Today we have a mix between some quite electronic IDM with a glitchy air and more classical structures. I wouldn’t normally go for something with classical mores but this is really well done by Antoine Flipo.
Antonine Flipo is from Belgium. His biog says he “stands at the intersection of minimal electronic music and the classical realm. Known for his involvement in the fascinating jazz-electro scene, particularly with the project “Glass Museum” – of which he is a co-founder.” This is very much music for the head, rather than heart.
He’s got a new Chapel EP out now, ahead of a debut album coming in the autumn. He says that it explores three universes, neo-classical, piano and ambient/minimal electronica – “la musique néoclassique et le travail des différentes sonorités de piano préparé, la musique electro ambient et la musique club minimale.”
Here’s Cascade from the EP. This has the heart beat like throb of IDM and blippy minimal sounds blended with some prepared piano. This gives it a neo classical twist among the machine music.
The track flirts with glitching and classical forms. But the beats and bass are allowed to occupy the heart of the track making this an electronic piece overall. It’s quite arty, with a capital A. But one which has a supple accessibility notwithstanding its experimental edges.
IDM you can eat between meals without ruining your appetite. Minimal electronica given weight and melody. Marvellous.
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