Description
Réminiscences is a selection of 8 standards of the band revisited in a more punchy and electro style
compared to the original versions but preserving what made the specificity of the Opera Multi Steel
sound. Indeed, on boosted rhythms and fully re-recorded vocals, those new versions use sounds
and “historical” instruments cherished by the band since its beginnings: TR 808, TR 606, TB 303,
Elex, Casio VL-1, recorders, medieval choirs and various samples. The texts have been preserved in
their entirety. The tracks are taken from albums such as Cathedral (Un Froid seul, Du Son des
Cloches...) A Contresens (Les Sens, Las), Les Douleurs de l’Ennui, La Légende dorée (Fureur en Asie)
and even from the very first vinyl EP of the band (Massabielle).
The artworks of the disc and sleeve, as well as the video clip coming together, have been realized
by Alan Cassiano, who based his graphic work on visual atmospheres inherited from the very first
vinyl EP of the band, using images taken from the Encyclopedia (XVIIIth century) and Perspectives
by Jan Vredeman de Vries (XVIth century).
Finally, Reminiscences is not a simple compilation of tracks, but rather a kind of travel through the
different ages of Opéra Multi Steel’s music rearranging/revisiting classic songs and images through
nowadays eyes and ears
A1 – FUREUR EN ASIE
A2 – LES DOULEURS DE L´ENNUI
A3 – MASSABIELLE
A4 – LAS
B1 – CATHEDRALE
B2 – LES SENS
B3 – DU SON DES CLOCHES
B4 – UN FROID SEUL
