Whales Records

14/11/2024

Julien Marchal explains the story behind the tree on the cover of his Insight singles 🌳 😊
Thanks to Andreï Bulatchik for the covers

04/10/2024

25/09/2024

New Blog Post !
- Last Anecdote of the Summer !! - Errare Humanum Est, JS Bach's quack ophthalmologist
Link :
https://bit.ly/3X6dk9U

John Taylor (1703-1772), a British self-proclaimed ophthalmologist, was rampaging through the musical world. Travelling around Europe, self-promoting his talents as an ophthalmologist, John Taylor performed operations with catastrophic results. His strategy was to operate, let the patient rest for a

20/09/2024

Laura Grandy - Music & LyricsNiklas Soestmeyer - Videography David Bross - Color GradingFollow Laura Grandy:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/laura.grandy.m...

18/09/2024

Second glimpse from Laura Grandy's crazyness in her clip, just for you guys !

🎉 RATHER BE CRAZY is OUT this Friday the 20th! 🎉

Follow Laura Grandy on her journey and meet more crazy sides of her personality 😲

Clip/Photos : Niklas Soestmeyer
Color Grading : David Bross
Graphic Design : Enoa Izac

18/09/2024

New Blog Post !
- Anecdote N°10 - The Herouville Castle Reverb, the world's first residential studio, home to Pink Floyd, Elton John and many other important artists
Link :
https://bit.ly/3Av2qBK

“(Created by Michel Magne in the 70s, the legendary Château d'Hérouville was home to one of France's most renowned recording studios. To obtain the famous "castle reverb" so characteristic of their recordings, the sound engineers had a most creative idea. They simply converted one of the

11/09/2024

Whales Records is delighted to announce the signing of Laura Grandy, a new artist to our label ! 🎉

Her first single will be released on September 20, and we can't wait to introduce you to her musical universe. Laura’s first album is infused with jazz, pop alternative, and R&B.

Her work is a heartfelt exploration of her romantic spirit, where she crafts vivid stories that blend reality with imagination.

For curious folks, comment the word "crazy" for an exclusive listen to her 1st single 😉

Stay tuned ! 🌟

11/09/2024

New Blog Post !
- Anecdote N°9 - Pecunia Cantum Gignit, the story behind DJ Eric Prydz's hit Call On Me
Link :
https://bit.ly/3SVlWxL

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04/09/2024

New Blog Post !
- Anecdote N°8 - Prodigium Vaticanum Provocans, Mozart's story at the Vatican
Link :
https://bit.ly/4dISh2s

Allegri's famous "Miserere", a 17th-century sacred work, was kept secret by the Vatican. No one was allowed to transcribe or perform it outside the Sistine Chapel, on pain of excommunication. But during Holy Week in Rome in 1770, Mozart attended services

28/08/2024

New Blog Post !
- Anecdote N°7 - Quincy Jones in France 🎺 🌟 🇫🇷
Link :
https://bit.ly/46T9C6P

"At the age of 24, Quincy Jones arrived in Paris in 1957 to study with the great masters Nadia Boulanger and Olivier Messiaen. But tuition was expensive for the son of a modest Chicago family... His musical genius enabled him to finance his studies in a very stylish way. Quincy worked as an ar

21/08/2024

New Blog Post !
- Anecdote N°6 - The Immortalized Scream 📣 📣😮
Link :
https://bit.ly/46PaZDB

In the 1920s, recording conditions were a real challenge for musicians ! Sound was captured by a simple bell and etched directly onto wax. To balance volumes, the most powerful instruments had to move further away.

14/08/2024

New Blog Post !
- Anecdote N°5 - Ockghem's Musical Enigmas 🎶 🕵️

Link :
https://bit.ly/3M1skQ7

Flemish composer Johannes Ockeghem (1410-1497) was a master of technical challenges and musical games !

07/08/2024

New Blog Post !
- Anecdote N°4 - The Improvised Birth Of S**t 🎙️ 🎶
**tMusic
Link :
https://bit.ly/4caMZMc

“So you haven’t heard about the birth of S**t ? Legend has it that in 1926, during the recording of Heebie Jeebies,(…)”

03/11/2023

Performing "Pleiades" at
A journey through the constellation of the Pleiades
thanks .z.photo for the amazing shot!

22/09/2023

Hi everyone,

I hope you all had a beautiful week.
My dear friend Mike from Headphone Commute wrote a beautiful review about Muriël Bostdorp's new album : RESILIENT.

I like to see that there are still some people who takes care of what they are doing and he's clearly one of them.

Thank you Mike to have the power, taking the time, to describe what you hear in order to give the readers those special appetizers before starting their listening session.

“… each carefully pressed key expresses feelings with its weight […] flowing naturally as an extension of herself…”

09/09/2023

Kind words from the amazing Headphone Commute about Muriël Bostdorp's album Resilient. "... gentle and intimate solo piano pieces on Julien Marchal's label Whales Records"

Merci Mike!

I noticed that I usually publish one or two of these OUT TODAY columns per month unless I'm out on vacation. That being said, August seemed a little bit quiet. I suppose musicians and record label…

08/09/2023

Hello everyone,

I'm really thrilled to announce the new album from Muriël Bostdorp : "Resilient".
A piano solo album who resonates with life moments, calm, love, but also all the little details that our puts out to clean all. Hopefully, the Master Mastering Engineer Alexandr Vatagin followed the album and understood exactly what we were asking for. Going to details, without polishing it.
A little piece of beauty that I'm really happy to try to push as much as I can.
I wish you all a beautiful week-end and don't forget to take time and to breathe.

Speak soon,

Julien for WR

07/07/2023

ALBUM OUT NOW!
AINO - Born from the Pleiades
linktr.ee/aino