Batterie Magazine numéro 190

When we are exposed to music all year long, we sometimes forget the symbol of its primary substance, with this passion in the background and thousands of hours of work by the artist. A sensation accentuated by the dematerialization of music and the releases that flourish every Friday on streaming platforms.
We press PLAY, we let it run for a few seconds and we go to the next one. Things seem so simple, so obvious and fluid. Yet, whether performed on stage or in the studio, a 45-minute musical performance is often the result of one to two years of research, questioning, technical and artistic difficulties, and debated decisions involving many protagonists...
We judge and skip the music without taking into account the emotional character behind each impulse, each melody and sound texture worked on in the background and with care by the artists. It's just our nature to do this and it's deeply unfair.
The fascinating interview that Anne Paceo gave us reflects the hard work of an independent musician trying to build a work in his own image and to climb, slowly but surely, the ladder of critical and public success. A work that deserves more than a simple click on Spotify.
We dedicate this issue to the drummers who, like Anne Paceo, dedicate their lives to music in a jungle that is sometimes difficult to clear.