Soft Power, by Memory Scale

Soft Power

by Memory Scale

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1.	Islandis 04:58	buy track
2.	Soft Power 04:22	buy track
3.	Mercredi Soir 04:44	buy track
4.	Composite 05:35	buy track
5.	A Question Of Landmarks 06:52	buy track
6.	La Dune 07:04	buy track
7.	Inspire 05:49	buy track
8.	Standing in The Field 04:16	buy track
9.	Hyperfocus 05:14	buy track
10.	Village 03:48	buy track

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Available on CD > memoryscale.bandcamp.com/album/soft-power

I created this musical project in 2018 with the idea of bringing together my experiences, my memories, my encounters and to feed my compositions. In addition to reorganizing my ideas, I have also reorganized my creative space by orienting myself towards tools and instruments that also represent my feelings.

And I'm talking about my studio because it's a central part of this album. This is where I went regularly for 3 years, once a week, to have a special time, time for exploration and introspection. The rules were not to think about the composition, on the contrary. Focusing on a single instrument, experimenting with different recording processes (even absurd, utopian, aberrant), using the cassettes of my recordings as a child, immersing myself in a modular synthesizer patch, developing a plugin, trying to play the guitar,… Each session was an opportunity to discover things, to be amazed at the result of my trial and error, to let oneself be lulled by infinite sound loops.

And record. All. All the time.

One year ago, I gathered all this sound material to compose, this time. This album is therefore special for me because it is the sum of different moments, states of mind and instruments. Part of what I compose under Memory Scale is related to rhythm, pop or rock artefacts, chords. Here, due to the nature of the recordings, I made up pieces like mixing plasticine. Personal, contemplative, and melancholy moments. A snapshot of my studio at night, finally.”

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released November 3, 2021

Memory Scale is the project of Arnaud Castagné, from Bordeaux, France. Memory Scale is a cinematographic universe based on sound textures and synthetic melodies, mixing electronica and ambient to create a hybrid and contemplative pop.

Composed & produced by Memory Scale / Arnaud Castagné

Mixed & mastered at Splank Studio, Bordeaux, France

Artwork created & coded by Julien Gachadoat

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Memory Scale is the project of Arnaud Castagné, from Bordeaux, France. Memory
Scale is a cinematographic universe based on sound textures and synthetic
melodies, mixing electronica and ambient to create a hybrid and contemplative pop.

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