likΣn | la toute multiple
liken is releasing its new album, following a tour of its latest work, La Toute Multiple, which spanned more than five years and is the result of a project that began in the spring of 2021. Meticulous work with microphones and the search for intimate sounds, imperceptible to the ear, form the starting point for this piece, which draws inspiration from the poetic world of Jean Genet.
After reading his book Notre-Dame-des-Fleurs, composer
Timothée Quost conceived a piece in six chapters for seven wind instruments connected to microphones, with a sound engineer integrated into the group, interacting with the musicians and conductor Léo Margue. In this new album, several moments of sound editings are incorporated into the recording. They were created using sound recordings made inside the Phare à Lucioles recording studio, and during the days spent in the Vaucluse village of Sault.
quentin coppale | flute & piccolo flute
ariane bacquet | oboe & english horn
xavière fertin | B♭ clarinet
loïc vergnaux | bass clarinet
jean wagner | french horn
timothée quost | trumpet & composition
fanny meteier | tuba
paul alkhallaf | mixing desk, feedback & no-input
léo margue | conductor
credits
Music and compositions by Timothée Quost
performed by LIKeN
recorded & mixed by julien podolak
recorded at Le Phare à Lucioles
mastered by françois fanelli-Sonics Mastering
collage by timothée quost & léo margue
including painting parsifal by tung-wen margue
photography by stephanie knibbe
graphic design by clémentine poquet & louise moussant
© 2026 carton records
℗ 2026 carton records
releases october 23, 2026
digital | double lp | cd - ref cat croix-croix 44
1 prologue 04:25
2 un été, la porte du crime 07:03
3 marche nocturne 13:24
4 Sieste & Sueurs 04:27
5 rite d’approche 04:03
6 match et protocole 18:32
7 cîmes et terrain vague 06:40
supports
mmc, cnm & drac aura, ensemble LIKen, Les bruits de la tête
thanks to le Phare à Lucioles, Loïc Guénin
