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         Artist......: Flore Laurentienne
         Album.......: Volume III
         Label.......: Secret City Records
         Genre.......: Classical
         Catnr.......: SCR187CD
         Source......: CD
         Rip.date....: 2026-05-12
         Str.date....: 2026-04-10
         Quality.....: 568 kbps avg / 44.1kHz / 2 channels
         Url.........: http://www.flore-laurentienne.com

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         1.    Fleurs                                            3:09
         2.    Regate                                            4:44
         3.    Petit matin                                       4:09
         4.    Le temps                                          2:06
         5.    Fleuve VII                                        5:48
         6.    Fleuve VIII                                       1:47
         7.    Navigation VII                                    6:30
         8.    (A travers les) Chablis                           4:36


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    ,:   The message, the shareable essence, here, is light; it is the     :,
     :   seed in the ground that becomes a plant and then a flower,        :
     :'  blooming at its peak and then inevitably wilting so that the     ':
    ,:   cycle can begin again; it is the quest for beauty in chaos, from  :,
     :   which harmony is born to transcend it. On Volume III, Mathieu     :
     :'  David Gagnon and his Flore Laurentienne return to celebrate the  ':
    ,:   magnificence of the river and its floral and sylvan               :,
     :   surroundings.                                                     :
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    ,:   Volume III is also a more in-depth exploration of the             :,
     :   arrangement of acoustic and synthetic elements that characterize  :
     :'  Flore Laurentienne. Unlike the first three albums, most of the   ':
    ,:   pieces were developed with the band members during residencies    :,
     :   and concerts before being recorded, which enriched the            :
     :'  compositions at a stage when they were still evolving. The band  ':
    ,:   fuels the project and stimulates Gagnon's writing by advancing    :,
     :   the sound of the project, nourishing it and allowing it to go     :
     :'  further.                                                         ':
    ,:   This new milestone also marks the end of a trilogy that began in  :,
     :   2019 with Volume I - with the inherent and parallel aspiration    :
     :'  of reaching a third volume in order to pay tribute to Volume 3,  ':
    ,:   L'Infonie's (a Quebec cult collective that blended jazz, prog,    :,
     :   art music, and poetry) first album. The latter did not influence  :
     :'  Flore Laurentienne's music per se, but rather its conception of  ':
    ,:   freedom in composition, combining classical and improvisation.    :,
     :   The progression of Volume III is in line with the evolution of    :
     :'  the project: while the first track, "Fleurs," is similar to      ':
    ,:   what Volume II offered, "(A travers les) Chablis," the closing    :,
     :   track, gives us a glimpse of what the next installment might      :
     :'  sound like. It's an album to be enjoyed alongside its two        ':
    ,:   predecessors, while also looking forward to the next step. Flore  :,
     :   Laurentienne is constantly evolving, but from the beginning, the  :
     :'  vision has remained the same: to create music that is alive,     ':
    ,:   true, human, and uncompromising.                                  :,
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