Huguette Lavigne contemplates the circle of life with her new single and video Spinners (La Toupie) — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
Depending on your view, life can resemble a box of chocolates or a bowl of cherries. But it can also resemble a spinning top. Sometimes it’s smooth and balanced. Other times it’s wobbly and out of control. For Ottawa New Age artist Lavigne, such complexities of humanity are found in her contemplative new single.
It’s a song Lavigne approached with no preconceived notion. “This piece, Spinners (La Toupie), began without a vision or theme,” Lavigne says. “Initially, I approached it with a sense of exploration, letting the process guide me. As I worked, the image of a spinning top gradually came to mind — starting with vigorous motion, whirling with energy, only to halt abruptly in the end. This visual became a metaphor for the human condition.”
Spinners (La Toupie) is a gorgeous, reflective piano instrumental that starts as a soothing, almost hypnotic melody with its various ebbs and flows. Dramatic without being over the top, the song exemplifies the course of one’s life, rising at times in intensity before delicately concluding after 155 seconds.
“Reflecting on the perpetual motion present in our lives and the universe, I found the underlying theme for this piece,” Lavigne says. “The spinning, as reflected in many of our activities, became a symbol of our journey through life. This contemplation on movement and stillness, activity and cessation, shaped the essence of Spinners (La Toupie).
“Like the spinning top, we go through our lives with a certain rhythm, propelled by the forces around us,” Lavigne says. “Our planet spins on its axis, orbiting the sun, creating a cosmic dance that mirrors our daily routines. We engage in love, work, creation, and play, each action adding to the momentum of our existence. Yet, despite this dynamic activity, there comes a moment when everything ceases. Much like the spinner, our hearts eventually come to an unexpected and sudden stop.”
Lavigne’s catalog includes more than 50 original piano compositions, some of which have complemented stunning visuals for a multi-sensory experience. Spinners (La Toupie) follows previous 2023 singles As It Goes and Pixie Dust. In 2022, she released Jazzed Up Dreams, an album thtat “began with five jazz pieces with riffs and melodies that developed out of improvisation.” Her previous albums include 2021’s Yin And Yang and Free And Easy and 2020’s Five O’Clock Somewhere. They were all recorded at Ottawa’s Raven Street Studios.
Watch the video for Spinners (La Toupie) above, hear more from Huguette Lavigne below, and find her at her website, Twitter, Facebook and TikTok.
