Rythmes Naturels (2011) was a commission from Sonic Acts, Kontraste, and the GRM. Composed between October 3rd & 7th in Paris at the GRM's famed studio 103, the piece was premiered exactly one week later at Kontraste's "Imaginary Landscapes" festival in Krems.

Composed for the GRM's Acousmonium, the piece features 80 discrete channels of improvisations (including percussion by Eli Keszler) that are applied in a coencentric-ring fashion to the François Bayle-designed collection of vintage Elipsons & sparklers and a contemporary array of full-range speakers.

Incorporating recordings made of both the “Blue” & “Gray” Coupigny Modular Synthesizers (as heard on Bayle’s “Erosphere” & Henry’s “Mise en Musique Corticalart”), the Publison DHM 89 Stereo Digital Audio Computer & the KB 2000 Keyboard (ditto, Parmegiani’s “Creation Du Monde” & Madonna’s “Like A Virgin”) it continues the work with vintage, regional electronic musical instruments put in place with "Multiples." 

"Rythmes" has been performed a number of times, both in its original, full-scope speaker-orchestra setting & a scaled-down Quad presentation, including an 8-year reprise of it’s intended debut at Paradiso in Amsterdam. A stereo mixdown of the entire 36-minute piece was recently created on the even of its 10-year anniversary, although no commercial release has been confirmed (get in touch!)

Performances:

Kontraste "Imaginary Landscapes" Festival (Krems, October 2011)

Graham Foundation (Chicago, March 2012)
Akousma (Montreal, 2012)

Sonic Acts (Amsterdam, 2019)

Press & Further Reading:

Kontraste (2011)
Sonic Acts (2011)
Graham Foundation (2012)
Lampo (2012)
Chicago Reader (March 2012)