about the record

Volume I is the debut album from Flore Laurentienne (Mathieu David Gagnon). Originally released at the tail end of 2019, it is offered in new form and foundation via RVNG Intl. and Costume Records in 2022.

To celebrate the occasion Flore Laurentienne shares a new piece of music: “La fin et le commencement.” Based on a simple and cyclical form, the piece unfolds in a long ascension meant to reproduce a Shepard tone, a sound that creates the auditory illusion of an infinite rise. Performed by a string orchestra and punctuated by piano interventions that accentuate an infinite impression, Flore Laurentienne embarks on another beautiful journey with “La fin et le commencement” meant to be listened to, in Gagnon’s own words, “unhurriedly and loudly, if possible.”