frise lumière

frise lumière est le projet de recherche et de création sonore de Ludovic Gerst.

Construit autour de l’usage exclusif de la basse préparée, le projet fait de l’instrument un système sonore autonome. À travers des techniques de jeu étendues, résonances, couches harmoniques, motifs rythmiques et textures percussives émergent simultanément d’une seule et même source.

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“An initiatory or even metaphysical journey…”  JazzMania — Belgium

“What poetry is for Llansol, the bass is for Gerst: he plays it percussively, almost like a gamelan, placing it on his lap to coax out sounds and rhythms using brushes and drumsticks.”  (page74)
Bad Alchemy — Germany

“Perched atop a stool in almost complete darkness, conjuring a hypnotic monosyllabic rumble, Gerst evoked the image of a wizard both in stance and sound.” 
Epigram — UK (Live at Strange Brew, Bristol)

Diffusé sur BBC 6 (UK), Radio Kapitał (PL), Klassikaraadio (EE), Resonance FM (UK), … Sélection de médias ↓

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frise lumière a été présenté au Theater am Werk Petersplatz (Wien), au Storiel Museum (Bangor), à l’International Anthony Burgess Foundation (Manchester), à l’Agora (Metz), à Galeria Exit (Wrocław), à Galeria VNBM Arte Contemporânea (Viseu), à H15 | PRiMi (Copenhague), à l’Odysseus Festival (Helsinki), au Dype Åndedrag Festival (Bærum, Norvège), au WORM (Rotterdam)…

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Le travail de frise lumière s’étend également au cinéma. Deux pièces originales, Jeziorko et L’Écume des mots, extraites de l’album ambo, figurent dans le court métrage Tria Fata, sélectionné dans plusieurs festivals internationaux, dont FilmQuest (US), Curtas Festival do Imaxinario (ES), le Festival International du Film Fantastique de Menton (FR), Stuff MX Film Festival (MX)…

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Info

friselumiere.com · website
@frise_lumiere · instagram

Programmation · Commande · Presse · Collaborations
info@friselumiere.com

Performances et œuvres audiovisuelles • Faites défiler pour découvrir

Vidéos ₍₄₎

Live at Storiel Museum, Bangor (Wales)

Live at The Old Hairdresser's, Glasgow (Scotland)

Jeziorko

Rivière

Discographie ₍₅₎

Ambo

Bisou Genou

Mygalomorphae

Blue V2

Horde de Corde | D’une Oreille à L’Autre

Presse ₍₁₄₎

• frise lumière en performance | Theater am Werk Petersplatz
• frise lumière avec Juni Dahr | Dype Åndedrag Festival

"Vibração Corporal" selected for The Wire Tapper 66. The Wire — UK

Aired on BBC 6 Music - Stuart Maconie's Freak ZoneBBC 6 — UK

One-hour guest programme on Radio Kapitał – Pasmo GościnneRadio Kapitał – Poland

"Mission accomplished." • October 2024 print edition (Page 72)Blow Up Magazine — Italy (Print)

“What poetry is for Llansol, the bass is for Gerst: he plays it percussively, almost like a gamelan, placing it on his lap to coax out sounds and rhythms using brushes and drumsticks.” (Page 74)Bad Alchemy — Germany (Print)

Aired on Resonance FM — Rockfort, October 2024.Resonance FM — UK

Aired on Radio Alhara — March 2025Radio Alhara — Palestine/International

Aired on Klassikaraadio — FantaasiaKlassikaraadio — Estonia

"An initiatory or even metaphysical journey…" JazzMania — Belgium

"The variations in sound and their peculiar resonances is quite extraordinary, with each track imbuing different sensations"Freq — UK

"The composer in Gerst clearly took the lead here and what we hear is wonderfully beautiful, somewhere between jazz, minimalism and avant-garde, without sounding bombastic."Luminous Dash — Belgium

"The music of this atypical one-man band literally obsesses me and not two days go by without me returning to it with an avidity that surprises even me" Exit Musik — France

At its core, Ambo is a deeply organic album. The music feels as though it’s grown from the earth itself, with the bass acting as a conduit between the natural world and the listener.Thoughts Words Action — Serbia

Interview + Exclusive video premiere of ‘Jeziorko’ by Frise LumièrePsychedelic Baby Mag - Slovenia