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

 

 

            

Hidden facets of GALACTIC CRYSTALS seen by Clavius Reticulus

"After the magical album ALCYONE,
which took us to the Pleiades, I invite you to continue
the journey and let yourself be carried away by the galactic crystals to discover Plenitude and crystalline Light,
where all is Love and Unity."
Clavius Reticulus

LAURENT SCHIEBER EXPERIENCES
THESE COSMIC VIBRATIONS
and plunges us into it to open the portal of perceptions

The stars twinkle in the galactic quadrant, where adamantine crystals float. Laurent Schieber experiences these cosmic vibrations and plunges us into them to open the gateway to hitherto unsuspected perceptions. Perception of the Absolute, the Infinite. An album of universal timelessness.

 

THE SONGS OF ORION
magically transcended into divine harmony

THE SONGS OF ORION evokes a summer when birdsong blends with the psithurism of flora lulled into a Zephyrian languor. Orion, one of the most beautiful constellations and nebulae in our sky, is magically transcended into divine harmony.

Laurent: "For this very special title I had to show as much courage as for the central title. While at the beginning it went surprisingly smoothly, the second part of the work was much more complex. From a technical point of view, something significant happened: voices literally emerged from the soundtrack. You can make them out as early as minute 2:33, with a subtle and increasing evolution to finally occupy all their place. These murmurs, these songs, these choirs, they were born from the Minimoog! An incredible alchemy. In fact, there's a module in the VST (virtual synth) version of Arturia called Vocal Filter, consisting of a formant filter and an LFO (inaudible low-frequency oscillator used to modulate the signal). It was here that I created these subtly-tuned voices from Orion (with the resonances playing their secret role), to remind us how important freedom is and how crystalline the Light is. Then, in the final third of this composition, the voices from the Minimoog fade away, giving way to the choirs of the Mellotron".

CRYSTAL OF LIGHT
is once again close to the galaxy of the great Klaus

CRYSTAL OF LIGHT is once again close to the galaxy of the great Klaus, Laurent's master thinker. The man who started it all. Veils of synth float over hypnotic sequences, gradually bewitching us, freeing our minds from material and physical constraints and allowing us to slide little by little into the depths of the multiverse. Suddenly we take off towards the great Light and, surrounded by Akashic entities, we embark on a journey that is both inner and cosmic.

Laurent continues: "The creation of the album required a considerable investment of energy, particularly for the centrepiece, CRYSTAL OF LIGHT, which benefited from the collaboration of Tommy Betzler on percussion! After many exchanges, I had to adjust certain fundamental aspects to achieve perfect harmony and best express the richness of this composition, which is both sonorous and full of emotion. The piece exudes an abundance of cosmic, crystalline vibrations."

RETURN TO MESHALEA
a journey to the end of the dream and to the very edge
of the ultimate Truth

RETURN TO MESHALEA is without doubt my favourite track on the album. Already for its mystical side. Meshalea is the name given by the Andromedians to the spiral galaxy they inhabit. They believe in Unity. The synthetic moires are once again synonymous with astral vibrations; celestial choirs can be heard mingling with the backwash of the space-time ocean of the cosmos. A journey through a vortex where everything is splendour, majesty and pure light. Laurent's sublime compositions translate the language of the Aeons, which can only be understood by those who align themselves with these frequencies and take off with him on a journey to the end of the dream and to the very edge of the ultimate Truth. 

 

 

LET YOURSELF BE CARRIED AWAY
BY THE GALACTIC CRYSTALS
to discover Plenitude and crystalline Light

 

After the magical album ALCYONE, which took us to the Pleiades, I invite you to continue the journey and let yourself be carried away by the GALACTIC CRYSTALS to discover Plenitude and crystalline Light, where all is Love and Unity. 

 

As essential as each new Sequentia Legenda opus! 5/5

El Jice
(Clavius Reticulus by Prog censor : https://www.facebook.com/progcensor)
 

Jean-Claude Leroy (Clavius Reticulus) is a Belgian music reviewer.
His branch is electronic music. He has also composed four albums to date under the pseudonyms El Jice and Avian (eljiceavian.bandcamp.com). A fan of science fiction, he has created illustrations on the theme and wrote a novel in the early 2000s. He has worked for the Mellow Records label and for synthesist Andy Pickford.
His work can be found on facebook.com/zeta2reticuli/
and on his Youtube channel El Jice Arghones.

GALACTIC CRYSTALS

 

 

            

Interview with Steven Leak and Sequentia Legenda

I was delighted to be able to illustrate my forthcoming
album GALACTIC CRYSTALS
with the magnificent photos of Steven Leak.

MY ENCOUNTER WITH STEVEN LEAK
I invite you to discover our exchange through this interview

I'm delighted to share with you my encounter with Steven Leak, a sensitive person with a big heart, an artist to the core. I had the pleasure and privilege of using Steven's superb images to illustrate my forthcoming album GALACTIC CRYSTALS.

I invite you to discover our exchange through this interview.

Musical greetings,
Sequentia Legenda (Laurent Schieber)
🙏💎🙏

Watch the GALACTIC CRYSTALS trailer

 

DISCOVERY OF BERLIN SCHOOL MUSIC
my Mother who played an indirect but important role

Steven: When did music first „find“ you or „speak“ to you?
Describe that moment/experience.

Laurent: Music has always been part of my life, bringing me serenity, happiness and dreams. I can still clearly remember a snow globe with a traditional wind-up musical mechanism, with this pretty little ballerina dancing to the rhythm of the gentle melody. I was probably between 5 and 6 years old, so that was the first real musical experience I can remember. To my mother's credit, she enrolled me in various activities. Between the ages of 8 and 9, I had taken a few accordion lessons, but the weight and size of the instrument had been a hindrance. As for music theory, I was totally put off by it.

As far as the discovery of Berlin School music was concerned, it was once again my Mother who played an indirect but important role. I was between 15 and 16 at the time, and as I was browsing through my parents' vinyl collection, I was immediately intrigued by a particular-looking cover. It was the timeless album "Mirage" by Klaus Schulze. I fell in love with it and it triggered my musical imagination. It was literally a revelation! I had to discover these fabulous and enigmatic sound machines called synthesizers and explore this new musical universe that had just revealed itself to me.

 

Steven: How do you prepare yourself for creating music?

Laurent: To tell the truth, there's no real preparation; it's more like a call to creation that comes without really warning and draws me like a magnet to my keyboards. When this creative invitation comes to me, I savour this privileged moment and let myself go, guided towards the first experiments and improvisations. The ideas then emanate, highlighting the overall atmosphere, and the soundtrack is woven together little by little. This process is simply divine, allowing me to connect with the fertile ground of creativity, for an exploration that annihilates all proportions and time constraints. It's a real journey, allowing me to surpass myself and regenerate.

Ultimately, there are several artistic and informative ingredients, elements of a spiritual nature that support this creative phase (texts, images, sounds, the imagination, nature, the cosmos, vibrations, emotions...). With hindsight, I can say that for me, it's truly a benevolent guidance, helping and supporting me during the creative process, throughout my musical journey, in my mission to share, in my freedom of expression. Added to this is the fact that I'm a 'sensitive' and 'receptive' person. My late mother used to say to me: "If only you weren't so sensitive". Without this sensitivity, I don't think I would have been able to share my musical vision with such sincerity.

MUSIC IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF MY LIFE
it's a form of expression, a balance, a freedom of expression

Steven: What role/place does music hold/play in your life?

Laurent: Music is an essential part of my life, and has been for a long time. In fact, it's probably been salutary. It has the power to help and support me, to take me on a journey, to make me happy and free, with no time constraints. And that's what I want to share with my listeners: music that helps, regenerates and stimulates. For me, it's a form of expression, a balance, a freedom of expression. Music is a divine opportunity that I savour with great gratitude 🙏

WORKING AND PLAYING WITH ICE
and share it with others what a joy

Laurent: Can you explain your "working and playing with ice" approach?

Steven: For a few years I was painting highly detailed mandalas and mandorlas that took 100 - 150 hours each to complete. It was super satisfying work but it took so much time and I felt after a while as if I was creating iterations of something that looked somewhat similar to work I had already done.

At the same time, I had been experimenting a little bit taking pictures of ice impregnated with things like aluminum foil, food colouring, flowers etc. and the light source was candles and old flashlights.

One day I noticed that at a certain time of day, the sun would pass through a piece of stained glass that I have hanging near my front door and cast a prism across the floor. I decided to see what would happen when that colourful prism passed through a piece of ice.

I’ve been working and playing with that approach for two and a half years now. Because there are variables that I can’t control - the intensity of the light, the ice melting or breaking (I take all of my ice pictures indoors - year ‘round when light is available!), and my camera’s decisionmaking which is sometimes contrary to what I think I see, I take as many images as I can while the conditions are “right”. It is such literally “in-the-moment” art because everything changes moment-by-moment. I like that. If I can be there for that moment . . . before it is gone . . . never to return. Then share it with others . . . what a joy!!!

YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH ART AND CREATIVITY
refine my availability to the creative force

 

Laurent: What is your relationship with art and creativity?

Steven: The notion of “working and playing” with creative projects has its roots in a phrase I came across years ago suggesting that “creative work is hard play”. When I am painting, creating ice art, photographing my part of the world, or creating music, I feel a focussed playfulness and then also I’m aware that as much as possible, I need to get out of the way and let whatever is happening happen, in a similar way to children’s play which is often fuelled by their imaginations. Also, art and creativity are strategies that assist me in welcoming whatever it is that needs to find me in order for it to make its way into this world and help me refine my availability to the creative force.

 

Laurent: A lot of musicians request your photographic work. I'm delighted to be able to benefit from your creative talent too. Could you perhaps explain to listeners how you feel about this new collaboration and how you feel about the music of Sequentia Legenda?

Steven: I’ve been blessed to provide artwork for musicians in many different countries. Musicians who each bring their own unique voice into this world. It’s always a real honour to be asked to provide artwork to accompany or act as a visual portal for the music. Being asked by Laurent (Sequential Legenda) to provide cover art for his latest release is a joy as I greatly admire his music.

Carefully crafted, transformative, beautiful, emotionally rich, are thoughts I have when I listen to his music. His music often brings me to remember the first time I heard Klaus Schulze’s album “Moondawn” when it first came out in 1976. I had heard nothing like it and I was simultaneously ecstatic and transformed by it. Sequentia Legenda’s music has a very similar effect on me.

Presentation: Hi! My name is Steven Leak. I am a Canadian musician, artist and photographer. I love working and playing with the creative force that flows through me. I like to find ways in which to allow that energy to find its way to this place. I experiment with sound and vision. I like those experiments to be as analogue as possible, while also being grateful for the digital technology that allows me to not only work and play with those experiments but to share them with people as well.

 

 

            

Sequentia Legenda in the Top 10 with ALCYONE

"Apart from the fact that I'm in the top ten,
it's the sharing that's most important to me.
Sharing emotion, sincerity, awareness and light.
Thank you for all your attention."
Laurent Schieber

The Schallwelle Awards ceremony

SCHALLWELLE 2023
ALCYONE in the Top 10

It gives me great pleasure to share with you this wonderful news from the Schallwelle Awards voting: ALCYONE is in the Top 10 in the "Best International Album" category. Thank you for your trust and support. It's a great pleasure to be able to share my musical vision with you.

I'd like to take this opportunity to announce the forthcoming release of my album GALACTIC CRYSTALS, scheduled for 2 July 2024, as well as my next live performance with Tommy Betzler in the Netherlands on 20 April.

🎹🙏🎹 I send you my warmest musical greetings,
Laurent Schieber (Sequentia Legenda)

 

GALACTIC CRYSTALS
Official release on 2 july 2024

I'm planning to release GALACTIC CRYSTALS on 2 July (my late mother's birthday). It's a gateway to a new dimension, an invitation to travel, where everyone is free to interpret my universe according to their own feelings and give free rein to their imagination. An opening of the heart, a musical sharing, a vibratory union, a subtle connection to open up to the intangible. Tommy Betzler will take part in the second piece.

📽️ CRYSTAL OF LIGHT (Work in Progress) Trailer
📽️ RETURN TO MESHALEA (Work in Progress) Trailer

SEQUENTIA LEGENDA ON STAGE
First rehearsals with Tommy Betzler

Tommy and I are delighted to be performing together again. Our next concert is scheduled for 20 April in the Netherlands. We'll be playing three songs for a shared passion: The Berlin School. Meeting the public is a special moment and we look forward to seeing you again. We hope to see you soon.

📽️ Facebook Reels 1 and 2

 

            

💫Departure for a Celestial Voyage💫 un hommage à ma Maman

💫Departure for a Celestial Voyage💫
est un hommage à ma Maman,
décédée le 4 novembre 2022
pour un Univers de Lumière et de Paix.

UN HOMMAGE À MA MAMAN
Partage de cœur à cœur à travers les dimensions

Il y a quelques jours, j’ai ressenti la demande de ma Maman, et j’ai composé un titre pour Elle. Cela fait un an qu’elle est partie pour son voyage céleste le 4 novembre🙏 et je partage avec vous Departure for a Celestial Voyage, disponible ici, ainsi que le clip vidéo, visible ici.

Depuis son départ, je la ressens.
J’ai perçu 8 jours avant cette date commémorative sa demande :
« Tu ne veux pas composer un titre pour moi ? ». Spontanément, j'ai eu l'idée de faire une extraction du final de « CRYSTAL OF LIGHT », c'est-à-dire le deuxième titre de mon prochain album.

Car en travaillant sur la partie finale de cette composition, il s’était produit une surprise technique et musicale assez déroutante que j’ai rapidement associé à une nouvelle guidance.

Certains éléments seront présents dans la version pour l’album « GALACTIC CRYSTALS » prévue pour 2024 et d’autres ont été retravaillés ou ont été ajoutés tous spécialement pour cette version.

Subjectivement, la valeur la plus importante de ma musique n’est pas ce que vous pouvez entendre en l’écoutant, mais ce que vous percevez se manifester dans votre cœur. D’ailleurs, si l’on écoute attentivement, on peut discerner dans la seconde moitié de cette composition un son subtil qui s’apparente aux battements du cœur.

Departure for a Celestial Voyage : C’est un lien direct vers un monde empreint de spiritualité, une porte d’entrée vers un monde céleste.

Je vous souhaite à tous un bon voyage.

📽️ Voir le trailer

Je vous souhaite le plus agréable des voyages🙏
Laurent Schieber (Sequentia Legenda

Departure for a Celestial Voyage

 

GALACTIC CRYSTALS
voyager là où tout le monde est libre

J’ai le plaisir de partager avec vous la bande-annonce du deuxième titre de mon prochain album, dans sa version de travail. Voici un avant-goût de l’ambiance musicale de GALACTIC CRYSTALS, mon prochain album, prévu pour mi-2024. Pour moi, la musique constitue une mission de partage, une invitation au voyage où chacun est libre d’interpréter mon univers selon son propre ressenti et de laisser libre cours à son imagination.

 

Entrez en résonance avec CRYSTAL OF LIGHT pour une quête vibratoire vers la paix profonde 🙏💎🙏

PLANETARIUM CENTURY
Le son des étoiles

J’ai le plaisir de partager avec vous le projet Planetarium Century, pour lequel j’ai eu le privilège de collaborer avec deux autres musiciens, Jean-Luc Briançon et Emmanuel Quenneville.

3 musiciens, un mouvement : La Berlin School et la musique cosmique sous les feux de la rampe.

Planetarium Century

LA MISSION D’ALCYONE EST D’ÊTRE UNE INVITATION
pour se mettre en harmonie avec la Lumière

La mission d’ALCYONE se veut d’être une invitation pour se mettre en harmonie avec la Lumière, se revisiter, aller au fond de soi, se recentrer, lâcher prise en suivant son cœur, afin d’entamer un voyage initiatique guidé par une vibration douce et bienveillante. C’est l’illumination d’une énergie source de vie, qui anime nos sentiments et nos pensées, pour une élévation vers un monde serein, lumineux et baigné par un amour inconditionnel.

Pour moi, ALCYONE, c’est tout cela, c’est bien plus que de la musique, c’est un partage de cœur à cœur, une communion, une prière dédiée à la Lumière.

ALCYONE

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