[nu], or “nous” in phonetics (meaning « we » in french), is a poetic and musical exploration of the author Thomas Suel, trumpet player Christian Pruvost and Jeremie Ternoy at the Fender Rhodes. [nu] is a poem concert that mirrors the individual and the collective, seeking interactions between meanings and sounds.
The poetry of Thomas Suel undress us, probing what gives us our humanity and uniting our solitudes. From sound poetry to classical verse, through accumulations or polysemy, his writing mixes lexicons, modes of versification and rhythmic constructions. His soundful and melodic language, powerful and sensitive, creates meaning games by shifting tones and inspires the listener very personal images.
With various playing modes, the musical language of Christian Pruvost and Jeremie Ternoy feeds with raw sound data, voice (including the words about “nous”, collected in residences) or instrumental materials, from white noise to frequencies more often reserved for electronic music. The musicians include continuous breath, prepared instruments and electronic treatment that bring the listener into a world of concrete music. They also introduce noisy elements, sound objects from everyday life and from our common environment, allowing to combine poetry and soundscapes. To combine materials and sounds with harmonic and rhythmic parts, they take to the minimalist and repetitive music by stretching the time, creating melodic, harmonic and rhythmic illusions.
On stage, [nu] is a “multiphonic” show. Listeners are surrounded by speakers with different sound color and put them in a situation of immersion.
THOMAS SUEL : VOICE AND TEXT
CHRISTIAN PRUVOST : TRUMPET
JÉRÉMIE TERNOY : FENDER RHODES
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