LIVE in EINDHOVEN the essence of the concert

LIVE in EINDHOVEN capture and share these precious moments,
to extend the magic of the concert beyond the stage.

THE DVD LIVE IN EINDHOVEN
captures the essence of our concert in the Netherlands

The DVD LIVE in EINDHOVEN captures the essence of our concert in the Netherlands with three tracks: THE RETURN, CRYSTAL OF LIGHT and AU REVOIR.
Each performance immerses the audience in a unique sonic universe:

• THE RETURN: A powerful opener that immediately transports the audience into a spellbinding atmosphere.

• CRYSTAL OF LIGHT: A luminous, energetic piece featuring crystalline melodies and captivating harmonies.

• AU REVOIR: An emotional and introspective conclusion, offering a moment of reflection and serenity.

It also includes a bonus featuring unique moments and fresh perspectives to enhance the experience.

• Total running time: 65 minutes
• Video format: PAL
• Subtitles: occasional English
• Slim Digipack + 4-page booklet
  

The DVD LIVE in EINDHOVEN will be available from 9 October 2024 on my bandcamp page via the Patch Work Music website, and from the usual distributors such as Groove Unlimited.
 

THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE ADVENTURE
relive the emotion and energy of this unique concert

Preparation and Planning:
After our concert in the Netherlands, the enthusiasm of our listeners quickly pushed us to plan this DVD project. With seriousness and passion, I threw myself into the task spontaneously. The selection of titles was clear in my mind: present the three main tracks, then add exclusive facets in the form of bonuses.

The main challenge was to recreate the sound and visual atmosphere of the concert. I used video recordings from four cameras, and my warmest thanks go to Enrico Corsano for his high-quality work. For the sound, in addition to the camera recordings, I used the sound recordings from the mixing desk made by Ron Boots, whom I would also like to thank. I reworked the soundtrack individually to highlight certain passages and correct certain frequencies and levels, in order to deliver good listening quality while retaining the typical character of a live performance.

There were a few problems during the concert, particularly during the first track when Tommy's headphones broke down. I didn't want to over-correct these imperfections, because they're part and parcel of playing live and the technical risks involved. For the image, I worked with the ‘multiple camera’ technique, making the most of Enrico's four video sources. Some corrections (sharpness, luminosity) were made to provide an appropriate and pleasant visual experience.

This project has been an incredible adventure, and I hope that the DVD will enable viewers to relive the emotion and energy of this unique concert.

THE IDEA FOR THE DVD
the passion and energy I felt at the concert

Video Editing :
The DVD's home page consists of four menus: three for the titles and one for the bonus. The bonus, which is mainly informative, is made up of various video sources, such as cameras and smartphones, from different people. English subtitles have been included for this bonus. As for the format, I opted for the PAL standard.

Context of the concert:
The concert in the Netherlands was a highlight for Tommy and myself. It was an opportunity to share our vision of the Berlin School with an enthusiastic audience of connoisseurs. It was also an opportunity to perform live (something we hadn't done since 2019) and to highlight our presence on the international scene. Ron Boots had been in touch with me on several occasions, and finally things came together at the end of 2023 to culminate in this concert.

Inspiration for the DVD:
The idea for the DVD came from the passion and energy I felt at the concert. The positive feedback from fans and Tommy's encouragement motivated me to immortalise this unique experience and share it with a wider audience. We wanted to give our listeners a tangible memory of this memorable evening, while revealing what goes on behind the scenes of our work.

Choice of tracks:
I selected the three tracks from the concert for this DVD in order to preserve the full ambience of the event. They represent the essence of our musical style on stage. The exclusive bonus adds an extra dimension, allowing fans to discover previously unseen aspects of our music and creative process.

Graphic design:
As well as the music and video, I was also responsible for the graphic design of the project. I designed the Digipack cover and the 4-page booklet myself. This allowed me to ensure that the visual aesthetic perfectly reflected the spirit of the concert.

ENJOY THE SHOW
let yourself be swept away by the magic of this concert

Thanks:
Many thanks to Ron Boots and his team for the perfect organization and the warm welcome we received at this beautiful E-Day 2024 festival, alongside other artists such as Matsumi (Katrin Manz), Perge (Matthews Stringer), Gert Emmens & Ron Boots, and Kellerkind Berlin (Christian Gorsky). Thanks to Enrico Corsano for his shots. Thanks to Daniela Grau, Anke Betzler, Marc van Oers, Jan Buddenberg, AstroGeert Fotografie, Andre Stooker, Alfred Arnold, and Alex Wijffels for kindly sharing the various videos/photos included in the bonus. Thanks to Nicolas Picciotto for his attention. Special thanks to my 💗💗 two sons for their kindness and goodwill. Thanks, of course, to my stage mate Tommy Betzler🥁

Conclusion:
This DVD project has been an incredible adventure, full of technical challenges and memorable moments. Every stage, from the selection of titles to post-production and graphic design, has been carried out with passion and dedication. I am deeply grateful to Enrico Corsano and Ron Boots for their expertise and invaluable support.

By watching this DVD, I hope you can feel the energy and emotion that marked this concert. The imponderables and spontaneous moments captured add an authenticity that I hope will transport you to the heart of this unique live experience.

For me, this project is much more than just a recording; it's a testament to our musical journey and the special connection we share with the audience. Thank you to everyone who has made this project possible and to you, our listeners, for your continued support.

Enjoy the show and let yourself be swept away by the magic of this concert!

Overviews:
Trailer LIVE in EINDHOVEN
LIVE in EINDHOVEN - DVD BONUS preview
E-Day 2024 Sequentia Legenda LIVE in Eindhoven

 

 

            

The "shared" interview with Stéphane Rousset

Here is the first of the series of "shared" interviews.
It is Stéphane Rousset who inaugurates this new section,
he is the one who had the idea of semi-cryptic questions
consisting of one word or a very short sentence.

Sequentia Legenda: Spirituality?

Stéphane Rousset: I respect those for whom this is central, but I must confess to being ignorant and a tad insensitive in this matter: I do not practice meditation, and I am neither religious nor mystical. I'm quite rational and analytical, like "if it's not measurable, it doesn't exist"! But then, since we're in a musical context, how do I explain the emotions that certain pieces of music evoke in me? I'm not talking about nice little emotions like choruses of ditties that we enjoy humming; I'm talking about really strong emotions, I'm talking about crying when listening to certain crescendos, certain passages, even certain chords. Is it similar to mystical ecstasy, is it a kind of trance? I'm also talking about more serene emotions, those that slow progressions or harmonically rich layers carry within them; AU REVOIR is a perfect example, THE APPROACH too (the layers behind the sequences), Bayreuth Return by Klaus Schulze too.

Problem: none of this is measurable. And yet, I know it and I live it, therefore it exists. Mmm...


Sequentia Legenda: Nature?

Stéphane Rousset: I may be a city boy, I may not know when the beetroot is harvested, but I know and feel the beauty of nature. I can sit on a stone wall in the vineyards of Lavaux, with Lake Geneva below and the Alps in front, and simply soak up this absolute beauty. I can gaze at the Aletsch glacier, doing nothing but feeling its majesty. At the same time, I am deeply saddened to see glaciers disappearing; I am deeply concerned about our blindness as a human species to the climate collapse that is upon us; if I had depressive tendencies, I would be in the deep end. So yes, I've stopped flying since 2018, I've sold my car, I've almost become a vegetarian, I recycle in every sense, and all this without any problem, but the bigger issue is elsewhere: what are we doing about the daily criminal acts of the fossil fuel industry? What are we doing about the fact that our governments are not treating the climate emergency as an emergency?

“And what about music?”, you might ask. Ah yes, well, you didn't know what the word nature would trigger in me...! But if your synths all run on electricity from renewable sources, Sequentia Legenda's music will be all the more in tune with the Universe.

Sequentia Legenda: Trains?

Stéphane Rousset: I have always loved riding trains. I can still hear the clackety-clack of the wheels on the unwelded rails of my childhood. And then between Paris and Lausanne, there was the Trans-Europ-Express, so, ten years later, a Kraftwerk connection (even if my discovery was earlier, with Autobahn).

But I think it was above all this clackety-clack that taught me about sequences, about superimposed loops; because there was not only the clackety-clack of one bogie, there were those of the neighbouring bogies, which were necessarily out of sync and of different tonalities. In short, car bogies were the ancestors of sequencers! And my imagination embroidered on it, grafted loops that didn't exist, added a mellotronic melodic topping, the whole thing evolving in slow motion, in line with the length of the journey.

Are we far from the infinities of space?
Are we far from Berlin? Not so sure.


About Stéphane Rousset: Hello, my name is Stéphane, I live in Lausanne, in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, on the banks of Lake Geneva and opposite the mountains of Haute-Savoie (French Alps). I was born here (a long time ago... 67 years ago), it's my home, even if I did my primary school in Paris and three years of university in the USA. I learned physics in Switzerland, electricity and computer science in California, and then I "made a career" in the ICT (information and communication technology) industry, climbing the ladder, and adding three beautiful, now grown-up children to humankind with my wife.

My priority now, my absolute priority, is the fight for the climate emergency, without forgetting my grandson (fifteen months old), of whom I am completely gaga. Climate change is serious, I don't want my mother, my grandson, my relatives to die prematurely during a forty-degree heat wave. But we are driving at 100 km/h into the wall, and it is a hundred metres away (for you Americans, that’s driving at about 60 mph towards a wall 300 feet in front of us). So I act, I really dedicate myself to it.

Music gives me strength, intense emotions and balance, and has done so since I was a teenager. The list of influences would be very long, but without thinking I would say Magma, Crimson, Glass, Stravinsky, Can, Schulze, Floyd, Genesis, Zeppelin, Portishead, Gainsbarre, ah I'm told that I'm running out of time. But I won't be prevented from mentioning Sequentia Legenda, which bathes me almost daily. Thank you to La Planète Bleue / the Blue Planet radio show (one broadcast in 2015)... And thank you to Laurent for enriching the Berlin School in this way, even now.

 

Stéphane Rousset: The place that inspires you?

Sequentia Legenda: For me, nature is the place of all inspirations, allowing me to develop my ideas, to vivify my creativity. Walks amid Mother Nature give me happiness, relaxation and a chance to recharge my batteries. It is a pleasure to hear the rustling of leaves in the wind, to listen to the many birdsongs, to be able to soak up the soothing murmur of a stream, or simply to revel in the timeless purity of silence.

I also like to regenerate and find inspiration in trees and rocks. For example, one of my favourite places is the Taennchel massif, a highly vibratory place not far from my home.

Nature is an invaluable source of kindness and creativity.

Stéphane Rousset: La Planète Bleue (The Blue Planet)?

Sequentia Legenda: La Planète Bleue is an interesting radio programme that is broadcast all over the world and which, in my opinion, is worth a visit. For many years, it has been feeding listeners with a rich and wide range of music, as well as with carefully selected articles. Yves Blanc selects and writes the content of his programmes with great care to offer a qualitative and constantly evolving programme.

As far as my music is concerned, it has been played regularly on this programme, notably at the conclusion of the 999th broadcast with SOLITUDES LUNAIRES (Lunar Solitudes), for which I am infinitely grateful. Yves Blanc also presented a preview of the double album EXTENDED (http://sequentia-legenda.blogspot.com/2017/04/yves-blanc-presente-extended-dans-son.html). Moreover, being present on the collector's CD "La Planète Bleue Volume 9" (The Blue Planet, volume 9) with my track VIBRATIONS was a great consecration for me. It was a pleasure to meet Yves and to discuss with him about music of course, but also about many other subjects.

I take this opportunity to share an article from the luminous pen of Yves Blanc: "Almost all soaring music is made up of three elements: synth layers, sequencer loops... and solos... often very boring, I must admit. Sequentia Legenda has the intelligence and sensitivity to build its music - strictly instrumental - on the first two elements only: the layers and the loops. In his compositions, no dripping solo, no boring solo, but layers of great sophistication, in constant evolution, and loops, also in permanent evolution, sometimes of great complexity, even if they always have the appearance of the obvious."

https://laplanetebleue.com/fr/recherche?q=sequentia+legenda

Stéphane Rousset: Wahnfried or Crystal Lake?

Sequentia Legenda: Without any hesitation: Crystal Lake!
Crystal Lake really means a lot to me. This timeless track by Klaus Schulze was a real revelation, I fell in love with the Berlin School. I would like to take this opportunity to thank my late mother, who allowed me to discover this mythical album of Klaus Schulze, "Mirage". I was about fifteen years old at that time, and I had also discovered new and fascinating instruments for me: synthesizers and sequencers.

I can't count the number of times I have been lifted by the unique and intoxicating atmosphere of Crystal Lake, to experience extraordinary and imaginary journeys. Even today, I still enjoy this universe and I always discover new subtleties. I never tire of it, it is timeless, my whole being is transformed when I listen to it. Looking back, I can say that in addition to the instrumental textures and other sumptuous sonic facets, it was the high precision work of the sequences that fascinated me. The loops generated by the sequencers simply mesmerised me!

And if I were to leave one day for a desert island or another planet and could only take one album with me, it would be Mirage, without any hesitation.

I would like to take this opportunity to share an article that appeared on my Blog: https://sequentia-legenda.blogspot.com/2017/06/mirage-my-musical-love-at-first-sight.html

I thank Stéphane for this beautiful exchange.

Trailer of the next musical opus of Sequentia Legenda :
ALCYONE

 ALCYONE Sequentia Legenda - Berlin School music

🙏☀️🙏 ALCYONE is the expression of my Heart and my Soul, it is a sharing from Heart to Heart. I hope that this opus will nourish your dreams, your hopes and will allow you to travel and rise towards a celestial world bathed in a soft and radiant light. This opus is composed of 3 tracks tuned to 432 Hz (Around the Great Central Sun, The Ring of Golden Light, Bon Voyage) plus a bonus (Love feeds Love).

Available from 12 May 2023 in CD pressing and in dematerialized version.

– Love Feeds Love –

 

 

            

Sequentia Legenda cinq performances en 2019

2019 une année dense et riche

English version of this article

L'ANNÉE 2019 A ÉTÉ POUR MOI DENSE ET RICHE 

L’année 2019 a été pour moi dense et riche avec notamment cinq prestations scéniques. C'est en Suisse à Founex qu’eut lieu le premier concert, puis en France à Nantes, en Allemagne à deux reprises à Tübingen et Solingen, pour finir à nouveau en Suisse, plus précisement au Caveau du Cœur d'Or à Chexbres.

 

LE DERNIER CONCERT DE LA TOURNÉE 2019

L'accueil chaleureux et l'organisation Suisse sans faille, nous ont permis de nous sentir à l'aise et en confiance. Tous les membres de l'équipe du Caveau du Cœur d'Or, de Swiss Vintage et Musil Asylum ont contribué à une mise en place exemplaire dans un cadre sympathique et original. La sonorisation au caveau a été soignée de manière exemplaire par Nicolas Picciotto. Après le soundcheck, les réglages de la régie lumière, la décoration et mise en place de la salle, les portes du caveau furent ouvertes peu avant 19h. Après la présentation faite par l'aimable Selim Keddar, Tommy et moi avons pu prendre place derrière nos instruments. Je pris la parole pour remercier l'ensemble des organisateurs, pour saluer le public et pour présenter ma vision musicale et le déroulement du concert. Celui-ci débuta à 21h10.

C’est dans une ambiance conviviale que nous avons pu nous produire. Le soutien témoigné par auditeurs nous fit grand plaisir. Les deux premiers titres « THE APPROACH » et « THE RETURN » laissèrent place à un petit entracte. Le troisième titre « AU REVOIR » clôtura cette belle soirée cosmique.

Sandrine Crot

de Savigny (Suisse)

« JE SUIS ENTRÉE IMMÉDIATEMENT
DANS VOTRE UNIVERS MUSICAL »

Par quel biais avez-vous pris connaissance du concert ?

Sandrine Crot : « Je fais partie du comité de l'Association L'Accroch'Coeur qui gère le caveau du Coeur d'Or de Chexbres, donc ce concert a été immédiatement inscrit dans mon agenda, car dès que j'en ai entendu parler, je suis allée écouter quelques morceaux sur Internet, mes sens ont été touchés et il fallait que je sois présente pour vous écouter en live ! »

Qu'est-ce qui vous a motivé à venir ?

Sandrine Crot : « Je suis toute novice dans la musique électronique et j'apprends à connaître ces différentes sonorités qui me captent très facilement, je suis de plus en plus ouverte et curieuse à ce type de musique. Votre prestation a été mon premier concert live de musique électronique, quoi de plus merveilleux que de vivre cela avec vous. »

Quel a été votre ressenti lors de cette prestation scénique ?

Sandrine Crot : « Je suis entrée immédiatement dans votre univers musical et vous m'avez tous les deux emportées, d'une part par l’énergie que vous partagez avec énormément de générosité et d'autre part, par la finesse des sons que vous produisez. Le concert était d'une grande qualité, autant humaine que musicale, vous dégagez tous les deux quelque chose de contemplatif et de très esthétique. En résumé, le concert terminé, on a envie que d'une chose : que ça continue encore pendant de longues heures. MERCI A VOUS ! »

Sandrine Crot a posé quelques questions à Sequentia Legenda 🎤

Sandrine Crot : « Que signifie pour vous Sequentia Legenda ? »

Sequentia Legenda : « Il y a cinq ans, lorsque je m’étais décidé à mettre ma musique à la lumière du jour, je cherchais un nom de scène. J’avais deux longues listes de noms. Et finalement, c’est un assemblage de deux noms, figurants sur chacune d’elle, qui allaient donner mon nom d’artiste. C’est du latin. Sequentia se rapportant à la séquence, la suite, la succession et Legenda pour légende et qui peut être défini comme un récit imaginaire. C’est donc finalement un mariage entre les séquences de notes et l’imaginaire ;)
Ce sont aussi d’ailleurs mes initiales. »

Sandrine Crot : « Que ressentez-vous pendant vos prestations musicales ? »

Sequentia Legenda : « Je ressens un mélange de nervosité et d’excitation, j’imagine que c’est normal. Monter sur scène est à chaque fois une nouvelle expérience et qui restera unique en soit. L’aspect technique est à chaque fois un nouveau défi, avec cette imprévisibilité qui va donner un cachet spécifique au concert.
J’apprécie cette rencontre avec les auditeurs, ce moment de communion. »

Sandrine Crot : « Quelles sont vos sources d'inspiration ? »

Sequentia Legenda : « Le mysticisme, la science ou la spiritualité sont pour moi autant de sources d'inspiration. Une image, un récit, un son. J'aime imaginer des notes, des séquences, une atmosphère - une couleur musicale. Marcher dans la forêt avec mes enfants, par exemple, stimulera ma sphère créative. L’inspiration est un état d'esprit. Je ne calcule pas, je la laisse venir, je me laisse alors aller pour vivre pleinement ma créativité. »

Sandrine Crot : « Quelles sont vos influences et vos références électros les plus marquantes ? »

Sequentia Legenda : « Je ne tournerais pas longtemps autour du pot : ma référence restera pour toujours Klaus Schulze et plus précisément son extraordinaire album Mirage. Cet album fut à lui seul mon véritable déclencheur musical !
Secondairement, le groupe mythique Tangerine Dream fait aussi partie de mes références, puis Vangelis, Kraftwerk, Jean-Michel Jarre. »

Bruno Weihs 

de Leysin (Suisse)

« J'ÉTAIS TOUT DE SUITE CAPTIVÉ ET CHARMÉ »

Par quel biais avez-vous pris connaissance du concert ?

Bruno Weihs : « Par le biais d'une annonce par courriel provenant de Sequentia Legenda. »

Qu'est-ce qui vous a motivé à venir ?

Bruno Weihs : « De faire l'expérience live d'un concert de musique électronique (une première pour moi) et éventuellement aussi faire connaissance de l'artiste que je suis depuis longtemps. »

Quel a été votre ressenti lors de cette prestation scénique ?

Bruno Weihs : « J'étais tout de suite captivé, et charmé aussi par l'apport du batteur présent sur scène aussi. Le temps est passé si rapidement ! Un beau spectacle. »

Bruno Weihs a posé quelques questions à Sequentia Legenda 🎤

Bruno Weihs : « Laurent dans le concert donné avec Tommy, j’étais surpris par l’intensité de l’énergie que j’ai ressentie, bien plus encore que ce que j’ai pu vivre devant mes enceintes ou avec des écouteurs. Pensez-vous que le concert est la meilleure façon de partager ce jeu musical de voix et effets que vous avez composé ? »

Sequentia Legenda : « Ravis de savoir que vous avez ressenti l'énergie déployée lors du concert. Le travail en home-studio et les prestations scéniques sont deux choses bien différentes. Lorsque je compose chez moi, je suis dans ma bulle si je puis dire. Lorsque je me produis sur scène, je suis en contact avec le public. Le partage d'émotions se fait alors de manière directe et la réciprocité entre l'artiste et l'auditeur est palpable. C'est un moment unique. Ce qui est important pour moi s'est de partager ma sensibilité avec le public présent. Finalement, c'est notre soirée à tous, notre communion autour d'un thème en commun. »

Bruno Weihs : « Je trouve que le nom donné à votre genre de musique, à savoir le style " ambient ", masque un peu la résonance plus universelle que votre musique a avec la vie, et plus largement avec la spontanéité de création qui caractérise le monde qui nous entoure. Que ressentez-vous lorsque vous réalisez une composition, de l’endroit où elle provient et du type d’expérience qu’elle véhiculera lorsqu’elle vibrera à la sortie de votre machine, instruments, ou à la reproduction d’un enregistrement ? »

Sequentia Legenda : « Lors de la phase de création, je ressens de l'excitation, de la passion et je ne vois pas le temps passer. L’aboutissement de cette phase de composition est une partie de moi que je livre au public. Ce sont mes émotions et ma sensibilité que je transmets à travers mes univers sonores. Ma vision musicale est à contre-courant de ce qui se fait actuellement et j’en suis fier. Je n’adhère pas à cette diffusion de masse, à cette " soupe " sonore qu’il nous est donné d’entendre sur un grand nombre de radios. La Berlin School est une niche et je souhaite donner le meilleur de moi pour honorer cette belle mouvance musicale. Pour moi, il est important de partager ma propre vision musicale avec passion et sincérité. »

Olivier Borgeaud

de Le Mont-sur-Lausanne (Suisse)

« ÉBAHI, ÉTOURDI ET TRANSPORTÉ »

Par quel biais avez-vous pris connaissance du concert ?

Olivier Borgeaud : « J'ai vu par hasard l'annonce du concert sur tempslibre.ch, le site de l'Agenda Culturel Romand. »

Qu'est-ce qui vous a motivé à venir ?

Olivier Borgeaud : « Je suis passionné par la scène électronique que je suis attentivement depuis plusieurs années, et même s'il est vrai que je suis plutôt orienté sur des styles (beaucoup) plus minimalistes - celle de l'école de Berlin - écouter un concert électro dans un caveau de jazz me semblait un peu décalé, mais toutefois intéressant. »

Quel a été votre ressenti lors de cette prestation scénique ?

Olivier Borgeaud : «Rapidement sorti de ma zone de confort, j'ai été plongé dans un style qui a défaut d'être hautement énergétique, m'enveloppait dans un cocon onirique des plus subtils, me dispensant de chercher à m'en échapper. Pour moi qui suis habituellement en dessus de 110 BPM, c’était une sacrée belle descente ! J'étais ici et maintenant, le passé et le futur avait perdu de leur importance, je savourai l'instant présent. J'ai aimé la pureté du ton, mais surtout sa complexité. Dans un concert, on est ébahi, étourdi et transporté. J'imagine volontiers que si l'on écoute ces morceaux à plusieurs reprise, le voyage doit être chaque fois différent tant leur musique distille une vaste étendue de terres inconnues. J'ai aimé le rythme de Tommy Betzler; celui-ci me semble indispensable, un peu comme les cailloux jetés dans la forêt pour marquer sa trace. Il joue le rôle de guide, pour ne pas perdre son chemin et mieux marquer ainsi l'écart entre le rêve et la réalité. Le dernier morceau joué  « AU REVOIR », m’a touché. L’émotion était sincère, et un Lien authentique était définitivement tissé avec le publique. J'ai aimé cette ambiance intimiste qui régnait dans le Caveau au Cœur d'Or, que je découvrais aussi pour la première fois ; si vous cherchez un lieu authentique où le Client et l'Artiste sont au cœur des préoccupations du personnel, vous l'avez trouvé. »

Olivier Borgeaud a posé quelques questions à Sequentia Legenda 🎤

Olivier Borgeaud : « Comment arrive ton à devenir musicien dans un domaine aussi pointu ? »

Sequentia Legenda : « La musique a toujours fait partie de ma vie. Lorsque j'avais huit ans, mes parents à la recherche d'activités ludiques m'avaient inscrit aux cours d'initiations à l'accordéon. Mais le solfège me rebutait. C'est la découverte de Mirage de Klaus Schulze qui fut mon véritable déclencheur musical. J'avais 16 ans, ce fut alors une véritable révélation ! Je n'avais plus qu'une idée en tête, faire de la musique et pas n'importe laquelle : de la musique planante, de la musique cosmique. C'est dans la cave de mes parents que j'ai installé mon premier home-studio constitué d'un arsenal de synthétiseurs analogiques. À l'arrivée de la norme MIDI, j'ai troqué mes instruments pour des machines numériques. Plus récemment, ce sont des synthétiseurs virtuelles qui me servent d'outils de travail. Et enfin, il y a cinq ans, j'ai mis mon travail à la lumière du jour avec mon premier album BLUE DREAM. Pendant ces cinq années, j'ai eu le plaisir de pouvoir partager ma propre vision de la Berlin School. »

Olivier Borgeaud : « Dans quel milieu/scène vous vous produisez, et quel est le retour des spectateurs sur un style de musique qu'ils ne connaissent pas vraiment. Dans le sens que lors de votre dernier concert en Suisse, il me semble que la plupart des participants étaient plus là comme habitué du lieux que comme des passionnés d'électro. »

Sequentia Legenda : « Il est vrai qu’habituellement, je me produis aux endroits fréquentés par les amateurs de musique électronique. Ce fut le cas à Nantes à l’occasion du Synthfest, qui est l'événement français incontournable pour les passionnés des synthétiseurs. Il m’est aussi arrivé de jouer devant un cercle plus restreint constitué de véritables connaisseurs à l’occasion d’un concert privé. À Chexbres, ce fut différent et par la même occasion une nouvelle expérience. S'il est vrai que certaines personnes s’étaient déplacées tout spécialement pour notre venue, la majorité présente ne connaissaient peu et pas ce style de musique. Avant le concert, j’ai donc pris le soin de revenir sur l’origine de la Berlin School et d’expliquer sommairement ce style musical. À la fin du concert, j’ai entendu quelques bribes de discussions çà et là : " C’est une musique surprenante et immersive… " ou bien : " On dirait un peu du Jean-Michel Jarre… ". Pour moi, il est intéressant et riche d’enseignement de présenter ma vision musicale aux initiés ainsi qu’à un public plus large. »

Photos : Sandrine Crot, Olivier Borgeaud

English version of this article

  

BANDE-ANNONCE OFFICIELLE DE LA TOURNÉE 2019

  

            

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Sequentia Legenda five performances in 2019

2019 a dense and rich year

Version française de l'article

THE YEAR 2019 WAS FOR ME DENSE AND RICH 

The year 2019 was for me dense and rich with five stage performances. It was in Switzerland in Founex that the first concert took place, then in France in Nantes, in Germany twice in Tübingen and Solingen, to finish again in Switzerland, more precisely at the Caveau du Cœur d'Or in Chexbres.

 

THE LAST CONCERT OF THE 2019 TOUR

The warm welcome and the flawless Swiss organization made us feel comfortable and confident. All the members of the Caveau du Cœur d'Or, Swiss Vintage and Musik Asylum team contributed to an exemplary setting in a friendly and original setting. The sound system in the vault was handled in an exemplary manner by Nicolas Picciotto. After the soundcheck, the adjustments of the lighting control room, the decoration and installation of the room, the doors of the vault were opened shortly before 7pm. After the presentation by the kind Selim Keddar, Tommy and I were able to sit behind our instruments. I took the floor to thank all the organizers, to greet the audience and to present my musical vision and the progress of the concert. This one started at 9:10 pm.

It was in a friendly atmosphere that we were able to perform. We were very pleased with the support provided by the auditors. The first two tracks "THE APPROACH" and "THE RETURN" gave way to a short break. The third track "AU REVOIR" closed this beautiful cosmic evening.

Sandrine Crot

from Savigny (Switzerland)

"I IMMEDIATELY ENTERED YOUR MUSICAL UNIVERSE"

How did you hear about the concert?

Sandrine Crot: "I am a member of the committee of the Association L'Accroch'Coeur which manages the vault of the Coeur d'Or de Chexbres, so this concert was immediately included in my agenda, because as soon as I heard about it, I went to listen to some songs on the internet, my senses were touched and I had to be there to listen to you live!"

What motivated you to come?

Sandrine Crot: "I am very new to electronic music and I am getting to know these different sounds that capture me very easily, I am more and more open and curious to this type of music. Your performance was my first live concert of electronic music, what could be more wonderful than to experience this with you."

How did you feel during this performance?

Sandrine Crot: "I immediately entered your musical universe and you both carried me away, on the one hand by the energy you share with great generosity and on the other hand, by the finesse of the sounds you produce. The concert was of a high quality, both human and musical, you both have something contemplative and very aesthetic. In short, when the concert is over, we only want one thing: to keep it going for many hours. THANK YOU!"

Sandrine Crot kindly asked Sequentia Legenda four questions 🎤

Sandrine Crot: "What does Sequentia Legenda mean to you?"

Sequentia Legenda: "Five years ago, when I decided to put my music in daylight, I was looking for a stage name. I had two long lists of names. And finally, it was an assemblage of two names, figuring on each of them, that would give my artist name. It's Latin. Sequentia related to the sequence, suite, succession and Legenda for legend and which can be defined as an imaginary narrative. So it is finally a marriage between note sequences and the imaginary ;-) They are also my initials."

Sandrine Crot: "How do you feel during your musical performances?"

Sequentia Legenda: "I feel a mixture of nervousness and excitement, I guess that's normal. Going on stage is always a new experience and will remain unique in itself. The technical aspect is always a new challenge, with this unpredictability that will give a specific cachet to the concert. I appreciate this meeting with the listeners, this moment of communion."

Sandrine Crot: "What are your sources of inspiration?"

Sequentia Legenda: "Mysticism, science or spirituality are for me sources of inspiration. An image, a story, a sound. I like to imagine notes, sequences, an atmosphere - a musical colour. Walking in the forest with my children, for example, will stimulate my creative sphere. Inspiration is a state of mind. I don't calculate, I let it come, I let myself go to live my creativity to the full."

Sandrine Crot: "What are your most important influences and electro references?"

Sequentia Legenda: "I wouldn't beat around the bush for long: my reference will always remain Klaus Schulze and more precisely his extraordinary album Mirage. This album alone was my real musical trigger!
Second, the mythical group Tangerine Dream is also one of my references, ahead of Vangelis, Kraftwerk or Jean-Michel Jarre."

Bruno Weihs 

from Leysin (Switzerland)

"I WAS IMMEDIATELY CAPTIVATED AND ALSO CHARMED"

How did you hear about the concert?

Bruno Weihs: "Through an newsletter announcement from Sequentia Legenda."

What motivated you to come?

Bruno Weihs: "To experience a live electronic music concert (a first for me) and possibly also get to know the artist I have been for a long time."

How did you feel during this performance?

Bruno Weihs: "I was immediately captivated, and also charmed by the contribution of the drummer on stage too. Time has passed so quickly! A beautiful show."

Bruno Weihs kindly asked Sequentia Legenda two questions 🎤

Bruno Weihs: "In the concert you gave with Tommy, I was surprised by the intensity of the energy I felt, much more than what I experienced in front of my speakers or with headphones. Do you think that the concert is the best way to share this musical game of voices and effects that you have composed?"

Sequentia Legenda: "Glad to know that you felt the energy of the concert.
Working in a Home studio and Live are two very different things. When I compose at home, I'm in my bubble if I can say so. When I perform on stage, I am in contact with the audience. The sharing of emotions is then done in a direct way and the reciprocity between the artist and the listener is palpable. It's a unique moment. What is important for me is to share my sensitivity with the audience present. Finally, it is our evening together, our communion around a common theme."

Bruno Weihs: "I find that the name given to your genre of music, namely the "ambient" style, masks a little the more universal resonance that your music has with life, and more broadly with the spontaneity of creation that characterizes the world around us. What do you feel when you make a composition, where it comes from and what kind of experience it will convey when it vibrates when it comes out of your machine instrument or when reproducing a recording?"

Sequentia Legenda: "During the creation phase, I feel excitement, passion and I don't see time passing. The result of this phase of composition is a part of me that I deliver to the public. It is my emotions and sensitivity that I transmit through my sound worlds. My musical vision is against the current trend and I am proud of it. I do not subscribe to this mass diffusion, to this "soup" of sound that we are given to hear on a large number of radio stations. The Berlin School is a niche and I want to give the best of myself to honour this beautiful musical movement. For me, it is important to share my own musical vision with passion and sincerity."

Olivier Borgeaud

from Le Mont-sur-Lausanne (Switzerland)

"YOU ARE AMAZED, DIZZY AND TRANSPORTED"

How did you hear about the concert?

Olivier Borgeaud: "I saw by chance the announcement of the concert on tempslibre.ch, the site of the Agenda Culturel Romand."

What motivated you to come?

Olivier Borgeaud: "I am passionate about the electronic scene that I have been following attentively for several years, and even if it is true that I am more oriented towards (much) more minimalist styles - that of the Berlin school - listening to an electro concert in a jazz vault seemed a little offbeat, but nevertheless interesting."

How did you feel during this performance?

Olivier Borgeaud: "Quickly out of my comfort zone, I was immersed in a style that was not highly energetic, wrapped me in a dreamlike cocoon of the most subtle, dispensing me from trying to escape. For me who am usually above 110 BPM, it was a hell of a ride! I was here and now, the past and the future had lost their importance, I enjoyed the present moment. I liked the purity of tone, but above all its complexity. In a concert, you are amazed, dizzy and transported. I can easily imagine that if you listen to these songs several times, the journey must be different each time as their music distils a vast expanse of unknown lands. I liked Tommy Betzler's rhythm; it seems essential to me, a little like the stones thrown into the forest to mark his trail. He plays the role of guide, so as not to lose his way and thus better mark the gap between the dream and reality. The last song played "AU REVOIR", touched me. The emotion was sincere, and an authentic Link was definitely woven with the audience. I liked the intimate atmosphere that reigned in the Caveau au Cœur d'Or, which I was also discovering for the first time; if you are looking for an authentic place where the Client and the Artist are at the heart of the staff's concerns, you have found it."

Olivier Borgeaud kindly asked Sequentia Legenda two questions 🎤

Olivier Borgeaud: "How does your become a musician in such a specialized field?"

Sequentia Legenda: "Music has always been a part of my life. When I was eight years old, my parents, who were looking for fun activities, enrolled me in accordion lessons. But I was reluctant to read music. It was Klaus Schulze's discovery of Mirage that was my real musical trigger. I was 16 years old, so it was a real revelation! I had only one idea left in my mind, to make music and not just any music: soaring music, cosmic music. It is in my parents' cellar that I installed my first home studio, which consists of an arsenal of analog synthesizers. When the MIDI standard came along, I traded my instruments for digital machines. More recently, I have used virtual synthesizers as work tools. And finally, five years ago, I put my work in the light of day with my first album BLUE DREAM. During these five years, I had the pleasure of being able to share my own vision of the Berlin School."

Olivier Borgeaud: "In which milieu/stage do you perform, and what is the audience's feedback on a style of music they don't really know? In the sense that during your last concert, it seems to me that most of the participants were more there as accustomed to the place than as electro enthusiasts?"

Sequentia Legenda: "It is true that I usually perform in places frequented by electronic music lovers. This was the case in Nantes during the Synthfest, which is the essential French event for synthesizer enthusiasts. I have also performed in front of a smaller circle of real connoisseurs at a private concert. In Chexbres, it was different and at the same time a new experience. While it is true that some people had come especially for our visit, the majority present knew little about this style of music and did not know it. Before the concert, I therefore took the time to go back to the origins of the Berlin School and briefly explain this musical style. At the end of the concert, I heard a few bits of discussion here and there: "It's a surprising and immersive music..." or "It sounds a little like Jean-Michel Jarre...". For me, it is interesting and instructive to present my musical vision to initiates as well as to a wider audience."

Photos credits: Sandrine Crot, Olivier Borgeaud

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