Solarium is an hour-and-a-half organ piece intended as an after, the period of slack that follows the frenzy of a techno night. It taps into the emotional potency of dawn to bring together those in need of the curative frequencies of the organ to end the night, and those in search of a new temporal encounter to begin the day.

Informed by the tenets of rave culture, the piece preserves the freedom of its audience. Speakers subtly amplify the instrument in the nave of the church, where listeners wander, sit, stand or lie down, to focus on the score or lose themselves in sound.


Composed by Maxime Denuc. Performed by Cindy Castillo. Recorded by Patrick Faubert. Mastered by Frederic Alstadt. Released on Vlek, May 2020. Solarium came to life during an artistic residency at l’église du Gesu in Toulouse, France. It was performed live by Cindy Castillo and Maxime Denuc on Sunday, 22 August 2019 at 10 AM, presented as an after party of the annual Festival Électro Alternativ. Special thanks to Regarts, Toulouse les Orgues, Gmea – Centre National de Création Musicale Albi-Tarn and la Mairie de Toulouse.

Solarium is available from Bandcamp, Soundcloud, and Spotify.