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French composer Sylvain Chauveau’s new album Life Without Machines, a set ofshort compositions using Barnett Newman’s series of abstract painting The Stations of the Cross as visual scores, is set for release on 17th April 2020 through FLAU.

Known for very minimal compositions for acoustic instruments, electronics andsometimes vocals, with a focus on quietness and slowness; Sylvain has released records on labels such as FatCat, Sub Rosa, Type, Les Disques du Soleil et del’Acier, Brocoli and performed live across Europe, Canada and USA, Russia and Asia.

The title of his new album, Life Without Machines, expresses the fact that ourlives are entirely assisted by machines (for everything we eat, wear, transport,build, watch, listen…) which require a permanent, colossal use of energy – mostlyfossil fuels, whose combustion constantly sends CO to the atmosphere. The title₂suggests that this can’t last forever: living with less (and finally without)machines may have to become a collective decision in the future or (moreprobably) a consequence of a combination of crisis (both energetic, economicaland ecological).

Composed by Sylvain and performed by french pianist Melaine Dalibert, thereare a total of 15 pieces, yet only 14 will appear on the tracklist (one hidden track ishearable after a period of silence at the end of track 14). This mirrors the stonegarden of Ryoanji in Kyoto, where there are 15 stones but from any point of viewone can only see a maximum of 14 at the same time.

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The days are drifting in the air
The grief is longing to be wild
In the deep ocean
The violet meadow
But it stands here
Like the wind can’t fly anymore

Inside me there is nowhere to hide this darkness
Inside me there is a place keeps weeping
For you
Even if
Your smile is shining everywhere
Your smile is shining everywhere

那些日子的氣味
仍在空氣中飄盪
渴望在深海裡、那紫色原野
狂放 的哀慟
卻停滯於此
像是陣不再飛的風

心裡已經無處能夠藏住這片漆黑
心裡仍有一處沒能停止為你落淚
即使 你的笑容
還在各處閃耀著⋯

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Self taught musician, playing and composing for Acoustic Guitar and Piano. 
New album out on Vinyl and CD: https://lnk.to/apathtoopenair2

Contact: tobiaswildenmusic [at ] gmail com

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Tobias Wilden