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releases November 1, 2024
€8EUR or more
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
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Includes digital pre-order of Ventre unique.
You get 2 tracks now
(streaming via the free Bandcamp app
and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the
complete album the moment it’s released.
Download available in 24-bit/48kHz.
shipping out on or around November 1, 2024
Purchasable with gift card
€22EURor more
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Please note this is a mockup, final result may differ from this picture.
Includes digital pre-order of Ventre unique.
You get 2 tracks now
(streaming via the free Bandcamp app
and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the
complete album the moment it’s released.
Download available in 24-bit/48kHz.
shipping out on or around November 1, 2024
Purchasable with gift card
€20EURor more
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Please note this is a mockup, final result may differ from this picture.
Includes digital pre-order of Ventre unique.
You get 2 tracks now
(streaming via the free Bandcamp app
and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the
complete album the moment it’s released.
Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp’s latest album, “Ventre Unique”, is a dynamic exploration that seamlessly blends folk, krautrock, post-punk, and African rhythms, delivering an emotionally charged yet exuberant listening experience. Helmed by Geneva-based Vincent Bertholet, the orchestra’s ever-evolving lineup and distinctive sound pay homage to both African music traditions and avant-garde artist Marcel Duchamp, while pushing the boundaries of contemporary music.
Recorded over ten days in the outskirts of Paris at Studio Midilive, the album features an eclectic international cast of 12 musicians. The result is a beautifully organic sound that balances Bertholet’s simple, loop-based compositions with intricate arrangements of marimba, horns, strings, and angular guitars.
Ventre Unique is the group’s sixth album and follows their acclaimed 2021 release, “We’re Ok But We’re Lost Anyway”. While their previous work captured the disarray of the world during the pandemic, “Ventre Unique” reflects on shared human experiences, inviting listeners to find common ground through music.
credits
releases November 1, 2024
Produced by Johannes Buff and Vincent Bertholet.
Recorded from January 10 to 20, 2024, at Midilive Studio in Villetaneuse (France) by Johannes Buff, assisted by Michael Gabriel, except for "Tout Haut," recorded on September 28, 2021, at Studio Shorebreaker by Johannes Buff.
Mixed by Johannes Buff, Studio Shorebreaker, March 2024
Mastered by Benoit Bel, Studio Mikrokosm, March 2024.
Artwork: Dove Perspicacius
Francois Atlas: vocals on track 6
Mara Krastina: vocals on track 11
Live Sound: La Fraise and Johan Caballé.
Thanks to Johannes Buff, Dove Perspicacius, Soyouz, Marco Stangherlin, Fitz, Dragan Vukovic, Olivier Conan, Mothland, Bongo Joe, Red Wig, La Fraise, Johan Caballé, Federica Alfano, Sven Kacirek, Carole Rigaut, Benjamin Tenko, Mara Krastina, Maud Steiner, Fanny Brunet, Jérôme Richer, Maél Chalard, Le Batiment a, Deux Acren, Le Terrain in Geneva, Magie Verte in Miège, ABC Theatre in La Chaux-de-Fonds, L’Usine in Geneva, and to everyone who hosted us.
Thanks to everyone who has joined us on the road since the release of "We're ok. But we're lost anyway": Jo Burke, Aby Vulliamy, Jeanne Barbieri, Emma Broughton, Lucien Chatin, Vincent Martin, Gaspard Beck, Dorian Selmi, Romane Chantre, Michael Tissier, Romane Bouffioux, Lauren Hayet, Emmanuelle Legros, Simon Girard, Anthony Bones, Violeta Garcia, Paula Sanchez, Joséphine Dive, Luciano Turella, Maél Salétes, Lucas Churet, Mathieu Hardouin, Alex Rottoli, Léo Marussich, Nadan Rojnic, Julien Malfilatre.
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