Olivier Alary
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Olivier Alary is a musician who is known under the title of his musical project 'Ensemble'.
Born in Toulouse, France, Alary consolidated his early experimentations with vocal, ambient and distorted recorded sounds by completing a BA in Sonic Art as a complementary component of a BA in Architecture.
In 2000, Ensemble released their experimental pop debut Sketch Proposals (Rephlex Records). After several remixes for Björk, Alary co-wrote the song Desired Constellation on her Medulla album. Ensemble is about to release a second self-titled album which will feature folk-pop vocal pieces featuring Cat Power and Dinosaur Jr’s Lou Barlow.
Alary has also worked on music projects with the Berlin-based trio 'Chlorgeschlecht' and has composed music for dance, film and installation art.
Selected Discography:
'Sketch Proposals', debut album on Rephlex records
'Sun in my mouth recomposed by Ensemble', Ensemble's 1st Björk remix ('Vespertine')
‘Mouth’, Ensemble's 3rd Björk remix ('Medulla')
‘Desired Constellation’ on Björk’s album ('Medulla')
‘Chlorgeschlecht – Unyoga’ (Honorary mention at the Ars Electronica 2004)
Selected Projects:
'Bascule', Soundtrack for David Wampach’s dance piece Bascule for the 'Printemps de Septembre' Art festival, Toulouse, 2005
'Proposal 9', Soundtrack for 'New Skin' an installation by Doug Aitken, for 'Sonic-Process', MACBA, Barcelona; Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2003
'Ephemere', Soundtrack for 'Radical Fashion', Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 2001
