Luc Ferrari is one of the most important names in experimental music and electronic music. Working along Pierre Schafer, he developed early Musique Concrete. He taught in important institutions of the medium like the Rheinische Musikschule, working with Stockhausen. But what makes Luc Ferrari notorious is his works on electroacoustic music, combining both his classical music knowledge with sophisticated sound design, using tape an other electronic tools. In his whole career, Ferrari met and collaborated with figures such as John Cage and Michel Chion, winning multiple music and academic awards.

I’ve listened to Luc Ferrari’s Presque rien NO.1 and I felt totally compelled by its narrative. Using field recordings from one of his visits to the Dalmatian islands and then combining them with diverse percussions and dialogue. The piece is calm inducing, when hearing it I got lost in its world. I think this is achieved by its vast amount of details. Every time I heard the piece, I noticed something different. Back in the days I got a huge interest in western classical music, but I left the interest due to my growing interest to electronic sound sources. Ferrari combines them both and doesn’t fail to create a pleasurable aesthetic. He inspired me to try again with traditional music technique, but always combining them with new and exciting electronic practices.