CHABLIS

Overview

An Operatic Orchestral Trance that is a musical terroir for Chablis - a French wine region known for its Kimmeridgian soil influenced Chardonnay that’s fresh, crisp, mineral, and highly electric.

Performed by AI personas Rénée (Blind of the Hills, Er Antwortet Nicht) and introducing NOOR the DJ.

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Inspiration: chablis

You may have heard the term in the world of wine: "ABC (Anything But Chardonnay)." What most people know of Chardonnay is a fat, buttery, vanilla, lees, and oak bomb—a very popular style worldwide, so much so that it became over-saturated in the 1990s and early 2000s.

However, none of those notes are from the grape itself. These notes are what we call Secondary Aromas, which were created via various winemaking choices: malolactic conversion, lees stirring, and toasted oak barrels. The "ABC" movement was a direct backlash against that style, which masked the fruit—not against the fruit itself, because Chardonnay is so much more.

It is a very versatile and malleable grape, able to express everything from weather, terroir, and winemaking decisions. One of the most well-known wines made from Chardonnay is Champagne. Relatively close by is another wonderful, world-class region that is all about the Chardonnay fruit itself: CHABLIS.

In the track "CHABLIS," I wanted to highlight the electrifying acidity using virtuoso flute, and the unique characteristics of the soil, Kimmeridgian, which consists of a mix of limestone, clay, and marine fossils dated back to the Upper Jurassic period (150 to 157 million years ago). The Chablis region at that time was a vast, shallow, ancient ocean. The wine can be said to be a fantastic manifestation of the ancient and the future.

By combining operatic and orchestral expressions with soaring flute and trance EDM, this track lays out the terroir and emotions of the tasting experience.

Enjoy!

LYRICS

Ligne fine (Fine line)
Craie vive (Living chalk)
Verre froid (Cold glass)
Terre grise (Grey earth)
Vent tendu (Taut wind)
Pas de son (No sound)
Trace nette (Clear trace)
Rien de rond (Nothing round)

Pente nue (Bare slope)
Sève lente (Slow sap)
Jour en chute (Falling day)
Vigne tendue (Taut vine)
Argile mince (Thin clay)
Rameau sec (Dry branch)
Sillons droits (Straight furrows)
Lumière nette (Clear light)

Coupe fine (Fine cut)
Lame d’air (Blade of air)
Pierre vive (Living stone)
Sel clair (Clear salt)
Ligne tenue (Held line)
Geste franc (Clear motion)
Long Silence (Long Silence)
Pression lente (Slow pressure)
Aucun sucre (No sugar)
Aucune brume (No haze)
Aucune pause (No pause)
Juste volume (Just volume)

Sol ancien (Ancient soil)
Chaleaure fixe (Fixed heat)
Nom perdu (Lost name)
Lumière mixte (Mixed light)
Verre figé (Frozen glass)
Temps pur (Pure time)
Lente onde (Slow wave)
Nerf dur (Hard nerve)
Gorgée brève (Brief sip)
Aucun détour (No detour)
Note tenue (Held note)
Puis rien (Then nothing)
Nerf du vin… rien de plus. (Nerve of the wine… nothing more.)