Composer José Manuel López López integrates non-musical disciplines like poetry (haikus) and painting into his work, a practice that began after a trip to Japan in 1996.
Recording & Production
The video component of this album, created by Pascal Auger, often uses mirror effects and floating images to create a space where up and down are indistinguishable.
Performer Biography
Pascal Auger, the filmmaker and videographer for this album, studied philosophy with Gilles Deleuze and film with Claudine Eizykman and Guy Fihman at the University of Vincennes.
Compositional Technique
José Manuel López López's music has evolved to incorporate untempered sounds, noise, and electronic transformations of acoustic instruments, moving towards a 'microscopic and granular writing of sound'.
Composer Biography
José Manuel López López, the composer, has received numerous accolades, including the Spanish National Music Prize in 2000 and the Francis and Mica Salabert prize from SACEM in 2011.
Recording & Production
The collaboration between composer José Manuel López López and videographer Pascal Auger began after they met at an artists' residence in Kyoto in 1996.
Album & Artwork
The album title, La Grande Céleste, and its concept of a 'voyage' were inspired by Italo Calvino's book Invisible Cities.
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