L'Empire Des Sons
L'Empire Des Sons LP vinyl

 Originally released in 1986, L’Empire Des Sons is an otherworldly blend of synth pop, folk experimentation, and cinematic percussive layers—dreamlike, poetic, and wildly ahead of its time.

L’Empire Des Sons was a fleeting yet powerful transmission from the fringes of the French underground—an album that blurred genre lines and evaded easy classification. Fusing experimental folk, lo-fi synth pop, and avant-garde textures, the record exists in its own sonic universe: poetic, layered, and fiercely independent.

The result is a collection of songs that feel both meticulously constructed and completely free. Ethnic percussion, marimbas, xylophones, and synthesizers dance around Bipé’s surreal, fragmented lyrics—little sonic postcards from imagined worlds. There’s a theatricality here, but it never feels forced; rather, it’s playful, intimate, and raw.

Despite their inventiveness, L’Empire Des Sons remained a well-kept secret—circulating only in select avant-garde circles and eventually becoming an extremely sought-after collector’s item.

NEW / Released in 1986 / Reissue 2025

Tracklist:

A1 Venise

A2 Mais Où Est Donc Ornicar?

A3 Antilope

A4 Celles De La Haute Mer

A5 Opium

B1 Voyage Autour De Ma Tête

B2 Le Trapéziste

B3 Moitié Panthère

B4 L'Année De La Comète

B5 Quand Nos Pères Étaient Des Poissons