We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

L'​é​ternité

by seal of quality

supported by
kineticturtle
kineticturtle thumbnail
Seitoung
Seitoung thumbnail
DJ-PIE
DJ-PIE thumbnail
laurentbodnar
laurentbodnar thumbnail
/

  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Includes unlimited streaming of L'éternité via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 5 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      €15 EUR or more 

     

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Paying supporters also get unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app.
    Purchasable with gift card

      name your price

     

1.
Geneviève 03:38
2.
Blizzard 03:51
3.
The sailor and the swimmer 03:07
4.
From time to time 05:05
5.
Throw up your soul 02:06
6.
White Noise 01:45
7.
Breath holding spell 03:16
8.
Restless 05:13
9.
Not to break 04:12
10.
Psalm : One dog 03:59

about

Since 2004 Sâadane Afif has been asking writers and artists to write lyrics inspired by his artworks. This simple experiment rapidly turned into something with a greater importance. The texts not only questioned the notion of interpretation and commentary on a piece of art; they also became a fundamental material of Afif's artistic practice. After repeating this gesture over one hundred times, it became obvious that the texts should be embodied. Sâadane Afif thus directed public performances to give the texts life through a singing or talking voice.

In 2009, Afif created a mock-up of a stage for a concert, which was in turn realized at the IAC Villeurbanne in 2013. Fabrics cut-outs from the curtains showing a stylized sunset grasped the attention of the artist, who used the material to produca anew work inspired by Rimbaud's poem "L'éternité". Combining these striated pieces of fabric with a printed transparency of the sea on Plexiglas, a new set of artworks came into being.
On the occasion of his exhibition "Quoi ? - L'éternité " at Atelier Hermès in Seoul in 2016, Sâadane Afif exhibited these works as well as a commissioned new set of lyrics.
In 2017, another stp of this project was exhibited for the group show "Posters" at FRAC Normandie Rouen. A bespoke poster announced the performance. Musician Nicolas Cueille, known as "Seal of Quality" was asked to mùake a selection of "L'éternité's" lyrics to put into music, which he then performed in aconcert on 22nd June 2017 in Rouen.
These songs are engraved on this record.

credits

released December 1, 2017

Words by
Harold Ancart (2), Wesley Bryon (1), Valérie Chartrain (8), Olivia Dunbar, Sojung Jun (6), Th. Kochka (4), Mick Peter (9), Anri Sala (3), Sarah Ancelle Schönfeld (7), Louis-Philippe Scoufaras (10)

All tracks composed and performed by
Seal of Quality ( Nicolas Cueille)
Recorded between Le 106 in Rouen and a bedroom in Tours, 2017
Mastering by Aigle Noir

Cover photo credits from left to right, from top to bottom :
Afif Office, Marc Domage, Afif Office, Kiyong NAM © Fondation d'entreprise Hermès, IAC © Blaise Adilon

Kindly supported by FRAC Normandie Rouen and Le 106

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

seal of quality image

seal of quality Rouen, France

Nicolas Cueille is a whizz kid.

Brilliant guitar player, game-boy artist and clever songwriter, his music embraces heroism, fantasy, 80s movies, video games, metal, teenage punk.

He’s able to make you love what you never thought you'd listen to. The weird kid in your class is now your favorite artist.

File under : hero ... more

contact / help

Contact seal of quality

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like seal of quality, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Fabiana Palladino stops by to talk about her mesmeric debut LP.
listen now