Pan & Me
Ocean Noise
For ""Ocean noise"" Christophe Mevel created a musical journey with the attempt of being listened as one extensive piece. This experience should only be interrupted by flipping the record in order to continue following the route of this single man leading us in a vast landscape, where repetitive melodies of an organic sound are established drawing our attention away from hectic routines. Tidal waves of long synth tunes are rising up in choirs and ebb away exposing a lonely setting on the edge of nature, where observations of all kinds of narratives seem to start. Quickly fading into pulsing guitar drones taking over the second half of the record, ""Ocean noise"" ends with mysterious vocals and footsteps to rewind of what has been left behind. Christophe Mevel offers a display of memorable melodic songwriting with a deep sense for ever changing atmospheres and complex in their use of overlapping instrumentation and extended techniques. The experimental and detail orientated methods remind of his work with The Dale Cooper Quartet, but his imaginery soundscapes thrive from a single inimitable artistic vision. ""Ocean noise"" has been played, recorded and composed by Christophe Mevel between november 2011 and april 2014 near the Atlantic ocean in Britanny, France. Found-sounds and guitars by Cyril Pansal. For fans of FENNESZ, RAFEL ANTON IRISARRI , SET FIRE TO FLAMES and THE DALE COOPER QUARTET