B i o g r a p h y       

And now !


The Choranche caves project, in November 1996, was a kind of
achievement and a climax. It was difficult to imagine playing conventional
concerts after this extreme experience, in the very heart of the "Mundus
Subterraneus".
 
Christoph and Christian needed a break, in order to define new directions
for the band. They still played together in studio sessions. Christoph was
deeply involved in the post-production and mixing of the "Cantus" project.
While Christian was very busy with scholarly projects, Christoph started a
collaboration with French guitarist Pierre Chaze, a collaborator of Hector
Zazou. Christoph also devoted a lot of time in experimenting new musical
technologies, such as hard-drive recording and editing.

The two of them agreed on new objectives. Creative freedom, new
partnerships, experimentation and fun should be the key-words of
Lightwave's next step. Instead of artistic compromises in order to meet the
commercial requirements of the recording industry, Lightwave chose to save
its identity and to explore ways to reach and to enlarge its audience
through new channels, such as the Internet. Mixing together visual
creation, concepts and music, Lightwave started new artistic projects.

In 1999, a new partnership was started with the Horizon Music Network.
Independence, flexibility, imagination, dynamism, mutual trust are the
key-words of this partnership. The "Cantus Umbrarum" release is the
first step in an on-going collaboration.

Oh yes, and in September 1999 Christoph and Christian met Paul Haslinger
in Paris and talked about new projects. So, stay tuned !