PREMIERE: Nick Schofield Unveils Blissful Music Video for "Light and Space" (Forward Music Group)
Nick Schofield, shot by Christopher Honeywell
To celebrate the one-year anniversary of his sophomore LP Glass Gallery, Hull-based electroacoustic composer Nick Schofield aptly unveils the music video for his new track “Light and Space.” Composed entirely on a vintage Prophet-600 synthesizer, “Light and Space” is a meditative soundscape inspired by the dance between its namesake within the National Gallery of Canada, located in Ottawa.
On “Light and Space,” Schofield shares:
“This composition conveys a core sentiment that inspired the making of Glass Gallery - the sublime light that flows through the serene space of the National Gallery in Ottawa. I researched the Light and Space artistic movement and noticed that ideology of perceptual phenomena applied to the architecture of the gallery, especially how the glass structure frames the ever-changing natural light and environment. In a way, experiencing the light and space of the National Gallery showed me that the world can be framed as a work of art.”
Out today, the song’s accompanying music video captures Schofield’s notion of the everyday creative sanctuary. Shot on a ferry in British Columbia using a beloved point-and-shoot camera, the glimmering footage deconstructs Schofield’s surroundings, the ocean air, wind, waves and sparkling sunlight, into ethereal abstractions. On the video’s conceptualization, Schofield remarks: “In the song, crescendos of vintage synth chords and glistening arpeggios perfectly align with the fuzzy footage of water and waves, so it felt natural to pair them together.”
Watch the video for “Light and Space” below!
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Simone Provencher's "Mesures" EP is a Captivating Exercise in Musical Trust
Mesures cover art, credit to Camille Bertini
Looking for something to spice up that spring cleaning playlist? We’ve got just the trick – Hull-based composer Simone Provencher has just released their debut EP Mesures, and its playful exploration of free jazz and electro-acoustic stands out.
Provencher, the guitarist of Quebec City’s post-punk outfit VICTIME, crafted the EP after their relocation to Gatineau. Their feelings of estrangement unleashed a passion within them to lay the foundations for this project. To enhance what the artist referred to as a “creative conversation”, Provencher enlisted the percussive stylings of Olivier Fairfield (Fet Nat, Timber Timbre) and the woodwind improvisation of Elyze Venne-Deshaies.
Simone Provencher. Photo credit: Charlotte Savoie
Mesures exists as the outcome of musical trust between the trio, and challenges the listener to embrace new sensations. “Choix multiples” is fittingly named, a landscape of hypnotic patterns and colours. “Et quart,” the latest single from the EP, marries Venne-Deshaies’ curious clarinet with Provencher’s grating feedback, and leads to emotions previously uncharted.
Mesures awakens the senses from winter’s frost and embraces impulse with open arms. Its confusion serves an intriguing purpose. This avant-garde EP moves the listener through daring acts of dissonance, and proves that Provencher is one to watch in Quebec’s experimental scene.
MESURES
Released via Michel Records on March 26, 2021
1. Choix multiples
2. Mesures
3. Pesée
4. Toutes ces réponses
5. Et quart
6. Repus
Produced by Simone Provencher
Recorded by Simone Provencher, François Mackin and Olivier Fairfield
Mastered by Simon Labelle at DAÏMÔN, Hull
Side A
Clarinet and FX by Elyze Venne-Deshaies
Drums, percussions, and acoustic guitar by Olivier Fairfield
Electric guitar and synths by Simone Provencher
Side B
Clarinet and FX by Elyze Venne-Deshaies
Feedback by Simone Provencher
Album visuals by Camille Bertini
Mesures is now available to stream and purchase – take a listen here!
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Rebecca Judd is the features editor of Also Cool Mag.
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