Update:
maestro898 has been kind enough to translate the original notes in French to English. You can find both the original notes, as well as the English translation below the download link at the bottom of this post. Thank you for your generosity maestro898.
As I mentioned in my last post, I plan to start sharing a few of my favorite library music LPs over the next couple of weeks. I hope to cover a wide array of musical styles, as well as the artists and labels that I enjoy the most. I hope to be able to strike a balance between the essential, for those who are unfamliar with library music, and the obscure, for those who are. Those of you who are unfamiliar with library music, or have only had the opportunity to listen to a few releases, are in for a real treat. First up is one of my favorite French composers, Patrice Sciortino.
I recently posted the compilation "Espace Et Actualité" from the Musique Pour L'Image label, the highlight of which was the seven amazing tracks composed by Patrice Sciortino which appeared on the B-side.. Patrice Sciortino has released several essential library music albums. Many people consider "Chronoradial" to be his Magnus Opus. Chronoradial was released on the Musique Pour L'Image sublabel, PSI, in 1970. It is an amazing piece of work, and will probably appear here in the near future; however, I personally prefer his debut album, "Les Cyclopes". Les Cyclopes was released on the French audiophile label, Disques André Charlin, in 1967. Les Cyclopes seeks to capture the spirit and character of five different continents by using a vast array of percussion instruments, performed by eight different percussionists, along with one bass player. The number of percussion instruments implemented by Sciortino truly is staggering. While there are too many to list here, you can get an idea of the sheer number of instruments used by looking at the back cover.
I provided some background info regarding Patrice Sciortino in the Espace Et Actualité post, which I linked to above. I have taken the liberty of typing out the liner notes from the back of the album, and I have included those notes as a text file with the download. (Edit: I forgot to include the text file in the download. There is an additional link below the download link which will direct you to the text file.) I should point out that those notes are in French, since I typed them exactly as they appeared on the back of the album. I used Google Translate to translate some of the information to English. Unfortunately the intended meaning behind some of the passages isn't very clear. I chalk this up to the inherant limitations of the Google translation service. Perhaps someone from France would be willing to provide a more accurate translation? I was able to pull some relevant and insightful information from the translated text though. The following excerpt is taken from the aforementioned liner notes that I translated into English:
Album Notes (French): http://freetexthost.com/gz0dcdkdo0
Album Notes (English Translation): http://freetexthost.com/ufpapg0o65
I recently posted the compilation "Espace Et Actualité" from the Musique Pour L'Image label, the highlight of which was the seven amazing tracks composed by Patrice Sciortino which appeared on the B-side.. Patrice Sciortino has released several essential library music albums. Many people consider "Chronoradial" to be his Magnus Opus. Chronoradial was released on the Musique Pour L'Image sublabel, PSI, in 1970. It is an amazing piece of work, and will probably appear here in the near future; however, I personally prefer his debut album, "Les Cyclopes". Les Cyclopes was released on the French audiophile label, Disques André Charlin, in 1967. Les Cyclopes seeks to capture the spirit and character of five different continents by using a vast array of percussion instruments, performed by eight different percussionists, along with one bass player. The number of percussion instruments implemented by Sciortino truly is staggering. While there are too many to list here, you can get an idea of the sheer number of instruments used by looking at the back cover.
I provided some background info regarding Patrice Sciortino in the Espace Et Actualité post, which I linked to above. I have taken the liberty of typing out the liner notes from the back of the album, and I have included those notes as a text file with the download. (Edit: I forgot to include the text file in the download. There is an additional link below the download link which will direct you to the text file.) I should point out that those notes are in French, since I typed them exactly as they appeared on the back of the album. I used Google Translate to translate some of the information to English. Unfortunately the intended meaning behind some of the passages isn't very clear. I chalk this up to the inherant limitations of the Google translation service. Perhaps someone from France would be willing to provide a more accurate translation? I was able to pull some relevant and insightful information from the translated text though. The following excerpt is taken from the aforementioned liner notes that I translated into English:
"Cyclops / Panorama Of Percussion
directed by the author
Recorded in Paris by André Charlin / Art Direction - Carl de Nys
Patrice Sciortino is a unique and diverse musical figure. In spite of his youth (he was born in Paris in 1922) he already has an extremely imposing catalogue of compositions and extremely various activities. Patrice Sciortino does not
All systems of musical language, rhythms, scales, styles, all means of expressing them, instruments and techniques have been (at some point in their history) representative of a country and a people, that is say "typical."
Some of them stayed, others have followed the course of universal exchange, teaching us that the ownership and authenticity are relative and nuanced.
The purpose of this disc is to travel the vast panorama of percussion instruments in the five continents, using them in a context where the pace is connected with their nature and thus open the door to immigration .
Without pretending to paint a perfect image of each of each of these regions, we hope to capture part of the character of each region.
Composer: Patrice Sciortino
Double Bass: Willy Lockwood
Percussionists:
Serge Depannemacker
Yves Lestang
Bernard Lubat
Michel Lorin
Gerard Perotin
Diego Masson
J.-Ch. François
R. Sola
Year of Release: 1967
Label: Disques André Charlin
Catalog #: CL-34
Bitrate: 320kbps
Label: Disques André Charlin
Catalog #: CL-34
Bitrate: 320kbps
Track List:
A1. Etincelle
A2. Berceuse du Soleil
A3. Mythes et Masques
A4. Ventre et Seigneur
A5. Noces de l'eau et du feu
A6. Grande Chasse
B1. Struction
B2. Cristaux
B3. Odeur d'ombre
B4. Rythmétis
B5. Black U.S.
B6. Lumières de la nuit
B7. Cosmophonie
A1. Etincelle
A2. Berceuse du Soleil
A3. Mythes et Masques
A4. Ventre et Seigneur
A5. Noces de l'eau et du feu
A6. Grande Chasse
B1. Struction
B2. Cristaux
B3. Odeur d'ombre
B4. Rythmétis
B5. Black U.S.
B6. Lumières de la nuit
B7. Cosmophonie
Album Notes (French): http://freetexthost.com/gz0dcdkdo0
Album Notes (English Translation): http://freetexthost.com/ufpapg0o65
Thanks so much for this. I have been an ardent follower of your blog and am highly impressed. Can't wait to see what you post next!
ReplyDeleteZer0, I'm happy to escape the discussion in the previous post and just write a plain "thanks" here ;-)
ReplyDeleteIt seems like you've done pretty well with the translation already, but I'd be happy to translate the rest of the material if you still want it done...
ReplyDeleteThanks for the post- this is a really interesting album!
thanks. this is beautiful stuff.
ReplyDeleteCool stuff man!!
ReplyDelete@Dispo: I understand my friend. Thank you for being understanding. I'm glad we were able to have a civilized discussion concerning the matter. I see that some people are still commenting, so hopefully the reasonable discourse can continue.
ReplyDelete@maestro898: That would be great if you could translate the rest of the notes. I only translated and posted a small portion of the notes. If you look below the download link you will see the notes in their entirety. Some of the translated text that was returned from Google Translate just didn't read right, so I'm sure it is just a matter of subtle differences in the way the words are interpreted. I am particularly interested in reading the correct translation for each of the track descriptions. If you will translate the notes, I will add them to the post, and give you proper credit of course.
Here's my translation of the album notes. I also had some idiomatic problems, but I think you'll get the gist of things.
ReplyDeletehttp://freetexthost.com/ufpapg0o65
@maestro898: Thank you so much. I don't have the time to look them over at the moment. I'm about to head out the door to work, but I will check them out when I get home later. I'll be sure to add them to the post, and eventually reupload the album with your translated notes included. Of course, I'll be sure to give you full credit for the translation in both cases. Thank you once again.
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