Herbert Distel followup
Posted in sound art on July 23, 2008 | No Comments »
Just a quick note to let you know Herbert Distel have been favorably commenting on the ‘La Stazione’ post, published May 15th, which makes me very happy.
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Théatre Commercial ‘Spectacle Commercial’
Posted in avant rock, french, sound art on July 22, 2008 | No Comments »
READERS TAKE CONTROL ON CONTINUO!
Music submitted by Rainier. Thanks.
01 Mauvais rêve (1:12)
02 Conversation (1;07)
03 Les Enfants de la Bière (1:08)
04 Cérémonie (1:07)
05 La Dynastie (1:13)
06 Voyage Immobile (1:11)
07 Voyage Enchanté (1:09)
08 Magie (1:09)
09 Eskimo (1:06)
10 Silence Une Minute (1:26)
Total time: 11:50
12” released 1985 on Repli Strategic (Picture Wave Records)
Théatre Commercial was a french quatuor including [...]
Tamia & Pierre Favre ‘Blues For Pedro Arcanjo’
Posted in jazz, sound art on July 21, 2008 | 5 Comments »
READERS TAKE CONTROL ON CONTINUO!
Music submitted by Gamilan. Thanks.
01 Traumbaum (6:59)
02 Ceux du Soleil (4:31)
03 Noon Moon (4:25)
04 Poco a Poco (5:18)
05 Chant d’Exil (7:51)
06 Blues for Pedro Arcanjo (7:27)
07 Sommeil de Pierre (2:33)
Total time: 39:07
LP released 1983 on T Records, Gemini (T-Gem 1003)
This is Tamia [...]
Maja Ratkje live Paris 2008
Posted in electronic, sound art, spoken word on July 18, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Live performance Paris, March 30th, 2008
Duration: 34:07
Personal recording at Maison de Radio France,
During GRM 2008 ‘Présences Electroniques’ festival
Vocal sounds only+live electronic processing by an enchantress of the genre, Norvegian Maja Ratkje. Expect undecipherable utterings, abstract sound treatments, extreme dynamics, and total mastery of up-to-date audio trickeries (real-time sampler, sound effects a go-go and what not). [...]
Moniek Darge ‘Sounds of Sacred Places’
Posted in field recording, sound art, spoken word on July 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »
01 Turkish Square (09:11)
02 Abbey Sounds (12:26)
03 Rain (07:05)
04 Solstice Sample (10:28)
05 Three Sunbeams (05:47)
Total time: 45:00
LP released on Igloo Records, 1987
As far as I can tell, this is Moniek Darge’s unique solo recording, and a major release in the field of location recording and sound poetry. She is well known today as a violinist, [...]
Simon Wickham-Smith & Richard Youngs 7”
Posted in sound art on July 12, 2008 | No Comments »
01 Worried About Heaven (2:47)
02 Muscles In Your Head (4:11)
7” released 1993 on Fourth Dimension Records, UK
Radical ethnic drone/noise music by the duo of S. Wickham-Smith (b&w picture above) and Richard Youngs, working as a duo – also known as R!!!S!!!. – from 1992 to this day. On this 7”, track one is a dense, [...]
Noid ‘Ausflug ins Grüne’ 7”
Posted in sound art on July 11, 2008 | No Comments »
01 Auf Der Wiese (04:24)
02 Die Seele Baumeln Lassen (07:11)
7” single released 2006 by Klang Galerie (ref. gg103)
Austrian cello player Noid (real name Arnold Haber) tend to shy away from any improvisation music clichés on this engaging, debut single. Wether finger-picking or playing with a bow, the range of sounds he emits is nothing short [...]
Mike Shannon ‘Tourniquet of Roses’
Posted in sound art on July 5, 2008 | No Comments »
01 In The Desert Where There Is No Silence (3:54)
02 Moving As Silouettes (9:12)
03 Afternoon Circular Night (5:57)
04 I Don’t Know If You’re Still There (3:32)
05 Little Red Shoulder (1;15)
06 Thunder Caravan (2:21)
07 Symbol (4:39)
08 Tomohawk Diplomacy (30:37)
Total time: 60mns
Cassette released 1991 by Joy Street Studios.
Mike Shannon started making music in the late 1960s in [...]
