SEQ1/SUB4/manta/BUVETTE SET
For Cédric Streuli—also known as Buvette— setting informed the creation
of two pieces, with place and music developing an almost symbiotic relationship. Composition began in a dingy basement studio with no natural light.
‘IT WAS ALL ABOUT COLORS, SMELLS AND SENSATIONS. THE PIECE HAD TO BE MORE ‘BURNT’, ‘LIQUID’, OR ‘YELLOW’. I REALLY WANT YOU TO FEEL THE WATERINESS IN ‘I SAW THE MANTA’— FEELING YOUR BODY FLOATING, SURROUNDED BY BUBBLES IN HALF-LIGHT.’
Buvette
‘I just had to imagine that I was deep under the sea, or in the belly of a whale,’ writes Streuli. Having no formal training, he eschews the vocabulary of time signatures, diatonic scales and tempo, and communicates instead via the language of ‘sensations, dream memories […], smells, tastes and panoramas’ when collaborating with others. This approach encourages the blurring of sensory boundaries and opens up new possibilities:
‘I think that sometimes [it] allows more space for synesthetic encounters.’
BUVETTE SET
The Future Sound of London
(Beings of Light)
Buvette (In the Seed) - Unreleased
Laurel Halo (Melt)
Valid Thru (A Night On Earth)
Buvette (I Saw The Manta)
Gas (Microscopic)
Cosey Fanni Tutti (Ritual Awakening)
Buvette (Sparkles)
Jacco Gardner (Rising)
Sote (Modality Transporter)
Hiroshi Yoshimura (Feet)
