Marc Desgrandchamps and Bertrand Burgalat in Conversation at Centre Pompidou

The artist Marc Desgrandchamps met musician and producer Bertrand Burgalat at the Centre Pompidou in Paris for a new artpress series called 'Meets,' which pairs artists with musicians they admire. The discussion took place in the galleries of Desgrandchamps's exhibition at Espace 315, running until March 6, 2006. Desgrandchamps explained his admiration for Burgalat's music, citing a television report where Burgalat played bass for Valérie Lemercier's album. He praised Burgalat's compilation 'Au cœur de Tricatel' and tracks like 'Aux Cyclades électroniques' and 'Biscarosse,' noting the strong bass lines and keyboards reminiscent of Soft Machine. Burgalat discussed his production work with Michel Houellebecq, initiated by Jean-Yves Jouannais, and the fallout over the album cover. He reflected on influences, including Robert Wyatt and Pharoah Sanders, and criticized the regressive nature of 1990s acts like Oasis and Daft Punk. Burgalat also mentioned his time in Slovenia working with the band Laibach and the artist group IRWIN, which taught him to embrace technical accidents. The conversation was moderated by Richard Leydier and hosted by the Zürcher gallery.