Pavero from Pavero by AXL OTL
Pavero is a description of a couple of gigantic white whales emerging from the skyline of a modern city and flying with grace and harmony high in the sky. Two contrapuntal melodies playing with each other, sometimes in parallel, sometimes complementary.
A mesmerizing scenery inspired by the surrealist graphic novel by Taiyo Matsumoto (松本大洋): Brothers of Japan (日本の兄弟)
The name Pavero is a mix between Pavane and Bolero, respectively pieces from Gustave Fauré and Maurice Ravel, french composers of the turn of the 20th century. By the choice of its instruments, timbres and harmony, this track reconnects the modern electronic music with the Belle Epoque, the time of Japonism which influenced greatly western artists, and the time where all forms of arts were to converge and come back to the essence of nature in its form and concepts, as a reaction to the industrial revolution.
A very modern issue for any artist trying to strengthen the bonds between nature, humans and technology.
Fusing AXL OTL’s unique mix of influences has been like putting a puzzle together using parts from different sets, but after some clean cuts and the forging of some new pieces to fill the gaps, a unique picture has emerged.
Light but deep, complex and accessible AXL OTL’s sound is conceptual, mythic and narrative.
Pay attention, listen carefully, the music is speaking.