Moussevingt is an electro project initiated in July 2001 by Dominic Styro and Lor Rienet. Both musicians know each other from former collaboration in the Alternative-Rock-Band Something Under My Bed. As it is, they initially join in order to compose the music to a play (The Phaedra Project, ILL), which they compile and release, simultaneously with the performances, as a first EP. Most of the music originates in synergy with the cast and the writers of the piece; recording technology is basic and combines Sequencers, Guitars, Synths, spoken word and vocals.

Having thus become interested in the sonorization of artistic performances, the band accepts a commission to compose the music to an interactive installation (based on photographs taken in the industrial ruins of southern Luxembourg). The music becomes part of an adaptive system, which included both the gallery space (BC/2) and audience collaboration. In order to escape the purely performative configuration of an eventual recording, the samples and sounds are moulded into provocative pop-pieces. The installation is accompanied by the release of the double CD Lovesongsformachines, with CD 1 consisting of the studio tracks and CD 2 (following 3 months later) including live cuts from the actual performance and additional bonus tracks. The interactive concept of the second part causes buyers to be provided with CD 2 once the mixing of the live takes has been completed (January 2003). Two additional members were recruited for the recording and the live performance, by name Jean Terre (on Pragmatique) and Pierre B. (recording and mixing). The recording sessions for the studio tracks take place in a Parisian flat in the 19th arrondissement during July 2002.

The third year of our existence is supposed to bring fourth the first real electro-pop album, with no connection to obscure and transitory art concepts. We want to make pop without being stupid, folks. 
 

Though quite conscious that bohemian waffle about intellectual concepts and pseudo-cosmopolitan lifestyles remains rather uninformative features for a band description, we find describing our own music a very difficult, if not near impossible task. Rather cold, eclectic, ironic, sentimental, foamy, metallic, industrial, 80s-electropop-influenced, dandy-like, literary, dark noise-pop – that’s what we would describe it as. We kick ass. Really. Thanks for your attention and please give us some more soon.

Respectfully, Lor & Dominic.