Les écoutis le Caire, by Gilles Aubry

Les écoutis le Caire

by Gilles Aubry

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	1.	Les écoutis le Caire Part 1 29:13
	2.	Les écoutis le Caire Part 2 23:30

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Les écoutis le Caire is a dual work that comprises a sound composition by Gilles Aubry and a poetic text in French by Stéphane Montavon. Materials for both elements were collected during a six-week residency in Cairo in February and March 2007.

The sound piece is based on the principle of ‘indirect listening’ to a busy city soundscape. It features recordings of several enclosed spaces chosen for their resonant properties and predominantly silent contexts : a bathroom, a market hall, a basilica, a courtyard, a refrigerator and a parking house. Throughout the piece the identification of the sound sources remains uncertain, as the distant hubbub of life in the streets diffuses inside the recorded spaces. Such ambiguity – further extended through the editing process – requires that the listener pay closer attention, and at the same time allows for a more intense musical experience.

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released January 3, 2010

Sound composition and mixing: Gilles Aubry
Text composition: Stéphane Montavon

Released initially on Gruenrekorder (Gruen061), Frankfurt.

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