Laurent Guerrier : Gizya

Laurent Guerrier

Gizya

label: Liquid Sphere

ref: LS09-1001CD

year: 2001

players: Laurent Guerrier

Compositional work based in field recordings akin to documentary

films as an illustration of sonic realities from diverse extraction.

The composition departs from naturalistic aesthetics and achieves in

the studio recreations of atmospheric impressions featuring dance

grooves, ruidist passages or acoustic soundscape influences.

Trabajo compositivo basado en grabaciones de campo afines a las

pelculas documentales como ilustracin de la realidad sonora de

diversos lugares. La composicin se aleja de la esttica naturalista

para lograr en el estudio recreaciones de impresiones atmosfricas

con influencias de los ritmos dance, fragmentos ruidistas o

referencias paisajistas-acsticas.

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Dissoi Logoi : Dissoi Logoi III

Dissoi Logoi

Dissoi Logoi III

label: Altrisuoni

ref: AS CD 071

year: 2001

players: Franco Parravicini, Alberto Morelli, Gerardo Cardinale,

Franceso D’Auria, Mario Arcari, Roberto Mazza, Francesco Mazoni,

Gabriele Mirabassi, A Mysterious Tarquinian Child.

Acoustic winds, percussion instruments, toys or electronics captured

live in the creation of an imaginary folk historic recording. Various

instrumental approaches with a common concern for different kinds of

traditional constructions. Ethnic music revisited from varying -in

relation to their context- compositional stances.

Instrumentos de viento y percusin, juguetes o electrnica

recogidos en directo y empleados en una grabacin histrica de un

folclore imaginario. Diversos planteamientos instrumentales basados

en construcciones tradicionales de diverso tipo. Acercamiento a la

msica tnica desde planteamientos compositivos de carcter variado

en cuanto a los contextos.

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Slang : Save the Chilis

Slang

Save the Chilis

label: Carbon

ref: C7 062

year: 2001

players: Franois Garny, Manuel Hermia, Michel Seba

Experimental punk ‘cabaret’ making the most of limited resources.

Small current initiative with a multicultural scent and numerous

influences: gnawa-like percussion and singing with electric guitar,

songs in English with ethnic backings, experimental studio

processings, jazzistic atmospheres, hard-core tumbao or hendrix cum

sampled fragments.

‘Cabaret’ punk experimental que saca el mximo partido de recursos

mnimos. Pequea iniciativa actual de cariz multicultural con

numerosas influencias: voces y percusin tipo gnawa con guitarra

elctrica, canciones en ingls y bases tnicas, procesado de estudio

experimental, atmsferas jazzsticas y tumbao hard-core o fragmentos

hendrix con samples.

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Nils Wogram : Root 70

Nils Wogram

Root 70

label: 2nd Floor

ref: CD NR.008

year: 2001

players: Nils Wogram, Hayden Chisholm, Matt Penman, Jochen Rueckert

Jazz atmospheres, minimal acoustic expressions, themes constructed by

means of forays into the world of jazz. Careful colouristic

arrangements, timbric and harmonic strokes reminiscent of the

atmospheric settings for TV series. Experimental approaches akin to

free improvisation if contained within idiomatic compositional frames.

Atmsferas jazzsticas, expresiones mnimas de tipo acstico, temas

construidos desde incursiones en el terreno del jazz. Cuidadosos

arreglos coloristas de trazos tmbricos y armnicos que recuerdan los

decorados atmosfricos de seriales televisivos. Planteamientos

experimentales cercanos a la improvisacin libre pero en un marco de

composicin idiomtica.

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Koji Asano : Spherical Moss Factory

Koji Asano

Spherical Moss Factory

label: Solstice

ref: Solstice 26

year: 2002

players: Tomomi Tokunaga, Kentaro Suzuki

Microscopic approach to bowed strings. Deployment and superimposition

of overtone partials. Acoustic landscapes akin to compositions

created after long stays in the realm of electronics. Fast

articulations that, nevertheless, rotate on the air drawing

concentric circles by means of self-contained movements or in

contrast to held drones. Aproximacin microscpica a las cuerdas

frotadas.

Despliegue y superposicin de parciales armnicos. Paisajes acsticos

afines a las composiciones tras prolongadas estancias en la

electrnica. Articulaciones veloces que, sin embargo, dan vueltas en

el aire, trazando crculos concntricos mediante movimientos

autocontenidos o en contraste con pedales continuos.

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The Necks : Hanging Gardens

The Necks

Hanging Gardens

label: Recommended

ref: rernecks1

year: 2001

players: Chris Abrahams, Tony Buck, Lloyd Swanton

Mists emerging from sharp profiles, fading of clear outlines and

coexisting simultaneous planes. Electric instrumental textures

reminiscent of former times and superimposed alternating speeds

created through effects. Somehow like those mirages in which the

medium becomes visible due to extreme conditions. ‘Water’ over the

road due to excessive heat.

Neblinas que surgen de siluetas marcadas, desdibujado de formas

evidentes y convivencia de planos simultneos. Texturas

instrumentales elctricas reminiscentes de otras pocas y

superposicin de alternancia cintica mediante efectos. Como los

espejismos donde el medio se hace visible por las condiciones

extremas. ‘Agua’ en la carretera por el calor excesivo.

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Arthur : Man

Arthur

Man

label: Les Disques du Soleil

ref: DSA 54074

year: 2001

players: Franois Biyikli, Charles-eric Charrier

Various resources -from field recordings to instrumental renderings

or ruidist passages- displayed in song-form tracks interpreted from a

concern with instrumental performance. Striking contrast in the

choice of materials.

Diversos recursos -desde grabaciones de campo hasta ejecuciones

instrumentales o pasajes ruidistas- se despliegan en cortes de forma

cancin interpretados desde un inters centrado en la interpretacin

instrumental. Sorprendente contraste en la seleccin de materiales.

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Victor Nubla : Hammerhead: The secret journey…

Victor Nubla

Hammerhead: The secret journey…

label: Testing Ground

ref: TEST006

year: 2001

players: Victor Nubla

Composition created through materials of diverse extraction:

instrumental performances and fragments of recordings embeded within

an aesthetics in which literal identification of means and result

occurs, resulting in a static effect achieved through the means

employed.

Composicin realizada mediante materiales de origen diverso:

ejecuciones instrumentales y fragmentos de grabaciones albergados en

una esttica tendente a la identificacin literal de medios y

resultado, llegando a un efecto de estaticidad propociado por la

repeticin y los recursos empleados.

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Bastet, Cornaz, Esmerode : d’Ailes Fines

Bastet, Cornaz, Esmerode

d’Ailes Fines

label: Altrisuoni

ref: AS 098

year: 2001

players: Michel Bastet, Philippe Cornaz, Raul Esmerode

A percussive melodic instruments meeting. Wooden and metallic bars

dialogue with the piano in an itinerary unfolding througha repertoire

that features various areas… jazz standrads, minimalism, nuevo

tango, blues… a rejoicing in the timbric warmth of the instruments

and the superimposition of velvety feel melodic lines.

Encuentro de instrumentos melodicos de percusion. Las laminas de

madera y metal dialogan con el piano en un recorrido por un

repertorio con diversas zonas… standrads, minimalismo, nuevo tango,

blues… recreacion de la calidez timbrica de los instrumentos y la

superposicion de lineas melodicas de tacto aterciopelado.

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dieb 13, Jason Kahn, Gunter Muller : Streaming

dieb 13, Jason Kahn, Gunter Muller

Streaming

label: for4ears

ref: for4ears 1343

year: 2001

players: dieb 13, Jason Kahn, Gunter Muller

Grainy textures observed at close quarters. Attention to surfaces and

unevenness of terrain displayed in a tidal ebb and flow. The speed at

which materials unfold provides a common denominator among the

various tracks. A single contour filled with various materials

ranging from textures or miking to lo-fi noise. Texturas granuladas

observadas de cerca.

Atencin a las superficies, a los accidentes irregulares del terreno

en un flujo y reflujo de mareas. La velocidad de desarrollo de los

contenidos parece un hilo conductor por los cortes. Un nico perfil

relleno de diversos materiales desde lo textural a la microfonizacin

o al ruido de baja fidelidad.

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Arnaud Durand, Nicolas Marmin, Hugues VilletteO : saka Bonda

Arnaud Durand, Nicolas Marmin, Hugues VilletteO

saka Bondage Volume III

label: Shambala Records

ref: Shamb 01 007

year: 2001

players: Arnaud Durand, Nicolas Marmin, Hugues Villette

DJ perspective… Recorded materials, vast range of sources -from

soundscapes to rough noise through samples of acoustic instruments-

are instrumentalized with an overt taste for the cyclical and

repetitive. Along with extended compositional resources, featuring a

wide range of materials, rhythm is articulated upon backbeat

influenced alternations.

Perspectiva DJ… materiales grabados -amplio abanico de fuentes;

desde paisajes sonoros al ruido contundente pasando por samples

acsticos- instrumentalizados con evidente debilidad por lo cclico y

repetitivo. Junto a la ampliacin de recursos compositivos, inclusin

de materiales diversos, el ritmo se articula sobre alternancias

herederas del backbeat.

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Joelle Leandre, Kazue Sawai : Organic-mineral

Joelle Leandre, Kazue Sawai

Organic-mineral

label: In Situ

ref: IS 235

year: 2001

players: Joelle Leandre, Kazue Sawai

Encounters in the domain of timbre, Games of contrast and similarity,

turns of various gradients around fixed points, by way of see-saw,

sliding along intensity, pitch and dinamics vectors. Horizontal

strings, elevated by bridges, are performed in various fashions in

order to display the closeness of koto and double bass Encuentros en

la timbrica.

Juegos de contrastes y similitudes, giros de diversos gradientes en

torno a centros fijos, a modo de balancin, que se deslizan a lo largo

de la intensidad, la altura, la dinmica. Las cuerdas horizontales,

elevadas por unpuente son intervenidas de diversas formas para poner

de manifiesto la proximidad del koto y del contrabajo

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Bladder Flask : One day I was so sad…

Bladder Flask

One day I was so sad…

label: Sonaria

ref: SON 5.01

year: 1981/2001

players: Bladder Flask

Surrealistic interactions encounters of laughter, groans,

instrumental stances, cheap electronics, toys, concrete sources are

trimmed to produce a confetti-collage permeated by an experimental

cartoon humour. The context?s sonority discloses the recording date

and draws attention to the praiseworthy reissuing effort. Thanks

Interacciones surrealistas, encuentros de risas, gemidos, gestos

instrumentales, electronica barata, juguetes, fuentes concretas, son

recortadas para dar lugar a un collage-confeti enebrado por un humor

de dibujo animado experimental. La sonoridad del contexto pone de

manifiesto la epoca de la grabacion y hace pensar en lo encomiable

del esfuerzo de reedicin. Gracias

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Joe Manieri Trio : the trio concerts

Joe Manieri Trio

the trio concerts

label: Leo Records

ref: CD LR 307/308

year: 2001

players: Joe Manieri, Mat Manieri, Randy Peterson

Live recording of an unusual trio line-up. The language, unfolding in

the domain of the idiomatic although approached from atmospheric

perspectives. specialy indebted to ballads, is permeated by a languid

gestural stance stressing a contained slow interaction

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Format a trois : Deuxieme

Format a trois

Deuxieme

label: Altrisuoni

ref: AS 104

year: 2001

players: Alexis Gfeller, Fabien Sevilla, Patrick Dufresne

Reflexive view on standard jazzistic developments with careful

proposals and a neat listening task both in relation to previous

jazzistic stances and to the technical aspect of the present CD,

which displays a careful task in relation to the recording of the

acoustic sound of a jazz trio

Una visin reflexiva sobre el decurso jazzistico standard con

planteamientos cuidados y pulida labor instrumental. Como en otros

discos del sello se aprecia una intensa labor de escucha tanto en

relacion a propuestas jazzisticas previas como a la labor tecnica del

presente CD, la cual constituye una cuidada labor en la captacion del

sonido acustico de un trio de jazz

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Chris Wiesendanger Trio : Bardo

Chris Wiesendanger Trio

Bardo

label: altrisuoni

ref: AS 111

year: 2001

players: Chris Wiesendanger, Dominique Girod, Elmar Frey

A careful trio task featuring compositions with metric and

arrangement concerns akin to the jazzistic language of the 90?s. An

outlook proposed from an in-depth listening of various jazz group

languages, each of the tracks puts forward a listening distillatios

(both on a historical level and on the present time of the recording)

whitch also manifests a personal interpretation

Una cuidada labor en trio que comprende composiciones de inquietud

metrica y arreglistica afines al lenguaje jazzistico de los 90.

Mirada planteada desde la escucha en profundidad de diversos

lenguajes de grupos jazzsticos, cada corte pone de manifiesto todo

un destilado de escucha (tanto a nivel historico como en el presente

de la grabacion) al tiempo que ofrece una lectura propia de los mismos.

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AC/DB : Steamboat Switzerland

AC/DB

Steamboat Switzerland

label: Grob

ref: grob 316

year: 2001

players: Dominik Blum, Marino Pliakas, Lucas Niggli.

A mixing of materials in terms of visual elements, outlook centred in

textural hyper density interpreted in real time and electronic strata

woven in a dance influenced domain framed whithin aesthetic, gestural

and timbric stances akin to 70?s experimental rock. Compositional and

improvised proposals variously embodled are entwined throughout the

different stages of the mixing, performing and composing processes .

La mezcla de materiales como si de elementos plasticos se tratase

enfoques centrados en la hiperdensidad textural interpretada en

tiempo real y en estratos electrnicos tejidos en un ambito de

ascendencia dance enmarcado en una esttica, planteamientos y

tmbricas del rock experimental de los 70. Planteamientos

compositivos e improvisados en mltiples facetas entreverados desde

las diversas fases del proceso de mezcla, interpretacin, composicin

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Sergey Kuryokhin : The ways of freedom

Sergey Kuryokhin

The ways of freedom

label: Golden Years

ref: GY 14

year: 2001

players: Sergey Kuriokhin

Solo album by this rusian pianist recorded in the early 80?s. Free

language with a remote taste to it, which preserves a perspective

somewhat removed from the better know instances in that domain. An

expression which overtly embodies an approach to language from

technique and paroxistyc virtuosism, with somehow untimely views on

jazz and ruidist approaches to the instrument.

Disco en solitario de este pianista ruso grabado aprincipios de los

80. Lenguaje free con un sabor lejano, que conserva una perspectiva

alejada de los planteamientos mas conocidos en este mbito. Expresin

que pone de manifiesto una aproximacin al lenguaje desde la tecnica

y el virtuosismo paroxistico, con lecturas del jazz un tanto

extemporaneas y aproximaciones ruidistas al instrumento

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Markus Breuss : Devocion Inutil

Markus Breuss

Devocion Inutil

label: Doronko Records

ref: Doronko 021

year: 2000

players: Markus Breuss, Tsukiko Amakawa, Musik-Akademie Basel, Grupo

Cosmos

An itinerary fthrough the various facets of this composer, from works

from cameristic ensemble, computer versions of this pieces, live

recordings of performances with a certain ?happening? taste to them

electroacoustic compositions, contained almost imperceptible

ambiance… a true compendium of the sonic world of this composer

Recorrido por las diversas facetas de este compositor, desde

composiciones para grupo de cmara, versiones en ordenador de sus

piezas, grabaciones en vivo de realizaciones con un cierto sabor

performance, composiciones electroacsticas ambientes contenidos,

casi imperceptibles… un autntico compendio de su mundo sonoro.

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Marylin Crispell : Selected Works 1983-1986

Marylin Crispell

Selected Works 1983-1986

label: Golden Years

ref: GY 11/12

year: 2001

players: Marylin Crispell, Dough James, Marcio Mattos, Didier Petit,

Yoval Mincemacher

Various piano recordings from the mid 80?s featuring solo, duo and

quartet stances The work by this american pianist stretches along

various landscapes, constructed in cellular fashion and crafted

around athmospheric motifs of diverse emotional nature. From the

border of the idiomatic to freer phrasings, the concern with language

construction illustrates the relatioship between percussion and piano.

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Tom Nunn : Burning Palms

Tom Nunn

Burning Palms

label: Garuda Records

ref: Tom Nunn garuda records

year: 2000

players: Tom Nunn

Improvisations by the author onhos own sound sculptures. In some of

the tracks the approach is timbrically remminiscent of the thumb

pano whereas its rhythmic construction aims to balinese percussive

traditions. Other tracks in which the interventions on the sculpture

present a more abstract character, areas more immersed in the realm

of noise are explored, combining processed sounds an other ones of an

acoustic nature

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Elton Dean : Moorsong

Elton Dean

Moorsong

label: Cuneiform Records

ref: rune 143

year: 2001

players: Elton Dean, Fred T. Baker, Liam Genockey, Mark Hewins, Alex

Maguire, Mark Sanders

Themes linked to the electric funk of the early nineties in its

rhytmic, iombric and compositional stances. Homesickness of timbress

reminiscenct of athmospheres from others times, dance rhythmics and

athmospheric approaches of jazzistic influence.

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Adrian Moore : Traces

Adrian Moore

Traces

label: Empreintes Digitales

ref: IMED 0053

year: 2000

players: Adrian Moore

Materials distributed in various areas accirdung tithe methods used

abstraction processes emerged from concrete materials taken to

different degrees. The lunk between the various pieces comes from the

studio techniques used, which bestow a continuity to the

pieces.Konetic based poetics, in perspective with a sonic plane akin

to compute imagery or analogue image digitalization

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Ganelin, Chekasin, Tarasov : Con Anima Concerto Grosso

Ganelin, Chekasin, Tarasov

Con Anima Concerto Grosso

label: Golden Years of New Jazz

ref: GY 15

year: 2001

players: Vyacheslav Ganelin, Vladimir Chekasin, Vladimir Tarasov

An approach to free jazz from the Soviet Union featuring akin to the

realm of 70?s experimental rock in its modal construction and

rhythmic approach. More experimental stances featuring featuring

electronic tape sounds together with a more abstract approach. More

experimental stances featuring electronic tape sounds together with a

more abstract approach to language are featured on the title track

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Ivo Perelman : The Seven Energies of the Universe

Ivo Perelman

The Seven Energies of the Universe

label: Leo Records

ref: CD LR 309

year: 2001

players: Ivo Perelman, Joseph Scianni, Jay Rosen

In this ocasion Perelman puts forward an itinerary through the server

energies of the universe derived from the ancestral Hebrew alphabet

through a careful jazzistic trio language of virtuosic tendency and

colorists interactions distributed through ambiances of variable

intensity

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