Tinged with eclectic progressive rock, Aniimam is a mini concept album featuring a single 23-minute piece. Supported by minimalist bass and drums scores, riffs and melodies of classical, acoustic and electric guitars combine in a hypnotic atmosphere. With existential resonance, the lyrics explore the intricacies of the human soul through the ages. To evoke its timelessness, part of the work is sung in medieval Latin.
On the dividing line between alternative pop-rock, progressive rock and post-rock, the forty-four minute concept album Dysoneiric is made up of ten parts. Its content is characterized by a unique construction: use of a single key and a limited number of chord progressions, of repetitive melodic elements and the exploration of a unique set of themes. The end result, which includes a hundred and six guitar tracks, is free from any synthesizers, keyboards, sampling or virtual instruments.
iNqualia - 2010
Mysterious woman
Alive
Warm
Tell me why
Nightmare
Black sun
Let me go
If I ask you
Hypnosis
Dawn
Guitariα
Launched in 2010, iNqualia is an alternative pop-rock album featuring 11 pieces inspired by British rock. Although classical rock instrumentation is predominant (drums, bass, guitar and vocals), the content is enriched with layers of sound effects and moody tracks, characterized by its dreamlike instrumental passages. As for Krÿstan’s lyrics, they incite to introspection, striking an existentialist chord that is steeped in a sweet melancholy.
Singles
No longer - 2024
Forgotten winter - 2021
Warm - 2015
Où que ce soit - 2008
En enfer - 2007
Auteur-compositeur-interprète de la région de Montréal, Krÿstan se distingue par sa démarche originale qui allie raison et passion. Marquées de ses premières influences — rock britannique et mouvement gothique des années 1980 —, les œuvres de Krÿstan s’appuient à l’origine sur une instrumentation rock traditionnelle. Intégrant plus tard des éléments d’inspiration classique et baroque, il approfondit l’art de l’arrangement et peaufine une approche où guitares acoustiques, classiques et électriques se superposent au sein de textures denses et ciselées. Musicien multi-instrumentiste, il développe ainsi des techniques de création et réinvente un son qu’il s’approprie. Caractérisées par ses passages instrumentaux oniriques, ses œuvres sont le fruit d’un artiste réfléchi. Méticuleux et ne laissant rien au hasard, Krÿstan s’investit dans la plupart des facettes de la production. Travaillant dans son propre studio d’enregistrement, il n’hésite pas à s’entourer de musiciens et d’ingénieurs chevronnés pour parachever la réalisation de ses albums. À ce titre, mentionnons la contribution des bassistes Mario Légaré et Dan Hawkins, du batteur Tony Albino, ainsi que des ingénieurs de son Glen Robinson et Barry Gardner. Compositeur prolifique, Krÿstan a signé plus d’une centaine de titres à ce jour, dont certains ont déjà été diffusés dans plusieurs stations radiophoniques d’Amérique du Nord et d’Europe.
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Krÿstan, singer-writer-composer, is from the Montreal region. Krÿstan’s compositions can be distinguished by an original approach combining reason and passion. Marked by his early influences — British Rock and the Goth movement of the 1980’s —, Krÿstan’s compositions were initially based on traditional rock orchestration. He later integrated classical and baroque elements, went deeper into the art of arrangement and tweaked an approach where acoustic, classical and electric guitars are superimposed within complex and polished textures. A multi-instrumentalist, he thus developed creation techniques and reinvented a sound that became his own. His work is that of an introspective artist, characterized by its dreamlike instrumental passages. Meticulous and leaving nothing to chance, Krÿstan is involved in most aspects of production. Working from his own recording studio, he does not hesitate to surround himself with celebrated musicians and sound engineers to put the finishing touches to his albums. Among them are bassists Mario Légaré and Dan Hawkins, drummer Tony Albino, as well as sound engineers Glen Robinson and Barry Gardner. Krÿstan is a prolific composer who has written over a hundred titles to date, some of which have already aired on several radio stations in North America and Europe.
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