Chimères (pour Ondes Martenot) explained

Chimères (pour Ondes Martenot)
Type:	studio
Artist:	Christine Ott
Cover:	Chimères (pour Ondes Martenot).jpg
Released:	22 May 2020
Recorded:	2018
Studio:	Mer/Noir
Genre:	Classical crossover, experimental, art music, contemporary classical music
Length:	47:00
Label:	Nahal Recordings
Producer:	Frederic D Oberland Mondkopf
Prev Title:	Only Silence Remains
Prev Year:	2016
Next Title:	Time to Die
Next Year:	2021

Chimères (pour Ondes Martenot) is the third solo album of Christine Ott. Chimères (pour Ondes Martenot) was entirely conceived using only Ott's Ondes Martenot.^[1] The album was produced by Paul Régimbeau (Mondkopf) and Frederic D Oberland (Oiseaux-Tempête), who arranged the tracks with the composer by manipulating the sounds of the Ondes Martenot via live effect boxes and sonic manipulation.^[2] The album opens with the piece "Comma", which has been compared to Olivier Messiaen's work,^[3] and the album develops eight pieces from contemporary classical to electronic music and avant-garde music, also compared to Sergei Prokofiev and Daniel Lopatin.^[4]

Track listing

1. "Comma" – 6:12
2. "Darkstar" – 5:06
3. "Todeslied" – 8:52
4. "Mariposas" – 3:38
5. "Sirius" – 5:51
6. "Pulsar" – 2:28
7. "Eclipse" – 8:11
8. "Burning" – 6:46

Notes and References

1. Web site: Christine Ott Brings the Ondes Martenot to New Heights with the Mesmerizing 'Chimères'. Popmatters. Ingalls. Chris. 27 May 2020.
2. Web site: Chimères (pour Ondes Martenot) review. The sound not the word. 3 April 2020.
3. Web site: The album opens with a moving track, Comma, which is as beautiful as Messiaen's seminal Oraison and equally moving. Ambientblog.net. Van Cooten. Peter. 19 May 2020.
4. Web site: "Sirius," that evokes both Sergei Prokofiev and Daniel Lopatin in the way its dual stars rotate, interact and react against each other. Underscore Music Magazine.