Auteur : David Glaser

Whispers of Rain and Riffs: A Solitary Dance at Eurockéennes

Eurocks, for me, is more than a festival—it’s a pulse. It’s Paul Simonon’s legacy echoing through the cables of a mythical web radio I built with a friend, Alexandre. It’s late-night interviews with Louise Attaque, Diplo, and the zany hum of Mr. Oizo. It’s a whirlwind of sounds, a wild embrace with Major Lazer, the smoky allure of Amy Winehouse, the raw grit of Arctic Monkeys, and the cool whispers of Sting. I’ve loved it all.

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An ode to love : Tristan und Isolde at the Grand Théâtre

A revelation? The term is not an exaggeration. Michael Thalheimer’s staging offers a striking sobriety, stripping the work of all superfluous artifice to leave room for the pure essence of Wagnerian tragedy. The bodies of Tristan and Isolde, separated by several meters when an embrace could bring them together, amplify the tension, reinforced by a masterfully conceived play of shadows.

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Une ode à l’amour – Tristan und Isolde au Grand Théâtre de Genève

L’amour est partout sur la scène et dans la salle du Grand Théâtre de Genève pour la dernière repésentation de Tristan und Isolde du duo Marc Albrecht (direction musicale) et Michael Thalheimer (mise en scène). Un travail puissant et réussi, une montée en puissance incandescente. Jeudi 27, le tremblement de terre wagnérien devrait se situer dans l’écrin dessiné par Jacques-Elisée Goss en 1879 et pas ailleurs.

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La synthèse electro Japon-Europe d’Alexandre Tissot

Tokyo, mon amour est un album qui tente de conjurer l’oubli. C’est un essai illusoire de capturer l’essence des émotions ressenties par l’artiste Alexandre Tissot lors de sa découverte de Tokyo. Mêlant des éléments de bruits de rue de Tokyo, d’IDM et de synthétiseurs modulaires, Tokyo. mon amour est une oeuvre qui vous plonge dans la nostalgie et l’optimisme des souvenirs d’un autre.

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DELGRES & IDLES, political art for conscious masses

In life, there are first times that leave their mark. I like rock, I like blues, I like both together too. I was lucky enough to combine two concerts for that special review, two bands on top of their art in a one week stretch. And this one review is going to be special: for a first-timer, it was a revelation, two bands, two worlds, two audiences, two attitudes of closeness and devotion to the public, two bands with a political point of view. Music as a link between human beings. Music as a unifying proposition in movement, rhythm and symbiosis, a vision of sharing and letting go, of disconnection, of soft consciousness of important political topics that need to be put on the table. The French trio DELGRES and the mighty indie powerhouse that is IDLES around the world nowadays. One goal : describing the world and its complexities in a succession of powerful songs.

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Music from the cold seas

In the subdued halo of the Docks de Lausanne, Yann Tiersen makes his entrance dressed like a sailor in a rising tide, ready to adjust, not without difficulty, his digital hitch that will tip him into electro a little later. A hint of humor gleams in his espiegles eyes when he suggests that he could apply the […]

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A touch of nordic folk at Antigel

José González’s debut album, Veneer, has made a lasting impression since its release twenty years ago. Recently, the Swedish artist has taken to revisiting it in concert, traveling through lands where his delicate folk resonates with echo. Evoking such iconic figures as Nick Drake, Tim Buckley and Cat Stevens, González wields the acoustic guitar to […]

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