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18 Seconds

Genre: Cinematic Post-Rock

18 Seconds is the solo project of musician and composer Pascal Normand from Quebec (Bas-St-Laurent). Almost entirely instrumental, his music speaks the language of raw emotion: cinematic soundscapes where intensity and fragility, light and darkness, constantly intertwine.

Influenced as much by the abrasive guitars of Smashing Pumpkins as by the post-rock epics of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Normand released his debut EP When Fog Dissipates in 2013.

On October 3, 2025, 18 Seconds will unveil Plat de résistance, his sixth release and most accomplished work to date. Darker and more visceral than ever, the album frames music as an act of resistance: resistance to war, to the rise of violence and intolerance, to fascism, and to the dehumanization of a world losing its way. Balancing cathartic intensity with moments of suspended grace, Plat de résistance stands as a sonic fresco that is at once apocalyptic and deeply human.

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New album:

Title: Plat de résistance
Release date: October 3rd 2025
Label: Autoproduction

With Plat de résistance, his sixth release, 18 Seconds – the project of guitarist and composer Pascal Normand – draws us into a soundscape that is both dark and luminous. Balancing anxious textures with sparks of hope, the music unfolds like a cinematic post-rock journey where melancholy, intensity, and fragility coexist.