New York — Rafaël Leloup

ALFA#3_ IOWA

watch video ➤ • 2'25" ~ for Accordion solo & Electronics

I recorded this piece in Brooklyn in 2014 after a residency in New Mexico. I let it sleep for a while until I found the perfect visual counterpoint for it: ice seen from below a horizontal glass window to which color effects have been applied.

A piece for accordion solo with the help of subtle computer effects was a challenge I attempted a few times before feeling truly satisfied, I wanted it to be simple enough to make the listener understand every bit of the audio, yet keep a rich and complex sound for pure satisfaction.

ALFA#Rafael LeloupMay 7, 2017Accordion, Solo, Electronics, Ice, Brussels, New York, Los Angeles, Experimental, Mid-West, Iowa, United StatesComment

ALFA#1_ Ouverture

watch video ➤ • 2'26" ~ for Accordion, Piano, Harp, Percussion & Electronics

The first piece of the series has been written around the notes D, F, A - Ré, Fa, La in French -, Fa and La being an anagram of the project name ALFA. The scores were handed to 3 musicians in New York, Bordeaux and Brussels, who filmed themselves playing the piece. The resulting video is an edit of all best ideas received. Short and colorful, it serves as a perfect Ouverture for the suite.

From East to West - Percussions: Arthur Ros, recorded in Brussels — Harp: Louise Ollivier, recorded in Bordeaux — Piano: Michelle Kalisz, recorded in New York — Accordion: Rafaël Leloup, recorded in Los Angeles

ALFA#Rafael LeloupMay 24, 2016Accordion, Piano, Harp, Percussions, Electronics, Los Angeles, New York, Bordeaux, Brussels, Michelle Kalisz, Louise Ollivier, Arthur RosComment