Label: Institut for Dansk Lydarkæologi – IDL11 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Remastered Country: Denmark Released: 17 Jan 2019 Genre: Electronic, Non-Music Style: Field Recording, Abstract
"The lost masterpiece Les Éphémères by the self labeled ‘sound painter’ Knud Viktor (1924-2013) now sees its first ever release by Institute for Danish Sound Archaeology – 40 years after it was conceived. Viktor’s pioneering work – his Images Sonores – are composed of field recordings of insects, animals and the his surroundings.
A finished master tape and even a complete cover layout for Les Éphémères was found in Viktor’s archives after he passed away in 2013. The phenomenal piece was originally commissioned by the French radio station France Musique in 1977. The twenty short ‘sound images’ of Les Éphémères were originally broadcast as vignettes in-between other radio programs." (Mint / New)
Tracklist A Les Éphémères (part I) 23:01 B Les Éphémères (part II) 19:58
