently jumps off and goes in unexpected directions. There is much conventional instrumentation, but the overall sound is fairly electronic, with all of the synthesizer sounds are provided by an ARP Odyssey. Although expanded via considerable use of multi-tracking and effects, having the electronics all sourced from a single instrument provides the album with a unique aural tint, like a movie which has undergone extensive tone-mapping.

The soundscapes here frequently shift between the serene and the bombastic, the logical and the inexplicable, the disorienting and the comforting. True to its title, this is a recording which fills the listener's mind with vivid imagery, blurring the line between music and dreams.