'L'entrée 'presents itself as a walk through a labyrinth. The elements are driven by repetitive processes and recurrence, tend towards stagnation in structure of firmly attached blocks, dense masses which appear compact and opaque, like a sort of homage to forest scenes in Gothic painting. The whole of this first part is marked by a dramatic, ceremonious, almost priestly, but also archaic, slow, and heavy atmosphere, taking advantage of a broad segment of the available tonal register.
'La Sortie' narrows the spectrum, limiting itself to the medium tonal range of ringing bells. It suggests a certain brilliance, liquefies, reveals in its liveliness a host of sound shapes formed by rebounds, step-like patterns and upswings, while gradually evoking organic and animal life and, completing this process of maturation, the presence of humanity.

Jacques Lejeune (F), born 1940, is a composer working for radio, TV, and for educational purposes at the INAGRM/Ville de Paris Studios. His oeuvre now includes about 60 works. He studied at the Schola Cantorum (Daniel Lesur), at the CNSMP (Pierre Schaeffer) and at the GRM (Francois Bayle), and has been a member of the Groupe de Recherches Musicales (GRM) since 1969.