Katia & Marielle Labèque

SONIC WIRES
Katia & Marielle Labèque, Bryce Dessner, David Chalmin

RELEASE DATE: 25 OCTOBER, 2024

TRACKLISTING
1. Bryce Dessner: Nocturne 3:02
2. Sufjan Stevens: Reflexion 3:22
3. Caroline Shaw: Valencia 5:57
4. Bryce Dessner: Nono Spirals 5:25
5-7. Steve Reich: Electric Counterpoint
I. Fast 6:51 / II. Slow 3:23 / III. Fast 4:31
8. David Chalmin: Particule 5 2:35
9. David Chalmin: Particule 6 3:19
10. Timo Andres: Out of Shape 7:12
11. David Lang: Ever Present 5:04
12. Anna Thorvaldsdottir: What Things Become 7:21
13. Philip Glass: Closing 5:47

Katia Labèque, piano
Marielle Labèque, piano
Bryce Dessner, electric guitar
David Chalmin, electric guitar, vocals (on 9) and electronics

Founded in 2018, the Dream House Quartet is bringing classical and contemporary music into completely new forms as a matter of course.
The members can draw on decades of musical expertise: the two piano sisters Katia and Marielle Labèque - one of the most renowned piano duet who have never confined themselves to a single genre - are joined by Grammy-winning guitarist and composer Bryce Dessner and composer, musician and producer David Chalmin, also on guitar. Together they perform radical commissions from visionary composers and key contemporary works from the past half century.

After their self-titled digital EP released in 2023, the quartet now presents a brand new album to coincide with their tour in November 2024. Entitled Sonic Wires, the album features works by Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Bryce Dessner, David Chalmin, Sufjan Stevens, Caroline Shaw, Timo Andres, David Lang and Anna Thorvaldsdottir.

“The Labèques provide atmospheric flourishes. It’s the kind of funereal meditation that would have fitted nicely on A Moon Shaped Pool.”
—THE GUARDIAN

“A daring triumph.”
—Pitchfork