Two While One: The Possession Algorithm

I. Inviting the Serpent Which Does Not Rest
II. Exit Unclean from the Waterless Place
III. The Tempter
IV. Eve
V. Suffer the Idols

Underlying concepts of being overtaken with an external presence - physical, emotional or spiritual - possessing and guiding the once independent self which suffers decay; tempted and invaded.

Instrumentation is predominantly acoustic in source, ranging from live Yamaha piano recordings (most prominently on 'The Tempter' and 'Eve), harmonium, singing bowls, organ, glockenspiel, and chime row. Mass densities of layers which are meticulously edited to appear and disappear mysteriiously in the sonic cascade. The writing is avant-garde classical in it's nature yet produced with modern sound design methods, lending a Dark Ambient or Horror Film Score atmosphere to the proceedings. Moments of ethereal sadness and repose appear most prominently on 'Eve', and in more veiled moments prior and after.
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released December 17, 2021

All music written, performed and mixed by Cauchemar Chemin in December 2021.

https://cauchemarchemin.bandcamp.com
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Two While One: The Possession Algorithm

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Cauchemar [ko sh(eu) mahr] (French: 'nightmarish') is a composer, producer, mixing engineer & multi-instrumentalist of neo-classical, innovative & experimental electro-orchestral music immersed in dissonant, decadent sonorities and overtly emotional, yearning melodies. 

Possessing a diverse sound-palette, and working in contemporary classical, film and electronic music, Cauchemar's compositions are rich in atmosphere, sensitive to the most expressive harmonic combinations, and filled with asymmetrical phrases, unpredictable forms, and experimental textures.

With a self-studied background in composition for orchestral and chamber ensembles, specifically focusing on 20th century concert techniques such as serialism and atonality, Cauchemar transitioned into electronic music production and engineering his own recordings in 2011 with the advent of the avant-garde/post-industrial group Embrace Our Nature.