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Jean-Loup Pinson ‘A Moment of Deathlessness’: A Transcendent Soundscape of Voices and Verses

  • Melodrift Team
  • Nov 25, 2024
  • 2 min read

With, A Moment of Deathlessness, Jean-Loup Pinson redefines how we experience poetry in music. By pairing Emily Dickinson’s 19th-century verses with modern-day hip-hop voices and choral arrangements, Pinson offers a soundscape that transcends genre boundaries. It’s a creative gamble that pays off brilliantly, yielding an EP that feels as meditative as it is edgy, as timeless as it is groundbreaking. Here, Dickinson’s words resonate in a way that feels both familiar and astonishingly fresh.


From the first track, you’re pulled into Pinson’s world of contrasts. The pristine harmonies of The Carice Singers create a haunting framework, their voices weaving through Dickinson’s lines like echoes in a cathedral. Then, just as you start to sink into this ethereal realm, London’s Armanious and Tanaka Fuego inject raw energy with verses that pulse with urban grit and life. It’s a pairing that shouldn’t work, and yet it does—these contrasts amplify each other, giving Dickinson’s meditations on life and death a bold new perspective.


The production itself is sublime, with Pinson’s skill in layering sound evident throughout. His use of electronic elements is subtle yet impactful, enhancing the emotional depth of each track. The beats don’t overpower but rather provide a grounding pulse, bridging the gap between choral expansiveness and streetwise intensity. You can hear Pinson’s cinematic background here, as each piece feels almost like a miniature film score, drawing listeners into its own unique emotional space.


In, A Moment of Deathlessness, Pinson has crafted a sonic experience that bridges history and the present day, blending genres in a way that feels entirely new. It’s rare for an album to make you feel as if you’re hearing something truly original, but that’s precisely what Pinson achieves here. This EP is a must-listen for anyone interested in the future of music, poetry, and how they can collide in fascinating ways.


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