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Ivo Malec
Luminétudes
Recollection GRM - Cat No: REGRM033LP
- updated:2026-11-15
Archival recordings by Ivo Malec—a key figure at the French electronic music research institute GRM who was born in Croatia and based in France—have been reissued. This release features four electroacoustic works composed between 1961 and 1982, brimming with unique compositional techniques and extraordinary musical ideas. This is the latest release in the trusted Recollection GRM analog reissue series, renowned for its superb sound quality and immersive listening experience.
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Composed over a period of twenty years, these four electroacoustic pieces by Ivo Malec reflect the richness of his sonic universe and reveal the unique power of his musical writing. His strength lies in an ability to harness emerging sounds and techniques (ranging from complex editing to early computer music and electronic synthesis) and develop them through an exploratory approach, giving rise to musical ideas of rare clarity. This sense of determination, not only in terms of the future of sounds but also of musical forms, is what makes Ivo Malec an essential composer on the contemporary music scene and a key figure in the GRM’s repertoire.
The first vinyl reissue featuring a collection of seminal works by Croatian composer Ivo Malec—a student of Pierre Schaeffer who was active from the founding of the GRM—that have left an indelible mark on the history of musique concrète. Side A features the approximately 12-minute magnetic tape piece *Luminétudes* (1968), dedicated to Schaeffer, and *Recitativo* (1980), while Side B includes the early works *Dahovi* (1961) and *Week-end* (1982). A fetishistic and cool masterpiece that explores the possibilities of sound objects, captivating the listener with unpredictable sonic organisms whose contours, density, and movement are in constant flux. Mastering was handled by Giuseppe Ielasi, and the vinyl cutting was performed by Andreas Kauffelt at the renowned Schnittstelle studio in Berlin. (Original Japanese text by Adachi)