Denis Frajerman, Marc Sarrazy, and Loïc Schild’s ‘Paysages du Temps’ is a Sonic Journey Through Time
French composer Denis Frajerman has always done his own thing. From his early days with the experimental group Palo Alto to his long solo run chasing sounds that sit somewhere between contemporary classical, ambient, and literary hallucination, he’s never been one to play it straight.
His latest release, ‘Paysages du Temps,’ just landed on Klanggalerie and it’s one of those albums that doesn’t announce itself with a bang but quietly pulls you into a whole new headspace.
The album started as a 42-minute solo piece made of layered electronics, wind instruments, and Tibetan bowls. Denis was deep in a zone inspired by Pink Floyd, Klaus Schulze, Neu, and that whole Krautrock cosmos. But as the piece developed, it became clear that it needed something more physical, more alive. Enter two longtime collaborators: Loïc Schild, who brings in metallophones and drums that shake the air in the first half, and Marc Sarrazy, whose piano gives the second half a more grounded, emotional flow.
Instead of one long solo trip, the album became a duo of 21-minute sides, each one shaped by a different musical partner. The result is something that doesn’t quite sit in any genre. It’s not ambient, not really classical, not rock either. Sarrazy calls it an “unidentified musical object,” and honestly that feels about right.
The mixing and recording were handled by another frequent Frajerman ally, Laurent Rochelle, who helps the whole thing breathe in strange and beautiful ways. Even the artwork, by Jérémy Chinour, adds to the mood—it looks like a lost sci-fi paperback from the ’80s and feels like the perfect visual entry point into the album’s strange little universe.
If you’re into slow-build sonic landscapes, music that feels like it’s been aged in some shadowy room for decades before seeing the light, or just want something that sounds like nothing else in your rotation right now, Paysages du Temps is worth a deep listen.
You’ll want headphones for this one. Maybe a foggy window to stare out of too.
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