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Michel Chion

Diktat

(Nuun, NUUN 1) (France) (2-CD set)

Disc 1

  1. Réveil (6:38)
  2. Amour (9:42)
  3. Le Prophète (9:58)
  4. La Vierge Folle (11:04)

Disc 2

  1. Le Travail (11:49)
  2. Agitation (11:52)
  3. Nuit (22:14)

Seven fragments of recitations from "Melchisedech"
Texts in French, German, and "blave" by Michel Chion

Michel Chion: voice (the voices of Melchisedech)
Lanie Goodman: voice (Donna)

Created by Michel Chion at the Chapelle des Pénitents Blancs, Avignon, October 30, 1979
Realized by Michel Chion in the studios of the Groupe de Musique Expérimentale de Marseille in 1979; revised in 2006
Recorded in Paris, Wissenburg, Marseille, and Riunoguès
Originally recorded on magnetic tape; remastered by Lionel Marchetti
Produced by Delphine Le Vergos and Samuel Lequette
Includes a 12-page French language booklet with texts by Lionel Marchetti and Michel Chion, track notes, and a biography of Michel Chion
Cover by E.S. Meister
Photo (self-portrait) by Michel Chion

Released in December 2010