Opera Multi Steel - Réminiscences / Limited Edition (12" Vinyl)

Reminiscences is a selection of 8 standards of the band revisited in a more punchy and electro style compared to the original versions but preserving what made the specificity of the Opera Multi Steel sound! Indeed, on boosted rhythms and fully re-recorded vocals, those new versions use sounds and “historical” instruments cherished by the band since its beginnings: TR 808, TR 606, TB 303, Elex, Casio VL-1, recorders, medieval choirs and various samples. The texts have been preserved in their entirety. The tracks are taken from albums such as Cathedral, A Contre- sens, Les Douleurs de l’Ennui, La Légende dorée and even from the very first EVER release of the project: The vinyl EP ‘Eponymous’ from 1984!

The artworks of the disc and sleeve, as well as the video clip coming together, have been realized by Alan Cassiano, who based his graphic work on visual atmospheres inherited from the very first vinyl EP of the band, using images taken from the Encyclopedia (XVIIIth century) and Perspectives by Jan Vredeman de Vries (XVIth century).

Finally, ‘Reminiscences’ is not a simple compilation of tracks, but rather a kind of travel through the different ages of Opéra Multi Steel’s music rearranging/revisiting classic songs and images through nowadays eyes and ears. A1 Fureur en Asie 05:37 A2 Les Doleurs de l’Ennui 05:45 A3 Massabielle 05:17 A4 Las 04:55 B1 Cathedrale 05:47 B2 Les Sens 05:05 B3 Du Son des Cloches 04:10 B4 Un froid seul 05:38

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