What We Leave Behind | Jean-Luc Godard Archives

Soundwalk Collective

May 18, 2018

Electronic / Ambient

Invited to explore the archive of the seminal French director Jean-Luc Godard, NYC and Berlin-based group Soundwalk Collective release What We Leave Behind. Drawing on Godard’s personal collection of shot film, reel-to-reels and historical ephemera, the recordings reveal the moments before and after the camera rolls, from stage directions and on-set asides to rehearsals, false stars and outtakes. “There are boxes filled with sounds, words, chaos, and also silence. For Godard sound is a musical composition and when I began listening to the tapes and heard his voice between takes, it was like little bits of life…each sound has its own value. It has always been part of our working practice to venture into untapped sonic territories, discover the poetics behind them, and explore how we (as humans) relate to it, as part of a larger discourse.” – Stephan Crasneanscki, Soundwalk Collective An insight into to the director’s process and personality, the 6-track album will be followed by a remix EP, featuring unique reworks from Ricardo Villalobos, Jan Jelinek and Petre Inspirescu. What We Leave Behind, and the subsequent remix EP, arrive 50 years since Jean-Luc Godard, Francois Truffaut and Claude Lelouche publicly announced the closing of the 1968 Cannes Film Festival in solidarity with workers and students protesting across the country. TITLE Soundwalk Collective What We Leave Behind | Jean-Luc Godard Archives Special Thanks: François Musy, Marcus Gammel, Irène Omélianenko, Deutschlandradio, Radio France, Édouard Weil, Vincent Maraval, Wild Bunch, Brigitte and Gille Le Manach, Massimo Torrigiani, Selva Barni, Jakob Axelman, Greg Pedat, Jan Jelinek, Petre Inspirescu, Ricardo Villalobos