séismes | seùlseùl

SeùlSeùl is the debut album by the ensemble Séismes.  

A playful, radiant and generous album, improvised by the six musicians.  And for each of them, a world of her own. An endlessly rich entity, an ever-changing realm of sounds, impulses, objects and obsessions. These worlds built together instant compositions, fueled with energy and depth, drawing on powerful dynamics.

A tapestry of sound is crafted: voices echoing, with or without a vocoder, sometimes through the flutes; strings are bowed, struck and altered; drumheads are scraped and scratched. Each layer, as it blends with the whole, sparks something, creates a shape, a pattern, a slightly pop song, a flowing theme.  Playing with the rules, making conventions slippery and blurring boundaries, the musicians elegantly bring the material to a boil to create a shifting texture. The colours shimmer, the sea creatures are carefully groomed, water keeps flowing, carrying with it vivid Korean poetry. Birds may come and sing in our hair, and at last, we can look at the world without glasses. 

On this recording, Séismes upheld this approach, with a broad spectrum, every possible path explored, and every unlikely detour welcomed.  

In Korean, SeùlSeùl evokes a gentle flowing motion, softly skimming the ground as it moves along.

credits

recorded by pierre dine at le petit faucheux & raphaël guitton at nage libre
mixed by pierre dine
mastering by mathieu pion

artwork by tatiana paris, pierrick pagé & matisse
graphic design by clémentine poquet

everything was recorded live and occasionally cut or overlapped

releases october 30, 2026

digital | lp - ref cat croix-croix 45

1 oiseau frange 04:00

2 pastèque 04:31

3 cheveux au vent 07:22

4 down by the mill 02:40

5 seùlseùl 02:51

6 du jaune 09:01

7 salon de toilettage des animaux marins 00:53

8 glasses 02:30

supports

le petit faucheux, nage libre, le théâtre de vanves, cnm & drac aura