Christophe Guiraud

^>^{CHRISTOPHE GUIRAUD}

^{is a contemporary composer and sound artist who combines scored pieces for acoustic instruments, electronically generated sound, field recordings, realtime and fixed media.}

^{_{Ars Subtilior (14th century) and the Noise: the two inspirations of Christophe Guiraud which are like two rivers which are woven in a writing of great power. The French composer is the link between the most accomplished scholarly music and some radical aspects of noise.}}

^{_{Currently works and has been collaborating since several years with numerous European ensembles and musicians such as Ensemble 21, Sturm und Klang, Ensemble La Grive, Ensemble Ictus, Ensemble Tarentule, Solistenensemble Phønix16, Laps Ensemble, Game Ensemble, Compagnie Hamadryade, Nemø Ensemble, Julien Boutonnier, Benjamin Glorieux, David Ryan, Tom Pauwels, Timo Kreuser, André-Marc Delcourt, Arçon de Nièze, etc.. His music has been performed at Ars Musica festival (Bruxelles) and is released on various music label.}}

scores

Audio

Kutra Bégulma • Unfinished Altar (2020)

contact

bio/words

Unearth (Laboratory)

𝐊𝐔𝐓𝐑𝐀 𝐁𝐄́𝐆𝐔𝐋𝐌𝐀 • 𝐔𝐍𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐃 𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐀𝐑

{ 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐕𝐨𝐜𝐢, 𝐄𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐢-𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐞 }

is 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐖!

on 𝟐𝐋𝐏 / 𝟐𝐂𝐃 / 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 formats

(inc. immediate full download)

coming on October 23th

for Sub Rosa & UNEARTH music labels

with wonderful guests :

Tarentule Ensemble (Paris)

Phønix 16 Ensemble (Berlin)

Laps Ensemble (Brussels)

Game Ensemble (Gent/Brussels)

Compagnie Hamadryade (Corbières)

Julien Boutonnier (Toulouse)

André-Marc Delcourt (Corbières)

Bernard Sberro (Tel Aviv)

Pauline Claes (Brussels)

Iris Terdjiman (Napoli)

* Will be issued around oct 2020 *

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𝐈𝐥 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐨 {𝐞̀ 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐢 𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐭𝐨}

𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐀

{ 𝐿𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑛𝑔 𝑑𝑢 𝑏𝑙𝑒́ 𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑖 𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑒́ }

𝐕.𝟏 Long excerpt / Studio premiere

Commissioned by 𝐒𝐮𝐛 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐚 and 𝐍𝐁𝐓 𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥.

Created, performed, & recorded by 𝐍𝐞𝐦ø 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞

for 6 amplified musicians & electronics

𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐀

* Instant,s/transfert,s/transition,s permanent,𝑒,s; incessant,𝑒; segments transitoires de divers degrés de copeaux; hors-temps en mouvements organique,𝑠; récolte,𝑠 filandreuse,𝑠,𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡,𝑎𝑢𝑥 potamologique,𝑠;

𝐅𝐢𝐠.: 𝐟𝐢𝐱𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐬, 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.

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𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐚

Cycle

{ 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒓𝒚, 𝒄𝒐𝒅𝒆𝒙, 𝒐𝒓 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒕-𝒅𝒆-𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒅 }

𝑙𝑒̀ 𝐹𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑓𝑎𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑦 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑖𝑟𝑒

Technomorpheddis Hauntology

Written & performed for/by various instrumental ensembles and electronics processes

𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐀

* Instant,s/transfert,s/transition,s permanent,𝑒,s; incessant,𝑒; segments transitoires de divers degrés de copeaux; hors-temps en mouvements organique,𝑠; récolte,𝑠 filandreuse,𝑠,𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡,𝑎𝑢𝑥 potamologique,𝑠;

𝐅𝐢𝐠.: 𝐟𝐢𝐱𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐬, 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.

Album/cycle in progress

..a venire..

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2 tracks EP {10inch 45rpm}

(inc. immediate full download with a bonus track)

≈ beginning 2021 on 𝐔𝐍𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐇 music label

A / 𝐇𝐈𝐄𝐑𝐀 𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐑𝐀 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐄́𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐒 (15:48)

Solo electric-guitar, 7 strings + Electronics Written and scored for 𝐓𝐨𝐦 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐬.

B / 𝐏𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐐𝐮𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐬 𝐂oe𝐮𝐫𝐬, 𝐀𝐍 𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐑 {𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐈𝐈𝐈} (15:30)

Written & scored for 𝐌𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐬𝐚 & 𝐏𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫-𝐉𝐚𝐧 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧. Bassflute, Electric Guitar, full audio-gears, objects, & Electronics.

* Bonus track (download versions only)

𝐊 . 𝐅𝐚𝐮𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐪𝐮ø 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐬 (for electronics and ensemble) with 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 {In memoriam 𝐒𝐞́𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐮𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐪𝐮𝐞)

>>> AUDIO EXCERPTS HERE

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𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐞𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬

{𝐜𝐡𝐚.𝐈, 𝐈𝐈, 𝐈𝐈𝐈, 𝐈𝐕}

* Virelais album  

4 Capitoli

23 Virelais     

𝐍𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢 𝐞̀ 𝐬𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐚, 𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨 𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐢 𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢 𝐝𝐢 𝐬𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢 𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞

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𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬

{ M.E.R.E, Corpus I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII}

with Julien Boutonnier spoken voice material. And instrumental ensemble La Grive material

Testo "Les corpuscules" di Julien Boutonnier

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Iris Terdjiman's exhibition

produced by Ictus

from March 26 to 28th (included) 2021

A concert in the context of an exhibition of paintings by Iris Terdjiman in the Wild Gallery rehearsal studio of Ictus, including composed works by Christophe Guiraud:

• 𝑯𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒂 𝑷𝒊𝒄𝒓𝒂 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒔  (for 7 strings electric guitar solo & Electronics. Commissioned, created, and performed by Tom Pauwels)

• 𝑷𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒒𝒖𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝑪𝒐𝒆𝒖𝒓𝒔, 𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒓  (for Bass-flute, Electric-guitar, & Electronics. Commissioned, created, and performed by Mar Sala Romagosa & Pieter-Jan Vercammen)

AUDIO EXCERPTS ----> H E R E

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