LES CONTES DU CYCLONE
Artist
Release Date
26 June 2026
Crew
Music Notre Dame de la Colline / Trumpet & Flugelhorn Luc Lagier / Voice message Nicolina Algelin
Recording & mixing Studioblanche / Digital Mastering Biduloscope / Analog Mastering Turn Head
Illustrations Caleana Triens / Layout Florian Larrecq
Record labels / Nice Weather for Airstrikes . Duality Records . Wild Bless You ! Records
“Once upon a time, there was a frightened dragon. He tore through the sky, fleeing an invisible threat known only to him.
From the frantic beating of his wings, a cyclone was born.
As the dragon approached, a tremor would run through the air, awakening what had been frozen for so long. Then everything would begin to dance, to sing, to whirl, to the clumsy rhythm of the uncontrolled gusts. Once the cyclone had passed, only what had been spared the wounds of past time would remain standing, witnessing that fleeting encounter.
In the midst of the void left behind, through the gutted floors of the ravaged homes, unsuspected flowers would then born.
Was remaining then the rekindled poetry, the tender memory of the frightened dragon, and the fervent wish that it might one day find peace.”
PRESS REVIEWS
« There is a kind of music that knows better than any other how to speak to the child I once was. To whisper in her ear that everything will be alright. This music belongs to Notre Dame de la Colline. With Les Contes du Cyclone, it does so with more tenderness and grace than ever »
— Totoromoon (France) – 03/06/2026
« There is a rare beauty in music that dares to sit with uncertainty instead of trying to escape it. Instead of offering neat answers, Le chant du fracas allows difficult emotions to exist, making its message all the more powerful and relatable. […] Sometimes the most meaningful music simply tells the truth. »
— ELLA FUZZ (US) – 07/08/2026
« With Les Contes du Cyclone, Notre Dame de la Colline has developed his music into something expansive without losing its handmade quality. This project is often described as post-rock, but there is something more fragile and storybook-like about its emotional vocabulary. What makes this album particularly powerful is its restraint. [...]
The storm may pass. The music remembers what it felt like to be caught inside it. »
— BLACK FRUIT APPAREL (UK) – 07/08/2026
« Notre Dame de la Colline returned with Les Contes Du Cyclone, navigating dreamlike landscapes with impressive gentleness. [...] The result is a lush, breathtaking album capable of translating entire stories and emotions into melodies that require not a single word to be understood. »
— YOU! ME! DANCING! (BRAZIL) – 07/08/2026
« Le chant du fracas is a hypnotic journey, immersing the listener in a nocturnal and enigmatic atmosphere... Memorable. »
— EDGAR ALLAN POETS (US) – 28/07/2026
« Built around a keyboard and a vocal message, the stunning single Le chant du fracas takes on a minimalist avant-garde approach. The classic post-rock guitar and subtle choir elevate the tension to catharsis...»
— SINUSOIDAL MUSIC (INDIA) – 02/08/2026
« With Les Contes du Cyclone, Notre Dame de la Colline continues to shape a distinctive sonic identity through the seamless fusion of neo-classical influences, ambient textures, and post-rock sensibilities. »
— ROCK ERA MAGAZINE (EGYPT) – 08/08/2026
« Les Contes du Cyclone creates an atmosphere of calm inquisitiveness, one that invites the listener into the eye of a storm to explore a world that is mostly beautiful, but that doesn’t ignore the elements of chaos that surround it, landing at something that feels genuinely alive »
— SLEEPING IN SOUND (THAILAND) – 15/08/2026
« Gentle, ambient post-rock tracks. An album made to escape everyday life. »
— 4NDREAS.Postrock (GERMANY) – 25/06/2026
« Mesmerizing… »
— OZZIRAM’s POST-ROCK WORLD (SWITZERLAND) - 27/07/2026
« Driven by a hypnotic grace and spine-tingling arrangements, Le chant du fracas delivers an atmospherically moving journey, evoking an aspirational sense of perseverance through darkness and solitude. »
— OBSCURE SOUND (US) – 30/07/2026
« Exploring a world of ambient post-inspired lullabies, Notre Dame de la Colline offers a work that feels both personal and universal, reminding us that even after powerful storms pass, unexpected forms of beauty can emerge. »
— MELODY ARENA (CANADA) – 06/08/2026
« Les Contes du Cyclone immediately feels like a project with its own mythology.
Honest, strange, melancholic, and quietly uplifting, this album can be your companion when you want to sit with sadness, but also when you need something gentle enough to pull you slightly out of it. »
— LOOP SOLITAIRE (UK) – 10/08/2026
« There are a few torchbearers of music who lull troubled souls at ease, and Notre Dame De La Colline is one of them. »
