The Different Company Dance of The Dawn was first the sub-title of a 1973 Yes song before being part of l’Esprit Cologne collection – Vinyl turntable ©Pixabay, Yes album sticker ©DR, bottle ©The Different Company, montage ©Emmanuelle Varron
The Different Company L’Esprit Cologne collection is an olfactory treasure that invites you to travel, All are composed with superb raw materials that are apparent from the first seconds on the skin and unlike many colognes there is longevity and complexity, as in past creations; After Midnight, Kashan Rose, Loam of Cordoza, Majaina Sin, South Bay, Tokyo Bloom, and White Zagora.
Let’s head to Indonesia with The Different Company Dance of the Dawn which highlights the many facets of patchouli- translucent, sparkling yet bold. As in the first seven creations, it is Symrise Master Perfumer Emilie Coppermann who composed this fragrance and once again seduced me at first spritz. Without denying its head shop stereotype, she offers a new interpretation of this hugely popular raw material in perfumery.
Luc Gabriel (The Different Company owner and Creative Director) and Emilie Coppermann (Symrise Master Perfumer) at Paris L’Appartement Symrise – ©Emmanuelle Varron
How? The Different Company Dance of The Dawn really feels like the 60s-70s, and was inspired by “The Revealing Science of God (Dance with Dawn)”, a song by the legendary progressive rock band Yes from the 1973 released album “Tales from Typographic Oceans.” Jon Anderson’s quasi-mystical singing is its backbone, with sequences of modulating rhythms and chords where guitars, keyboards and drums mingle in turn for more than 20 minutes. What better musical accompaniment to the writing of this review than to listen to this Hindu texts inspired opus which also made an impression on The Different Company owner Luc Gabriel?
1973 Yes “Tales from Topographic Oceans” album from which was released Dance with the Dawn – ©Amazon.
Here, the song, and Emilie Coppermann’s olfactory interpretation come together. The voice is the patchouli from the island of Sulawesi (Indonesia), produced in partnership with Symrise: luminous and twirling, without losing its mind-altering and earthy personality that makes it so easily identifiable. And around it, guitars, keyboards and drums are replaced by black pepper, tangerine, vanilla (all three produced in Madagascar, also in partnership with Symrise), pink peppercorn, driftwood, iris, and incense. The Different Company Dance of The Dawn is a seaside patchouli, warm, mysterious and enveloping, with salty facets reminiscent of Indonesian beaches, cool as the sea breeze, which becomes headier as the hours go by. “I see myself at the edge of the water, on the vast beaches of Sulawasi. Time seems to stand still, and I feel transported by the unique smell of this island. Here, the patchouli plantations are on the edge of the ocean, giving it this particular wake inscribed in duality: the earthy and humid aspect of the plantations is as if crystallized by the salty air coming from the open sea.” –Emilie Coppermann
An Indonesian beach with a view:The Different Company Dance with the Dawn thanks to AI via Midjourney, with Emmanuelle Varron’s keywords choice
Thanks to Emilie Coppermann’s skill as a master perfumer, the perception of early morning luminosity and freshness specific to Colognes is discernable as soon as The Different Company Dance of The Dawn is sprayed on the skin. As if sprinkled with the juice of a freshly squeezed mandarin, the patchouli becomes fizzy and tangy. Then, black pepper and pink peppercorn leaf titillate this fruity sweetness with their spicy, slightly herbaceous notes, which amplify the perception of a shimmering and incandescent fragrance. The time travel, which transports me to the 60s-70s, is full: I rediscover the spirit of the beatnik patchouli that I loved to wear as a teenager, but here cleaned of those “peace and love” greasy facets. The driftwood accord brings a marine and salty touch which adds pep to the contrasting opening of The Different Company Dance of The Dawn. After a few hours, The Different Company Dance of the Dawn moves away from the cologne spirit to reveal bewitching notes such as Diviniris®, a Symrise captive that displays an irresistibly soft iris with hints of leather and the magnificent vanilla from Madagascar which envelops the fragrance with its sweet and balmy roundness that magnifies patchouli as rarely. If the opening of The Different Company Dance of The Dawn is punchy and flamboyant, the drydown is of an ultra-sensual sweetness, of those that I like to feel on my skin when I wake up, after a long, delicious night shared with my perfume.
Notes: black pepper (Madagascar), mandarin (Madagascar), pink peppercorn leaf, driftwood accord, pink peppercorn, Diviniris® accord, vanilla (Madagascar), Sulawesi patchouli (Indonesia), incense.
Disclaimer: Merci to The Different Company for the 10 ml Dance of the Dawn travel bottle provided for this review. The opinions expressed are my own.
Emmanuelle Varron, Senior Editor and Paris brand ambassador
You can listen to Yes “The Revealing Science of God (Dance of the Dawn)” via Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube.
The Different Company Dance of the Dawn was presented in exclusive preview at Esxence 2022 – ©Emmanuelle Varron.
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