(external link)The 15 piece orchestra of the DRAME meets voices and electronics to build this soundtrack, originally composed for the film by Dziga Vertov.
Jean-Jacques Birgé - conductor, synthesizer, piano, tapes, jaw harp, vocals Bernard Vitet - conductor, trumpet, vocals, flute Francis Gorgé - conductor, guitar, brake Bruno Barré - violons Nathalie Baudoin - viola Marie-Noëlle Sabatelli - cello Didier Petit - cello Geneviève Cabannes - double bass, keyboard Hélène Sage - vocals, flute, bass clarinet, home-made instruments Magali Viallefond - oboe, English horn, crystal organ, etc. Youenn Le Berre - flutes, tenor sax, bassoon Patrice Petitdidier - French horn Philippe Legris - tuba Jacques Marugg - vibraphone, marimba, percussion Gérard Siracusa - percussion, marimba
Music and words by Un Drame Musical Instantané (Birgé–Vitet–Gorgé) except « Des mandibules » (Sage) and L’invitation au voyage (Baudelaire–Duparc-arr.Un d.m.i.) Recorded live by Daniel Deshays at Théâtre Déjazet, Paris, January 14th 1984 Thanks to Serge Autogue (SonoMix4)
The recording of the creation at Festival Musica, Strasbourg, is offered here as a super bonus! (external link)
n°1 / Ouverture à l'iris / 6'56
n°2 / Doute / 3'20
sung by Didier Petit
n°3 / Des mandibules / 0'32
n°4 / Désert cruel / 1'05
sung by Geneviève Cabannes
n°5 / Le libre arbitraire / 2'12
spoken by Jean-Jacques Birgé with the whole orchestra
n°6 / Cosinus / 3'51
sung by Bernard Vitet
n°7 / 1er Rendez-vous : Cérémonie / 5'17
n°8 / 2ème Rendez-vous : Accident / 3'02
n°9 / Du travail / 4'56
n°10 / Comment ça va / 5'58
n°11 / Le spectacle est dans la salle / 8'39
n°12 / Man with a Camera - Live @ Musica 83 / 1h 14' 34
Jean-Jacques Birgé, Bernard Vitet and Francis Gorgé interviewed by Jean-Loup Graton on France Musique radio program, with Chambre noire by Un Drame Musical Instantané's 15 piece orchestra followed by original score for Dziga Vertov's feature film recorded on October 5 1983 at Le Maillon, Strasbourg
Francis Gorgé - direction, electric guitar, brake Bernard Vitet - direction, trumpet, vocals, flute Jean-Jacques Birgé - direction, digital synthesizer, ambiances, flutes, piano, vocals, jaw-harp Hélène Sage - vocals, flutes, bass clarinet, bazar, home made instruments Youenn Le Berre - flutes, electric flute électrique, tenor sax, bassoon Magali Viallefond - oboe, English horn, flute, metal ellipse, cristal organ Patrice Petitdidier - French horn Yves Robert - trombone Jacques Marugg - vibraphone, marimba, percussion Gérard Siracusa - percussion, marimba Bruno Barré - violins Nathalie Baudoin - viola Marie-Noëlle Sabatelli - cello Didier Petit - cello, vocals Geneviève Cabannes - double bass, keyboard, vocals
A radio program by Jean-Loup Graton et Jacques Dupont Sound - Jean Brechet, assistants - Jean-Claude Grimblat et Caroline Recure Mix - Michel Beaussy, Cyril Bécure Technics - Alain Garotin Assistant - Marie-France Aléon 1h 14mn 37s
