[.ca] Tulsa For One Second

Chronique amazon.fr:
Tulsa for One Second achève la mutation de Pulseprogramming, parti d'une esthétique purement électronique pour finalement l'apparier à une écriture pop où la voix tient un rôle déterminant. Ceux qui ont succombé aux plus vaporeuses des productions du label Morr Music sont vivement invités à se pencher sur ce troisième album de Joel Kriske et Marc Hellner. C'est ce dernier, parfois secondé par Lindsay Anderson, la chanteuse des grands rêveurs de L'Altra, qui vient coucher sa voix simple et touchante sur un tapis de sons recherchés, moelleux et évanescents. Et si les titres chantés et instrumentaux se succèdent, tous dégagent une même force tranquille et un savoir-faire confondant, tous exhalent une mélancolie magnifiquement mise en scène. C'est bien simple, dans le genre "électronique de chambre", Pulseprogramming pourrait facilement devenir un nouvel étalon. C'est en tout cas ce que briguent les merveilles comme "Stylophone Purrs And Mannerist", le plus relevé "Off To Do Showery Snapshots" ou l'entêtant "Within The Orderly Life". Voici vraiment du bel ouvrage. --Fabrice Privé

WE COME IN PEACE. One of the top 10 CD's of 2003?:
Pulseprogramming's "Tulsa For One Second" is a remarkable record, rich and personal with understated textures and wintry elegance while presenting an array of styles that reference artists such as Boards of Canada, Matmos, early Mouse on Mars, & Telfon Tel Aviv (whose Charlie Cooper mixed "Tulsa"). On "Tulsa" Pulseprogramming have expanded their use of vocals (including contributions from Lindsay of L'altra) to create a handful of pop gems that interact with their lingering instrumentals and make for a singular listening experience. "Tulsa For One Second" is a truly unique record, offering a musical and emotional range that is unusual for an electronic record. "Blooms Eventually" opens the record as a superbly eager love song with a rhythmic hope that belies the loss it expresses ("precious little time to spend with you/so take my hand/hush now before you go"), while "Bless The Drastic Space" closes the record flawlessly with a striking, buoyant melody. With richer arrangements and detailed rhythmic deftness, Pulseprogramming haven't just grafted a human element onto their songs, but have permitted warmth that is rare in electronic music. The intent of the packaging (printed on Tyvek by Blanchette Press in Canada) is to be a vehicle for "Tulsa's" inviting, intimate qualities while conveying impressions of "home". Illustration is used to manifest qualities such as tradition, hospitality and to achieve an unassuming, homemade look and feel. With "Tulsa for One Second", Pulseprogramming has created a defining record for contemporary electronic music in 2003.

• Blooms Eventually
• Here Give It Here I'll Show You
• Stylophone Purrs and Mannerist Blossoms
• All Joy and Rural Honey
• Off to Do Showery Snapshots
• Don't Swell Up Your Glass Pocket
• Within the Orderly Life
• Largely Long-Distance Loves
• Bless the Drastic Space