samedi 9 septembre 2017

A return on the title VIBRATIONS

A RETROSPECTIVE ON MY TITLE VIBRATIONS
"He swims and whirls"


Sequentia Legenda Berlin School music

CRYSTAL LOOPS AND VIBRATORY WAVES


It is indeed a very precise part of FLY OVER ME which served as starting point.
The atmosphere consists essentially of crystal loops which move,
oscillating like vibratory waves.
The chords in the B minor tone, as well as the basses, support the sequences that give the cadence. Here, not percussion, but a few voices mingle with the whole.
 
Laurent Schieber (Sequentia Legenda)

Berlin School music

THE HEART OF THESE TWO UNIVERSES


"We remember these delicate arpeggios which rang at Crystal Lake's opening?
We remember this second draft of Mirage in Big in Japan?

The introduction of VIBRATIONS plunges us right in the heart of these two universes. We could downright speak about plagiarism if the track didn't sneak between both variations of FLY OVER ME and THE APPROACH. The execution is the same, only the ambiences differ. Here the synth pads always caress so warmly this delicate electronic staccato which amplifies its measure with as much subtlety as delicacy, whilst electronic chirpings of the beautiful Schulze's analog years come to peck at our ears and to awake soft memories of a time that will always stay in the firmament of the unconditional charms of EM. The proof? This wonderful obsession which surrounds the Sequentia Legenda phenomenon who, with an approach so candid, manages to put between our ears a thing for which we would never have hoped.

Three monuments of EM with variations on the same theme, BLUE DREAM is to the 2010's what Mirage was in the 80's."

Sylvain Lupari April 26, 2015

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Sequentia Legenda Berlin School music

A COMPLEX STRUCTURE OF SOUND


"Most space music is made of three components: synth pads, sequencer loops and solos (which can sometimes be too flashy and protruding). Sequentia Legenda is intelligent and sensitive enough to create his instrumental music with a perfect blend of the first two components only: pads and loops. In his spacey compositions, where light meets minimalism, and fitted to dream and meditation, there is no room for flashy solo, no room for protruding showing-off. Instead the space is filled with highly sophisticated perpetually changing pads and ever-evolving patterns of loops, creating a complex structure of sound."

Yves Blanc (La Planète Bleue)
Sequentia Legenda Berlin School music

MONUMENTAL TRIBUTE TO BERLIN SCHOOL LEGENDS


"[...]VIBRATIONS fires up the spectacle with its extended version. As far I remember, shorter edition of this composition was my fave piece on BLUE DREAM album. Persistently shimmering ear-tickling sequences exquisitely commingle with sublimely sweeping horizons and remotely percolating and oscillating cybernetic glimpses. Although without any significant modifications when comparing to the original version, it's still a truly triumphant piece paying monumental tribute to Berlin School legends.[...]"

Richard Gürtler (May 21, 2017, Bratislava, Slovakia)


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vendredi 18 août 2017

Une révélation, un choc, un bumper ! Article d'Yves Blanc "La Planète Bleue volume 9"

Voici comment Yves Blanc présente Sequentia Legenda lors de la sortie du CD et du livre "La Planète Bleue volume 9"

Une révélation, un choc, un bumper !

Il y a des gens, vous en connaissez sûrement, dont la vie s'écoule régulièrement, sans accident, sans à-coup, presque sans surprise, sûrement sans trop de stress, sur un rythme régulier, bien réglé, bien huilé. D'autres en revanche connaissent une vie avec quelques rebonds, parfois des bifurcations soudaines, que ce soit dans leur vie personnelle ou dans leur activité professionnelle. Parfois les deux, d'ailleurs. Ces gens-là ont une vie évidemment plus agitée, plus rebondissante, ils se heurtent parfois à des espèces de bumpers qui les renvoient, qui les réexpédient soudain vers des directions nouvelles, complètement inattendues.

Sequentia Legenda (Laurent Schieber) et Yves Blanc

Ça a été le cas du compositeur dont j'aimerais vous parler aujourd'hui, camarades écouteurs : Sequentia Legenda. Le garçon est graphiste, il travaille dans un pays voisin. Un beau jour, il tombe sur un disque de Klaus Schulze, Mirage. Cette écoute est pour lui une révélation, un choc, un bumper justement. Suite à l'écoute attentive de ce disque, sa vie va prendre une nouvelle direction.

Il devient compositeur, très spécialisé dans un secteur pointu que les connaisseurs appellent la Berlin School, les musiques électroniques planantes (voir plage 11). En deux mots, il s'agit d'une musique électronique répétitive plutôt planante, apparue à Berlin au début des années 70, avec Tangerine Dream, Ash Ra Tempel, et Klaus Schulze, qui donnera naissance, des années plus tard, à la new age, à l'ambient, et à l'electronica. Qu'on l'appelle Kosmiche Musik ou Space Music, qu'il s'agisse de l'Ecole de Berlin ou de l'Ecole de Düsseldorf, plus percussive, plus rythmique, dont les fers de lance ont été Can, Kraftwerk et Neu!, qui ont influencé — certains disent inventé — la techno, toutes ces musiques ont deux choses en commun : elles sont allemandes et audacieuses.

Donc, quand Sequentia Legenda découvre Mirage de Klaus Schulze, sa vie rebondit. Il devient compositeur de musique électronique planante, et il a alors une démarche tout à fait originale. Car la quasi totalité des musiques planantes sont constituées de trois éléments : des nappes de synthé, des boucles de sequencer… et des soli… souvent très chiants, il faut bien l'avouer. Sequentia Legenda a l'intelligence, la sensibilité de bâtir ses musiques, strictement instrumentales, sur les deux premiers éléments seulement : les nappes et les boucles.



Dans ses compositions, aucun solo dégoulinant, aucun solo ennuyeux, mais des nappes d'une grande sophistication, en constante évolution, et des boucles, elles aussi en évolution permanente, parfois d'une grande complexité, même si elles ont toujours l'apparence de l'évidence. 


De Mulhouse, la Berlin School d'aujourd'hui, une musique spatiale, lumineuse et minimaliste, favorable au rêve : Sequentia Legenda sur La Planète Bleue.
 
Yves Blanc,
La Planète Bleue





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Journaliste, écrivain, producteur et réalisateur,
Yves Blanc arpente depuis 25 ans les meilleurs programmes radio / télé :

  •     "Megamix" sur Arte,
  •     "Culture Club" sur France Inter,
  •     "Fondu Au Noir" sur Radio France,
  •     "Les Aiguilles Dans Le Rouge" sur Radio Nova et Couleur3,
  •     "Les Coins du Globe" sur RSR La Première,
  •     "La Planète Bleue" sur Couleur3, Radio Nova, Radio Canada, Radio Monaco, Radio Ellébore et iTunes.

Il est l'auteur du roman Les Guetteurs du passé (Favre, 2010) et le beau livre La Planète Bleue, le livre (Georg, 2017). Il a été collaborateur permanent de Sciences et Avenir pendant quinze ans, ainsi que d'une douzaine de journaux en Suisse et en France, et dirige la collection de disques La Planète Bleue (neuf volumes parus). 

Lire la biographie sur Wikipédia.




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mardi 1 août 2017

First half 2017 Highlights of Sequentia Legenda

Soon the holidays for me and my family.
They supported me in this musical adventure and I thank them.

Here's the Highlights of the first half of 2017.

 

EXTENDED was nominated in the category of "International Albums"

 


The year 2017 began with a great surprise from Germany and more precisely from the planetarium of Dortmund where the Schallwelle Awards took place, an award dedicated to electronic music.


My double album EXTENDED was ranked 9th in international albums, behind Jean-Michel Jarre, Vangelis and other Enigma. This award has provided me joy and pride and it is a positive impulse for my next album ETHEREAL.



Collaboration with Kurtz Mindfieds


At the beginning of the year, I was given the opportunity to collaborate with the French artist Kurtz Mindfieds (Jean-Luc Briançon) for a special project as the time was fixed and relatively short for my style of music.
9 minutes to compose what would become Out of the Silence. The work was interesting, the symbiosis between our two sonorous universes was instantaneous. This title is on the last vinyl of Jean-Luc.A video clip is available here.



Stages performance


With Tommy Betzler, we worked on our stage representation.
Appart Concert in Mulhouse (France) Laurent Schieber (Sequentia Legenda) and Tommy Betzler
For this, an intimate concert took place in an apartment in Mulhouse. Family, loved ones and friends were invited to share 1h30 of music in a new setting. The "Appart-Concert" was a great success and we were able to share our views during the lunch. Here are some photos.
 
Laurent Schieber (Sequentia Legenda) in Masevaux (France)

Afterwards, an invitation to Masevaux (Alsace, France) was made to me to come and play in the evening of 21 June on the occasion of the "Fête de la Musique". So it was in solo that I performed in a torrid heat (+ 30 °) a large part of the night. It was the ultimate rehearsal with the Hamm festival. 
Here is a video clip. Here is a video clip.

Laurent Schieber (Sequentia Legenda) und Tommy Betzler in Hamm (Germany)

I performed for the first time on stage in Hamm (Germany) on July 1st, surrounded by German drummer Tommy Betzler (who accompanied Klaus Schulze on the tour in the 80's). We played two tracks from EXTENDED. The atmosphere of the Winnies Schwingungenparty was warm and the public gave us a wonderful welcome. This first concert was a beautiful and rich experience.

Hamm Photos

A nice summary of this event is to be read on the site of "musikzirkus-magazin.de"


A nice summary on the site of "empulsiv.de"


Hamm on my Blog



ETHEREAL my 4th album


On 21 July 2017 my fourth album "ETHEREAL"
is available in its digital and physical version.


This is an opus dedicated to the Modular Moog. The soundtrack is focused on sequences delivered by the modular supported by the ethereal pads and the seraphic choirs. 3 tracks, 70 minutes of pure Berlin School music, over a hundred hours of listening, a lot of energy and sensitivity. A collaboration with Thomas Tommy Betzler (drummer of Klaus Schulze in 80 ').

ETHEREAL is available here
 

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samedi 15 juillet 2017

ETHEREAL: Next album, official release July 21, 2017

I have the great pleasure to announce you  the imminent release of my fourth album ETHEREAL, which will be officially available to the public on July 21 in dematerialized and physical version.
 
ETHEREAL by Sequentia Legenda

This opus will be an immersive and emotional experience, a tribute to the legendary Moog modular, three titles will be present for a total duration of 70 minutes.


ETHEREAL: an album full of emotions

ETHEREAL by Sequentia Legenda
"ETHEREAL is an album full of emotions, which are present through the sequences and the sonic texture. The Moog Modular brings a particular color to the sound palette of this new opus. I wanted to achieve a result in harmony with my vision of the Berlin school: an extension of this musical movement" Laurent Schieber (Sequentia Legenda)



ETHEREAL: 70 minutes of pure music Berlin School

This opus will be an immersive and emotional experience, a tribute to the legendary Moog modular, three titles will be present for a total duration of 70 minutes.

ETHEREAL by Sequentia Legenda

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Stratums of Seraphic Voices 26:28


In this first title, the Moog Modular will generate a large sequence bringing in its wake seraphic voices and ethereal choirs.

Through this musical poem, the listener will be invited to live an immersive experience.




2. Around the Second Moon* 22:44


Second track, two Moog Modular synthesizers that complement each other to create two floating sequences around the second moon.

Two musicians working together for the second time: Laurent Schieber (Sequentia Legenda) and * Tommy Betzler.

A journey through time and space around the second moon. 


3. Elevation 20:34


The third track of this album begins with the slow progression of a cosmic sound texture, allowing the sequential lines of both Moog Modular synthesizers develop.

In this sound canvas in perpetual evolution, the pads and ethereal choirs, backed by sonic percussions, invite the listener for an ascent to the stars.

ETHEREAL: a collaboration

ETHEREAL by Sequentia Legenda
 The second track "Around the second Moon", which features drummer Tommy Betzler.
All Tommy's drum parts are placed within the ethereal and cosmic atmosphere of this track.



For more information I can invite you to go on the landing page and also on the facebook event page.



Thanks for your attention and I give you appointment on July 21st for the release of ETHEREAL.

Sequentia Legenda



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mercredi 5 juillet 2017

Winnies Schwingungenparty 2017



Winnies Schwingungenparty 2017 in Hamm (Germany). 

July 1, 2017 : Tommy Betzler and Laurent Schieber (Sequentia Legenda) presented two tracks from the double album EXTENDED.

 
Sequentia Legenda EXTENDED Tour 2017
Photos : Matthias Stock

I had a great time in Hamm during the last festival. In spite of the gloomy weather, almost all registered people took part in this event and the atmosphere was very warm.


Installation and adjustment of equipment

Sequentia Legenda EXTENDED Tour 2017
Photos : Hans-Hermann Hess

Presentation by Frank Gerber

Sequentia Legenda EXTENDED Tour 2017
Photos : Hans-Hermann Hess

 

The concert begins

Sequentia Legenda EXTENDED Tour 2017
Photos: Andre Stooker

Tommy and I enjoyed the welcome and the fervor that was reserved for us during our stage performance. All the messages of support that have come down to us touch us very much.

Sequentia Legenda EXTENDED Tour 2017
Photos: Andre Stooker

It was a great pleasure to see Anton Uraletz, come specially from Russia, i not forget to mention Dirk Jankowski, Hans-Hermann Hess, Torsten Abel, Stefan Schulz, Remy Stroomer, Zoran Velinov, Frank Gerber, Stefan Erbe, Ron Boots and many others. I enjoyed the exchange with the talented Jona Fryderyk.
Sequentia Legenda EXTENDED Tour 2017
Photos : Matthias Stock

Sequentia Legenda EXTENDED Tour 2017
Photos : Hans-Hermann Hess

I want to thank all the people who have done a superb job to make this festival happen in good conditions and BIG thank you especially to the kind organizer Winnie !

Musically Laurent




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dimanche 25 juin 2017

Fête de la Musique 2017



Prestation scénique à Masevaux lors de la fête de la musique. 

Une belle expérience. EXTENDED Tour2017 Masevaux - musique électronique planante.

 
Sequentia Legenda à Masevaux

C'est de manière tout à fait spontanée que j'ai bénéficié d'une invitation pour me produire à Masevaux (Haut-Rhin) à l'occasion de la fête de la musique. Finalement, cela m'a permis de faire une véritable répétition une semaine avant le festival du 1er juillet à Hamm (Allemagne).


Mise en place et installation du matériel

Sequentia Legenda à Masevaux



Sequentia Legenda à Masevaux





Sequentia Legenda à Masevaux

 

Le soir venu, la musique débute


Sequentia Legenda à Masevaux

Il fait encore très chaud, la température avoisine les 28 degrés à la tombée de la nuit. Le matériel est installé, la sono testée, les lumières sont en marche, la musique peut alors débuter.

Sequentia Legenda à Masevaux


Sequentia Legenda à Masevaux

Sequentia Legenda à Masevaux

Sequentia Legenda à Masevaux

 

Un extrait vidéo de cette soirée






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lundi 5 juin 2017

Mirage : My musical « love at first sight »!

1980 – A real crush



It was in 1980 at the age of 15 that I discovered a new music coming from elsewhere, 
a new tone, an unknown world was going to open to me and somewhat by chance.

Among all the 33-rpm vinyl collection of my parents, a particular album got my attention. 

The particular look of the cover intrigued me. A distinctive style, a refined cover, a face, a name: Klaus Schulze, a title Mirage!


At this time, I did not know yet that by taking out the long-playing off its sleeve and that by putting it delicately on the record player the listening of it was going
to change my musical vision.

It was indeed a crush as from the first minutes!

Unknown sounds, a captivating atmosphere, a journey, a revelation. 
Yes, this record was a revelation to me.

On that day, I began to listen to face A then face B in a continuous loop. I analysed the musical structure, the length of the tracks, the tones, the sleeve, the editorial content. Everything went through.



Few days later, I went to the nearby record shop to find Klaus Schulze’s other albums.
Around me I only talked about my musical discovery.


My vision of Mirage

« Mirages are optical phenomena that are for real and that occur in specific circumstances »

The subtitle « eine elektronische winterlandschaft », an element of the cover that I overlooked at the time, and that can be translated to « an electronic winter landscape », remains a mystery to me.

Here is how I understand and see this album.


Side A: Velvet Voyage

With my very first listen, and despite this subtitle, it was on the contrary desert landscapes that sprang to my mind. I imagined sand dunes, heat, sun, with bright reverberations in the distance, mirages. 

I thought actually that the album title was a reference to the mirages one can see in the deserts. It’s the Sahara that in my eyes, matched the best the sonic space of this album.





In my opinion, in Velvet Voyage, the echoes we hear (it’s Klaus Schulze’s voice if I am not wrong) bring to mind a broad area, space, and little by little (6:20) the track moves towards an eastern atmosphere, where the shape of a caravan in the orange lights of a sunset appears to me in the far distance. I feel a dry and overwhelming heat.

I would like to point out that in this track, which is the most atmospheric in the album, one of the most subtle sequences in Klaus’ body of work can be heard, but it’s just my own opinion of course. This sequence is slowly building at 11:00 before growing and being more present from 13:00 on. I think this sequence is filled with « eastern » colours and is an introduction to side B. Even the first notes of the solos (from 15:55 on) sound to me in an eastern way. There are more and more optical phenomena in this torrid heat. I am all surrounded by this hot feeling and dazed by the smell of the sand. Strange.

« ... ottoman music, arabic music, developed their own modal systems with different features and rules, that include elements of cosmology (time, season or place where to play), morality (angry, sad, happy, etc.) and aesthetics (ascending pentatonic and descending heptatonic scales)» (Source : wikipedia)

« The most frequent type is the hot mirage, or inferior mirage, which develops when the temperature of the ground is very high (desert, asphalted road…) and looks like a lake of water » (Source : intra-science.com)

Side B: Crystal Lake

The sole title made me right about my idea of mirages we see when it’s very hot. I could easily see through this fantastic sequence the light refractions growing as the lines of the sequence were becoming larger.

The heat is also growing, reaching its highest point when the first deep notes appear. I see again the shapes in the saharian back light, and I hear again eastern flavoured sounds when the solo starts (8:00), transporting me above the desert. It’s a truly eastern dance that starts. It’s good, it’s nice, and it’s almost « erotic »…
I share my feeling because I really like this passage (12:00), 

it’s right there that I literally fell in love with this music we call Berlin School !


The heat decreases little by little (14:00), it is even more languid, mirages slowly disappear, the sun bathes the dunes with its last rays. Caravans move slowly towards the oasis. A little wind (16:00) lifts up a soft and thin red dust. Night falls slowly and stars shine. The crimson colour appears. Notes (19:00) bring to mind arabic instruments. Towards (23:00), the sunrise is the sign of a new day in the desert. At (25:00) it’s the East in all its splendour! 

It’s simply NICE !

This is how I see Mirage, it’s far from the winter landscapes, but close to the desert dunes, a Klaus Schulze album that I love with passion,

Sequentia Legenda


Let’s celebrate the 40 years
of Klaus Schulze’s album Mirage








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