The electronic music duo Actuel Remix (Guy Villerd and Xavier Garcia) explores the possibilities offered by live remixing of music from various genres. Through meticulous sampling, arrangement, and recomposition, Actuel Remix seeks to resonate works and their stories with the present world, giving rise to a new musical entity.
Orpheus Mix is the fifth creation from Actuel Remix. This time, Guy Villerd and Xavier Garcia add a few strings to their lyre by collaborating with solo singers Virgile Ancely (bass-baritone) and Yann Rolland (countertenor).
The four musicians immerse themselves in the Baroque repertoire to rearrange some of its most iconic pieces and integrate them into an electronic and contemporary soundscape. From Purcell’s Cold Song to Vivaldi’s Cum dederit, through Handel’s Ombra mai fu and Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater Dolorosa, as well as airs by Monteverdi, Kapsberger, and Marin...
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