A production of Independent Little Lies - ILL
in collaboration with Kulturfabrik Esch-sur-Alzette, Konschthal/Bridderhaus, Les Ensembles 2.2,Madtrix, CNA, FerroForum and Portable Peninsula asbl. In the framework of the European Capitalof Culture Esch2022, with the support of the Ministry of Culture, Fondation Indépendance, SACEM
Luxembourg, the City of Esch-sur-Alzette and frEsch asbl.

CONCEPT BY SAMUEL REINARD (RYVAGE)
PRODUCTION BY INDEPENDENT LITTLE LIESDOWNLOAD / LISTEN HERE

Take a walk around Esch-sur-Alzette (Belval…)
at night while listening to sounds, music andrecorded texts from the Nightsongs projecton the GOH mobile application.

NIGHTSONGS NOCTURNAL
SOUND WALK

NIGHT
SONGS
LISTEN TO
THE NIGHT…
For over 100 years, the steel industry
has been part of the visual and sonicscenery of Esch-sur-Alzette and of theLuxembourg and Lorraine mining basin
in general. Noise and a nuisance forsome, soundtrack of a part of their life
for others, the wailing of the overheadcranes and the roar of the working
metal devices fill the night with theirmelancholic, sometimes threatening
but always subtle presence. Childrenare lulled to sleep by these backgroundsounds, while for others the distanthumming and moans of the factories
have become the companion of their longnights of toil or sleepless wandering...
The Nightsongs project takes thisnocturnal soundscape and industrial
atmosphere as a starting point for aseries of electronic music compositions
exploring the different facets andactivities of the night and their poetic
dimension. Using the technique offield-recording, the sounds and sonic
footprint of industrial sites in operation(ArcelorMittal Belval) and at standstill(Metzeschmelz & FerroForum inEsch-Schifflange) from the south of
Luxembourg have been recorded, soundmapped and edited to build a library ofsounds and samples ready to be used.
Musicians and electronic producers
from Luxembourg, France and the UK
then took over the sounds to compose
and produce music according to specifictopics and themes, all related to a poetic
aspect of the night. The result is a soundcreation composed of collages, musicpieces, texts and soundscapes that invite
the listener to a nocturnal time travel.
Beyond the musical dimension, theproject also aims to preserve and archivea part of the sound identity of a region,
thus allowing future generations to “hearand listen” to the industrial past of Eschsur-Alzette.

YOU CAN LISTEN TO
NIGHTSONGS:
From April 9, 2022
On the GOH app (scan the QR Codeon the back to access the app)
On September 24, 2022
Live at Kulturfabrik
From October 1, 2022
At the Nightsongs Sound Installation
at Bridderhaus
More info on
www.ill.lu / www.ryvage.com

Artistic concept & texts: Samuel Reinard
Music: Ryvage (Samuel Reinard), Pol Belardi, Cehashi, Jerome Klein & Claire Parsons, Mudaze,Hinako Omori, Pascal Schumacher, Sun Glitters, Them Lights (Sacha Hanlet), Toh Imago, Twin XXA,
Aymeric Westrich (Aufgang)
Field-recordings : Oliver Lang, Samuel Reinard
Vocals: Denis Jousselin, Sophie Langevin, Elsa Rauchs, Claire Wagener
Production managers: Jill Christophe, Claire Wagener
Production and communication assistant: Sara GoerresMusic Development consulting: Victor Conradsson
We recommend: Gedichte an die Nacht (Rainer Maria Rilke), Nocturne No.6 in G Minor (Frédéric Chopin)
performed by Maurizio Pollini, 3 Gnossiennes: Gnossienne No.3 (Eric Satie) performed by Roland Pöntinen,
La Nuit – vivre sans témoin (Michaël Fœssel)

NIGHTSONGSA MUSICAL JOURNEY THROUGH
INDUSTRIAL SOUNDSCAPES

Concept by Samuel Reinard (Ryvage)
Production by Independent Little Lies