Echoes of the Soul is a French piano-based project. But it's built also on some fantastic ideas and the most exciting of which is the basis of its new album called Les Maudits du Soleil
This album "takes place in a context of environmental decline and develops the idea of a humanity", that seeks refuge in the totally sci-fi journey to the deep space. The idea together with the execution create extremely unique impression as the main plot device here is declamation of poetry written in alexandrine. Also, it's in French. I'm sure I miss a lot by not knowing a word in this language but, on the other hand, this itself creates somewhat mysterious and attracting atmosphere. And of course, poetry and piano are not typically the first thing you think of in the context of science fiction.
The whole album makes a solid wall of piano sounds and impressive spoken word performance. And then there are subtle samples and I think also strings. Very pretty, especially the exceptionally light Le Grand Départ or probably most climactic Hyldargi, ou le Graal Espéré (Part. I - Le Récif). It's not your obvious music but certainly worth checking out, even if someone doesn't know French.
Les Maudits du Soleil costs 5 EUR.
Check: Le Grand Départ
Country: France
Genre: poetry & piano
