Paul Beaudoin is an interdisciplinary artist with a background in music theory and composition. He explores digital alchemy and the art of conjuring. Keep reading for my thoughts on his magic on his latest release, ‘six veils’!
The art of experimental electronic music is an ever-evolving thing of beauty; from the endless silken textures one may hear on ambient pieces to the stark, ominous pieces by Hans Zimmer on “Dune”, there truly is endless variety in the way that one may project emotion in the style of electronic music. Paul, on ‘six veils’, takes the whole formula, and decides to make it into a relaxing, soothing atmosphere that would sound right at home when one is meditating, trying to relax, and decompress.
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The first track, ‘six veils’, the title track, is an exploration of peaceful, serendipitous harmonies that immediately transport one to a land of rivers, of crystal-clear glaciers, and this is all backed by a choice here– there is no set tempo, there is no set chord structure. Paul plays as he pleases; and he, in turn, makes something truly magical here; and it is a masterclass in experimenting with positive and negative harmonies throughout the track.
Segueing into the second track on ‘six veils’, ‘at that moment the sun burned his eyes’, the ominous title aside, Paul continues to experiment with textures and sounds, this time, centred around the ringing, droning bell sounds that occupy a centrepiece place in this track. There is a lot to unpack here in terms of harmonies, as well as the kind of atmosphere that Paul manages to build here, which, again, sounds rather graceful and dramatic at the same time, especially with the sound design. Bravo!
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‘that one summer’ takes a bit more of a back-to-roots texture experimentation with the sound design, relying on sine bellpads and waves made of triangles to tell stories that form their own soundtrack as they go; a lot of this track is deliberately empty space, especially so at the start, which, when listened to in a quiet environment, really lets the listener go places with their imagination, and truly embodies the essence of experimental music.
Three more tracks to complete the ‘six veils’ follow with their own little nooks and crannies of ear candy, special mentions going to “verbogene echoes”, and the curtain call, “saying goodnight to the moon”. As this album progresses and eventually calls it a day, we’re left wondering as to what kinds of experimentation Paul is capable of, and are sure to keep an ear out for his work in the future.
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