Ensemble

Hot on the heels of the recent Disown, Delete single, Olivier Alary's Ensemble returns with a self-titled album release for FatCat. Bold and adventurous, the album is a sumptuously recorded, played and arranged meeting of indie/electronica. Originally from Toulouse, France, but now resident in Montreal, Olivier created Ensemble as his musical persona back in 1998, as a platform to explore the meeting point between melodic noise and experimental pop. Olivier develop a reputation for the stunning quality of his programming and sound-work, and led to a number of writing collaborations with Bjork, along with several remixes of her work. This collaborative spirit has continued with Ensemble, his latest, most fully-realised body of work to date - an album that fully refreshes and updates the Ensemble sound. Drawing upon artists whose work he admired, the album features collaborations from singers Chan Marshall, Lou Barlow (Sebadoh/Dinosaur Jr), Mileece, and Camille Claverie; with drummer Adam Pierce (Mice Parade/Mum /Dylan Group); and orchestral arrangements by Johannes Malfatti, performed by the Babelsberg Film Orchestra in Germany.