Akira Rabelais - Spellewauerynsherde

From Allmusic.com : "Track titles like "1382 Wyclif Gen. II. 7" and "Caxton Golden Leg. 208b/2" don't go hand in hand with sounds so quiet and moving. Putting his Argeiphontes Lyre software to use, Akira Rabelais shifts around and reassembles performances of traditional Icelandic a cappella lament songs, field recordings that date as far back as the early '60s. Some passages sound as if they were barely touched, while others twist and fold within pillows of wind. Some notes hit with deep resonance, while others sublimate into shadowy drones. Regardless of what processing Rabelais put them through, each sound floats through your ears like a whisper but sticks when it reaches your soul."

"Spellewauerynsherde" was released by Samadhisound in 2004.

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Akira Rabelais - ...Bénédiction, Draw

"...Bénédiction, Draw" was released by Orthlorng Musork in 2003.

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Akira Rabelais - invalidObject Series (void)

"invalidObject Series (void)" was released by Fällt in 2000.

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Akira Rabelais - Elongated Pentagonal Pyramid

From Allmusic.com : "In this computer music release of a very reduced and refined aesthetic, Ahira Rabelais works with very small sounds to create tranquil click-laden soundscapes. As this label is known for producing some of the more extreme diversions in post-electronic music, this CD sits well on the roster alongside Christophe Charles and Achim Wollscheid. While at times almost inaudible, the micro-sound modulations and active use of the stereo field bring to mind the pin-dropping sound of Bernhard Gunter. While the sounds are laced with the gritty pixelated textures of computer bit-crushing, Elongated Pentagonal Pyramid can be a somewhat stale and scientific listen. But, in an admirable fashion, the composer is restrained and never quite lets the computer take over, maintaining a patient and controlled method that keeps this far from being indulgent. Fans of both ambient and academic computer music will find the CD fascinating, a controlled and minimal sound world that remains compelling throughout."

"Elongated Pentagonal Pyramid" was released by Ritornell in 1999.

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Akira Rabelais - Eisoptrophobia

From Allmusic.com : "An intellectual pioneer as much as anything else, Akira Rabelais issued forth musical creations and inventions from his perch at CalArts. Born and raised in South Texas, one of his childhood pastimes involved shooting metal plates with bb guns so that he could experience the unique sound that it caused. That fascination with sound, combined with a philosophical and literary bent (his favorite surreal and magical realist snippets of literature are on his website, www.akirarabelais.com) helped lay the path for the musical creations he has been issuing since 1990 -- he describes himself as a "composer writing software, not an engineer making music." The software that Rabelais made reference to in that quote, or at least the most famous among his inventions was the Argeïphontes Lyre. With functions like Eviscerator Reanimator, Time Domain Mutation, Morphological Disintegration, Verwechslung Kaffeetass and The Lobster Quadrille, the Lyre was a program that allowed the user to make a number of alterations to a piece of pre-recorded sound. The program quickly became a favorite of electronic music composers such as Terre Thaemitz and Scanner, who used it to create disorientating sound shifts. Rabelais' own cd, Elongated Pentagonal Pyramid (Ritornell, 1999) showed the stamp of the Lyre, with its multiple layers of gently wavering sound . Eisotrophobia followed in spring 2001."

"Eisoptrophobia" was released by Ritornell in 2001.

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Lowercase-Sound 2002 [2 x CD Boxset]

From Allmusic.com : "This two-CD compilation describes better than words the scope and interest of the field of attentive listening and microscopic sounds. Beautifully and originally designed, the box contains previously unreleased contributions by a representative cross section of artists. Disc one focuses on pieces derived from field recordings or recordings of acoustic instruments. Gal's "Zhu Shui" (an assemblage of bowling up and cooling down tea kettles) and John Hudak's "Radio Past" (a wax cylinder recording severely altered by the passage of time) stand out, with contributions by Dale Lloyd and Jason Lescalleet also offering memorable moments. Radu Malfatti's "Selbander" is an excruciatingly minimal piece for three trombones made of short episodes of droning activity separated by lengthy silences. Disc two culls tracks of a more purely electronic nature and here we find many top names in the field of experimental electronica and installation art: Francisco Lopez, Stephan Mathieu, Carl Stone, Tetsu Inoue, Taylor Deupree, Kim Cascone -- even Toshimaru Nakamura is represented with one of his pieces on no-input mixing board. Stone's gentle ambient workout "Tefu" and Ronnie Sundin's (aka Rsundin) "_siesmol" provide the highlights of this second platter. The latter piece contains a sudden loud sound that ranks as the set's only heart-attack-inducing moment -- you'll remember it. In short, lowercase-sound 2002 is an open-minded, inclusive collection rating high as being representative of both the artists involved in this style and the kind of design that usually accompanies their music. Highly recommended."

CD 1 :
1-01   The Beige Channel - Implosion
1-02   Tucker Dulin - One Minute
1-03   Gal - Zhu Shui
1-04   Josh Russell - Bp70/32
1-05   Bob L. Sturm - 100:200111 Torrey Pines Outer Buoy
1-06   Dale Lloyd - Fleeting Recollections Of The Snow Plain
1-07   Matt Shoemaker - Charm
1-08   Yannick Dauby - In Dolem
1-09   Electric Company - M
1-10   Reynols - Blank Tapes Mogal
1-11   Joseph Siemion - Discorse
1-12   Animist Orchestra - 4/7/01
1-13   Radu Malfatti - Selbander
1-14   Jason Lescalleet - The Destructive Effects Of Group Dynamics
1-15   David Gross - Untitled
1-16   Undr Quartet - Your Name Was Written In Green
1-17   John Hudak - Radio Past

CD 2 :
2-01   Otaku Yakuza - The Space Of A Second
2-02   Francisco López - Untitled #118
2-03   Rsundin - _Siesmol
2-04   Akira Rabelais - Disjectimembrapoetaeeatelich
2-05   Stephan Mathieu - Flake
2-06   Immedia - -(2)
2-07   Dan Abrams - Feature
2-08   Peter Van Hoesen - Objectseq
2-09   Michael Schumacher - Still
2-10   Carl Stone - Tefu
2-11   Tetsu Inoue - Compact
2-12   Taylor Deupree - Inharmil
2-13   Kim Cascone - Edge Boundry #1
2-14   Toshimaru Nakamura - Nimb #20
2-15   Jonas Lindgren - Groundwater
2-16   Civyiu Kkliu - Ludmilla Faulk

"Lowercase-Sound 2002" was released by Bremsstrahlung in 2002.

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