La grande famille du vent
A sensory journey, full of textures, waves, noises of air, heights and breaths. Immersive listening, words drowned out by water and wind, and a lesson in sound writing.
Siffler Laos
Une déclaration d'amour sifflée chez les Hmongs
A creation by Jérôme Petit (2014, 9mn)
Production & mix: Samuel Hirsch
The Hmong, a people from the mountains of South-East Asia, use tree leaves to whistle their love in the various tones of their language. Recorded in the Xiang Kouang region of Laos during the rainy season, this piece bears witness to rural life.
Surf aveugle
Sur la planche et dans le noir
A creation by Anthony Carcone (2005, 7mn)
In Lacanau, on the Atlantic coast, Jérôme is waiting for the right wave. There's nothing unusual about a surfer in the south-west of France. Except when he's blind and guides himself by ear. An astonishing document by Anthony Carcone, a reporter who gets down and dirty.
Vos gueules les mouettes
Le bruit des vagues a des choses à dire
A creation by Sara Monimart (2017, 8mn)
Production & mix : Samuel Hirsch
Among the sounds of nature, the sound of waves is one of the best known and most appreciated. Having taught sound for many years, Christian Canonville knows how to record and read the soundscape of waves on the beach. Background air, atmosphere, landscape, character... With sensitivity, he explains what listening teaches us about a territory, and how to stage reality to make it sound more real.
Memories adrift
Paysages d'Islande avec guitare
A creation by Clément Simounet (2011, 13mn)
Production & mix : Arnaud Forest
Guitarist Clément Simounet travelled to Iceland to record the wind, the sea, the seagulls and the cracking glaciers. Invited to take up residence in our studio, he brings his guitar into dialogue with natural sounds. A preview of the LOOP multimedia project with photographer Romain Osi.
Vu d’en haut
La peur et le plaisir du vertige
A creation by Tatjana Bogucz (2002, 8mn)
Editing & mix : Christophe Rault
Tatjana listened to a site manager, the window cleaners at the Montparnasse Tower, a lifeguard on his diving board and a free-fall enthusiast... How do you feel, up there, between the desire to jump and the fear of falling? Are you shaking? Is it delicious? Can you hear the wind?
