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Télérama has recommended LE SON DU NOUS in its “Sortir” section this week (March 17, 2010), quoting Stephan Crasneanscki: “[The principal actor in this new performance is sound, not the narrator or the musicians. We are creating a sonic opera, unique and generous like Philippe, who unceasingly shares his ethical and subversive vision of a more just world."  They go on to describe the performance thus: "[The score is made from sounds, not notes, drawn from the incredible soundbank that Crasneanscki has compiled over the past decade. The public, always involved and interacting, will be able to leave their own mark on the show[:] during this extraordinary experience, the public will in effect be asked to produce their own primal sound….]”

Thanks for the coverage, Télérama!

For more information on attending the show, head to the Facebook event page here.

To book tickets: call the box office at 01 45 13 19 19, or buy them online here.

We look forward to seeing you all there!

8 LISTEN TO ERIC DALBIN’S INTERVIEW WITH RADIO ALIGRE on dalbin.com (in French only)

Eric Dalbin was invited by Véronique Godé, aka Orevo, for an interview on the radio show “Vive le cinéma” on Aligre FM to discuss Label Dalbin‘s current projects, among them his work with Soundwalk and Philippe Starck for LE SON DU NOUS.

Dalbin initiated, directed and produced LE SON DU NOUS. An independent contemporary creation label founded in 2003 in Paris, Dalbin produces and publishes works of art, events and audiovisual content. They co-produced “Kill the Ego” from Soundwalk to Rostarr, which will be featured in the art collection iPhone app and website Collector Serie on March 21.

In this interview, Eric Dalbin speaks of  the idea of contemporary creation at the heart of his label, which seeks to support and be involved in artworks that cross the boundary between sound and image.

He talks about the artwork and artists that Label Dalbin has been working with in this vein: how he introduced Rostarr to Soundwalk’s Stephan Crasneanscki and Dug Winningham to make “Kill the Ego”, on the appearances of Xavier Veilhan and Sebastien Tellier on the film “Furtivo”…

Eric says of Collector Serie that its theory lies in an aspiration to build a collection of video artworks where sound and image can melt together and form a new media or ‘matière’. He is enthusiastic about the dematerialization of art distribution facilitated by new technologies. Collector Serie artworks will be available online (through the website Collectorserie.com) and on the iPhone/iPad.

Eric Dalbin gives a few sneak peaks into LE SON DU NOUS. Label Dalbin initiated the idea for this performance, an encounter between the designer Philippe Starck and the art collective Soundwalk centered around the quest for the essence of the human sound. LE SON DU NOUS will build a sound narration between Starck and Soundwalk, in which Starck will talk about his passion for sound, while Soundwalk will explore the history of sound, from pre-human sounds to sounds produced by human systems and constructions. This sound dialogue will be enhanced by intrumentalists, sound technicians (‘bruiteurs’), and the audience.

© DR, Photo credits to www.dalbin.com

Interview du créateur du collectif Soundwalk, Stephan Crasneanscki

The French webchannel Lachainetel.tv has just interviewed Soundwalk founder Stephan Crasneanscki about Soundwalk’s beginnings, Le Son du Nous, the Exit Festival at MAC Créteil, the Ulysses Syndrome, and what Crasneanscki considers to be his own individual sound.

For English readers: a brief summary of the interview -

On SOUNDWALK: ["I began by making synchronized audio tours of my favorite places in New York City using my own voice, for my friends...the tours then evolved into a way to enter into the life of another person for an hour and see the city through their eyes, while following the narrative of their story."]

On LE SON DU NOUS: ["The idea is to create these three movements of sound - natural and organic sounds existing before humanity, internal sounds of the human body, then sounds created by humans' influence on their environment, both small & large: a spoon against a glass, the sound of a building being constructed or crumbling to the ground...to lead us together to find the true Sound of Us."]

On MAC Créteil’s EXIT FESTIVAL: ["An interesting and exciting platform for experimental projects in art and design, where creatives like Starck and Soundwalk can meet and collaborate...."]

ULYSSES SYNDROME: ["The project entails capturing Hertzian frequencies on the Mediterranean Sea, like  fishermen have snared fish throughout history, and melding the sounds into a 24-hour audio collage, resonant of the 24 songs of Homer."]

On his INDIVIDUAL SOUND: ["Since I work with sound as a material every day, in the end I prefer silence, but among sounds my favorites are natural: the sounds of the body, of breath, and of nature - of wind, of falling rain...."]

Click here to tell us about your individual sound and WIN TICKETS to LE SON DU NOUS with Philippe Starck at MAC Créteil! Also watch for more interviews, sound clips, and exclusive sneak-peaks at the show during the next week!

Soundwalk is so pleased to announce its collaboration with Philippe Starck for the performance show “LE SON DU NOUS” at MAC Créteil’s 2010 International Exit Festival on Friday the 19th and Saturday the 20th of March.

Dalbin initiates, directs and produces “Le Son du Nous”. An independent contemporary creation label founded in 2003 in Paris, Dalbin produces and publishes works of art, events and audiovisual content. They co-produced “Kill the Ego” from Soundwalk to Rostarr, which will be featured in the art collection iPhone app and website Collector Serie on March 21.

Philippe Starck and Soundwalk invite you to a collective adventure in the form of a search for the sounds that we lack. Are they voices, notes, noises? Through a performance in three parts, we will explore sound as a symbol of life; of the cycle of creation and destruction.

This resonant exploration is based on a playful dialogue between Philippe Starck, Soundwalk, and the public.  Through altered reality, the manipulation of sound, and musical interpretations, this performance show, conceived for the Exit Festival, will guide the audience together to the discovery of a unique sound: the sound of Us.

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