about the record

Under the name Tachycardie, Jean-Baptiste Geoffroy, musician, composer, and visual artist, continues his singular journey into the heart of sound matter with an album composed on Baschet sound structures.

Since the 1950s, the Baschet brothers have created a truly innovative set of instruments that have fascinated musicians seeking new sound experiences. Both sculptures of glass and metal and instruments of great acoustic sharpness, these sound structures have made rare but remarkable forays into contemporary music recordings. The Baschet brothers were also keen to use these instruments for educational purposes, offering workshops, cultural action projects, or simply inviting the public to try the instruments at the end of concerts.

It was in the Ateliers Baschet—a space dedicated to preserving and transmitting the brothers' work through workshops, conferences, and residencies—that Tachycardie recorded this new album.

On his previous albums, he combined analog synthesis, audio-naturalism, and percussion in a masterful balance. Here, he explored the sonic variety of Baschet structures and sculpted this sound material in his studio using simple effects: editing and pitch.

The result is a new path within Tachycardie’s world, marked by subtle percussive crackles, beneficial chaos, and restorative oscillations.