Le souffleur, prompting the monkey-theater... | Le souffleur is run by Raymond Dijkstra, and publishes mainly his work, and that of Dijkstra-collaborations. Most of the editions are handmade so called 'artist editions', i.o.w editions which are collaged, painted, or otherwise assembled by the artist himself. It is always of a very personal nature, and the opposite of industrially made mass products released by most musiclabels. Le souffleur wants to distinguish itself from the cold music industry by releasing works wherein the hand of the artist can be recognised. Le souffleur releases are always a 'total work of art' i.o.w the way it's being presented, the visuals, and the music are one whole. Releases on Le souffleur range from limited edition (300-400 copies) releases to handmade editions in an edition of 1 copy. The record industry has since long set the standard for how to release a piece of music. There is no reason however why music should be released as a multiple, and not as a single autonomous piece. From artistic point of view it's very interesting to publicize just one original. Le souffleur acts more like a stage where new works (of Raymond Dijkstra) are being presented, than being a publisher in the strict or old sense of the word. Le souffleur hates the cold 'professionalism' often displayed by musiclabel's (who are also mostly run by non-artists), who mainly want to see musicreleases as business, and deny it's simple origins in art. | |||
