Description
Title: The Complexity of the Simple
Artist: Sylvain Chauveau
Label: 130701
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 0600116137111
Genre: Classical Vocal Crossover
Release Date: 2026-06-05
Number of Discs: 1
Sylvain Chauveau returns to 130701 with The Complexity Of The Simple, his sixteenth solo album and a refined statement from one of Europe’s most established minimalist composers. Following earlier releases on the label – Un autre décembre (2003) and Simple (2012) – this new work deepens Chauveau’s long-standing exploration of reduction, clarity, and attentive listening what he has previously described as quiet-core. Written between 2016 and 2025 and assembled in early 2025, the album brings together pieces shaped by two interconnected ideas: the experience of radical simplicity, and a reflection on the material future of music itself. Influenced by minimal and abstract art – echoed in the album’s title, borrowed from a 2007 exhibition featuring artists such as Agnes Martin, Donald Judd, and Mark Rothko – the record sits confidently within the contemporary post-classical landscape while maintaining Chauveau’s distinctive voice. Elegant, restrained, and conceptually resonant, The Complexity Of The Simple will appeal to audiences of post-classical, minimal, and ambient music, as well as listeners drawn to artists such as Ryuichi Sakamoto, Arvo Pärt, and the 130701 catalogue. It is a thoughtful and timely addition to Chauveau?s extensive body of work.
Tracks:
1.1 Le Zen Dans L’art Du Tir À L’arc
1.2 The Guitar Piece I Wrote for Masumi
1.3 Wabi Sabi for Beginners
1.4 Sen No Rikyu
1.5 Lignes Tranquilles Dans Le Gravier Blanc
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