I don’t know a whole lot about Jean-Jacques Perrey. All I know is he’s a French pioneer in electronic music and he wrote E.V.A. – a moog masterpiece that you might know as the original to Gangstarr’s “Just To Get A Rep” (and numerous other songs).

In comes the news that a documentary is in the making about the living legend that is mister Perrey, entitled ‘Prélude Au Sommeil’. Now that’s beautiful to me. The dvd release is scheduled for september, English subtitles included. But for now, vibe along to this poetic trailer:

Prélude au sommeil (Prelude to sleep) is a film about the life & work of Jean-Jacques Perrey, electro-pop music pioneer. It also features Michel Gondry, Air, Jean-Emmanuel Deluxe, Gershon Kingsley, Angelo Badalamenti and Joel Chadabe. Directed by Gilles Weinzaepflen (aka Toog).

Jean-Jacques Perrey – E.V.A. (of the Moog Indigo album):

Gangstarr – Just To Get A Rep: