Artist Contacts
“Black Clouds” by Bastien Pons unfolds slowly, like a breath released in the dark. It is a collaboration with Frank Zozky, yet their roles seem less divided than intertwined. Zozky’s ethereal voice hovers in the haze while Pons builds a sonic environment that feels suspended between presence and absence. The piece is both fragile and immense, an atmosphere shaped by texture rather than tune.
From the beginning, the sound moves like weather. Layers of low drones, quiet static, and distant reverberations merge until they blur together. Nothing calls attention to itself, yet every element feels vital. Pons’ experience in musique concrète is evident in his control of density and silence. He crafts each shift with a visual sensitivity, as if composing in shades of grey.
The music grows heavier without becoming loud, the air thick with restrained emotion. Zozky’s contribution deepens the sense of unease, his voice carrying both detachment and tenderness. It is not performance, it is presence. Together they create something that feels both interior and infinite.
When the final tones recede, what remains is not absence but quiet awareness. “Black Clouds” does not seek to impress; it invites reflection. In its restraint lies its strength, offering a meditative space where the listener’s own emotions begin to surface. Pons has made a soundscape that listens back, a piece that transforms stillness into something alive.