Chassol

French composer and musician known for blending found sounds, orchestration, electronic textures and cinematic arrangements.

Described in the provided review as "a French composer originally from Martinique, Christophe Chassol." Known for projects combining visual material and music (for example, the Ultrascores project) and for the album Big Sun; work frequently mixes field recordings, voices and orchestration.

DeBaser's available review praises Chassol's Big Sun as a hallucinatory, cinematic sound-collage mixing electronic and acoustic textures with samba and found sounds. The reviewer describes vivid island and castaway imagery, shifting moods and orchestrations. Overall the reception in the provided review is strongly enthusiastic.

For:Listeners of experimental, cinematic and electronic music; fans of sound-collage, film music and adventurous album narratives.