{"title":"Bernard Parmegiani","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBernard Parmegiani (1927-2013) was a renowned composer known for his pioneering work in electronic and acousmatic music. Starting as a sound engineer for French television, he joined the \"Groupe de recherches musicales\" (GRM) in 1959 and created his first major composition, Violostries, in 1962. Parmegiani collaborated with various film directors and expanded into video-art during his residency at West Deutscher Rundfunk. He also ventured into live performance, collaborating with jazz artists and performing with The Third Ear Band. Throughout his career, Parmegiani composed music for stage, screen, radio, and television but remained focused on electroacoustic music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis compositions were designed to be played back on the acousmonium broadcasting system developed by GRM. Parmegiani's works have influenced a generation of composers and musicians worldwide. His innovative approach to sound has earned him a place among notable artists such as *François Bayle*, *Vladimir Ussachevsky*, *Luc Ferrari*, and *Pierre Schaeffer*. With a diverse body of work spanning across different media, Bernard Parmegiani's contributions continue to shape the landscape of contemporary music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf you enjoy the experimental sounds of artists like *Karlheinz Stockhausen* or *Pauline Oliveros*, you will find great appreciation for Bernard Parmegiani's groundbreaking compositions. Explore his\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"divine-comedie-3","title":"Divine Comdie","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDivine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e stands as a magnum opus crafted by two of the foremost composers of their era, boasting a musical ambition akin to Dante’s poem and its visual interpretation by Sandro Botticelli or Gustave Doré. For a long time, this triptych was presented as a two-sided work in which Bernard Parmegiani’s Hell and François Bayle’s Purgatory responded to and extended each other, guided by Michel Hermon’s voice through the listener’s imagination. Because Paradise, a mixed piece co-composed and performed live, had never been released on record before. Indeed, fifty years after its premiere, Paradise is unveiled to our ears, thereby rounding off the very first complete edition of the \u003ci\u003eDivine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e. François J. 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Nuff said! A renowned member of the prestigious GRM (Groupe de recherches musicales, the French equivalent of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop) and frequent collaborator of Pierre Schaeffer, Iannis Xenakis, and Pierre Henry among others, Bernard Parmegiani does what he does best with these two rare soundtracks: creating moods with electroacoustic experimentation, elevating the weird and hypnotic with soundscapes from other dimensions, and cementing his status as a true innovator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCD - Digipack with Liner Notes in English and French.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2LP - Double 140 Gram Vinyl housed in Gatefold Sleeve with Liner Notes in English and French.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50860304499019,"sku":"1040912","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/ea4a2f5f-3cf4-446a-aad1-599cef2cd75b_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1732019223"},{"product_id":"lac-noirla-serpente-1992","title":"Lac Noir\/La Serpente 1992","description":"\u003cp\u003eLac Noir - La Serpente is part of Emmanuel Raquin-Lorenzi's Lac Noir, a composite work inspired by a serpentine female creature or 'snake-woman' that he saw in Transylvania in 1976, with a total of 33 pieces using various media, 24 by himself and 9 by other artists. All the materials used in Lac Noir were gathered on the land of the snake-woman between 1990 and 1992. The first coordinated broadcast ran from June to October 2019, like a theatrical display of media. Parmegiani has been cited as a major influence by younger experimentalists like Aphex Twin, Autechre and Sonic Youth. 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