A look back at my 2021 album CELESTIAL,
with Bertrand Loreau's questions
which I had the pleasure of answering
A SPONTANEOUS STATE OF GRACE
The start of a new, exciting and creative experience
Bertrand Loreau : Since the release of your first album, you've claimed to make music that expresses your deepest sensibility. Do you need to be in a particular state to compose and come up with the framework for a new album?
Sequentia Legenda : I need to feel this call, this excitement that guides me forcefully to my keyboards, like a magnet. It's a spontaneous state of grace, a very special and magical moment that I sometimes find hard to understand and explain. In any case, this is how my heart can truly express itself, releasing all my energy, all my sensitivity, all my deepest emotions. It's the start of a new, exciting and creative experience, full of surprises and challenges.
Bertrand Loreau : Do you ever know in advance, before you play, what direction you're going to take on a new album?
Sequentia Legenda : To be honest: not really. I'd rather say that I have a global perspective, which can come from a title idea, a sound, an image, an emotion. As explained above, it's an unpredictable experience, a new adventure, an enrichment. It's one more step on the exciting musical path I've been offered to take.
Bertrand Loreau : Do you think your music is aimed at a particular audience?
Sequentia Legenda : I think my music is aimed at listeners who want to give themselves time to travel, to immerse themselves, to relax and who are willing to let go in order to let themselves go completely.
ESCAPE, DREAM OF UNKNOWN WORLDS
Music is good for the Soul, a medicine for well-being
Bertrand Loreau : At
the end of your presentation you mention Hope and Love; would you like
to elaborate on what kind of hope and love you're talking about?
Sequentia Legenda : The two go hand in hand - I think. Some listeners tell me that they rediscover many hidden subtleties as they listen. Others tell me that they can escape, dream of unknown worlds and give free rein to their imagination. I've even had the pleasure of hearing people say that my music is good for the soul, a medicine for well-being, and that delights me to no end. It's wonderful to be able to share, and if my music can also help, or even heal, then it's nothing but happiness.
Bertrand Loreau : In your presentation of "CELESTIAL" you talk about the instruments you use. Do the instruments you use have a big influence on the way you design an album?
Sequentia Legenda : Instruments are not the priority. They make up my sound palette, that's obvious. But the most important thing is the heart, the soul. My music is the total expression of my sensibility, and so it is this that will influence the design. The choice of instruments will be made instinctively in accordance with the creative and inspirational influence of the moment.
Bertrand Loreau : You claim to be attached to the Berlin School, but do you think this musical genre can still evolve or surprise?
Sequentia Legenda : Yes, I believe in this great musical movement.
I remain convinced that it has not finished making us dream and surprising us. In my opinion, evolution is subjective, and there are still things to invent and avenues to explore. One thing is certain: we ALL have a great need for freedom, and Berlin School is the perfect invitation to free ourselves and take a beautiful, immersive journey in sound.
Bertrand Loreau : Do you have any idea what kind of music you'll be making in five or ten years' time?
Sequentia Legenda : No, not at all, and so much the better for that. I'm letting myself be surprised, and we'll see what the future holds. I hope I still have enough to express musically.
Bertrand Loreau : Your presentation suggests a certain mystical sensitivity. Do you think that those who enjoy your music have that in common with you?
Sequentia Legenda : Yes, indeed, it's possible. My sound worlds are imbued with nostalgia, mysticism and hope too. These different components speak to listeners, they resonate with them, that's the feedback I've heard.
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Sequentia Legenda (Laurent Schieber)
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ABOUT HOPE FOR A BETTER, MORE HUMANE WORLD
Music is a vector of Hope and Love
Bertrand Loreau : At the end of your presentation you mention Hope and Love; would you like to elaborate on what kind of hope and love you're talking about?
Sequentia Legenda : I'm talking about hope for a better, more humane world. The expression of a Love that knows no borders, that is timeless and true. Through my music and the Berlin School, I am asserting my resistance to the dark side that is projected onto humanity. Music is one of the divine means offered to me to share this Love and Hope with humility and sincerity. I'm delighted to be able to help people in my own way and thus contribute to a little happiness, a little dream and a little freedom - a freedom that's so necessary right now. I think we all need to get out of this hellish spiral imposed on humanity, and music is a vector of Hope and Love.
Thank you Bertrand for your attention and for your questions, which I was delighted to answer. I should also add that this album and the others in my discography are also available from Patch Work Music.
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Bertrand Loreau in the Keyboards Magazine
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Bertrand Loreau has been recording albums for the Musea and Spheric Music labels for almost 30 years, and has covered a wide range of styles, from melodic music to electroacoustic music and the Berlin School.
Bertrand Loreau's discography on Patch Work Music
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