Showing posts with label Electronic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Electronic. Show all posts

2011-07-02

Lemon Kittens - The Big Dentist

From Allmusic.com : "With no "proper" musical skills upon their formation in Surrey, England, the Lemon Kittens epitomized the "anything goes" spirit of late-'70s post-punk in the U.K. Karl Blake, who cut his teeth in numerous outfits prior to the Lemon Kittens, started the band with Gary Thatcher and a revolving cast of others (which at one point included future Alternative TV leader Mark Perry), but at the time of the release of their first EP in 1979, the seven-song Spoonfed + Writhing 7", the group's lineup featured Blake, Thatcher, N. Mercer, Mylmus, and Danielle Dax. The group was whittled down to a duo of Blake and Dax by February of 1980; the other three members had fled, making for the group's 16th different lineup change since initialization in April 1978. Blake and Dax then decided to operate primarily as a duo, with help coming from whoever whenever they needed the assistance to perform. Later in 1980, Blake and Dax released We Buy a Hammer for Daddy on the United Dairies label (their labelmates included fellow oddballs and noise-mongers Whitehouse and Nurse With Wound), an album that featured the duo swapping a wide variety of instruments. The Cake Beast EP came out in February of 1981; Dax left after its release to begin a successful solo career, which Blake took part in sporadically throughout the '90s. In late 1982, the Illuminated LP Those That Bite the Hand That Feeds Them Must Sooner or Later Meet...the Big Dentist (best referred to as The Big Dentist) became the group's second full-length. Blake rounded up a new group of cronies, laid the Lemon Kittens to rest, and began the Shock Headed Peters."

"The Big Dentist" was released by Illuminated Records in 1982, then re-released by Biter Of Thorpe in 1994.

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2011-07-01

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.

Get it here : Akira Rabelais - Spellewauerynsherde

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.

Get it here : Akira Rabelais - Eisoptrophobia

2011-06-30

Merzbow / Achim Wollscheid - Eleven Live Collaborations

"Eleven Live Collaborations" was released by Selektion in 1992.

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Achim Wollscheid - 60 x X

"60 x X" was released by Ritornell in 2003.

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Achim Wollscheid - Shifts

"Shifts" was released by Ritornell in 2000.

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Achim Wollscheid - Airs

"Airs" was released by Ritornell in 1999.

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Achim Wollscheid - Acts

From Discogs.com : "Achim Wollscheid is a media artist whose work over the past 20 years has been at the forefront of experimental music. He has performed and presented installation projects internationally. His work in sound has led to an interest in the relation between sound, light and architectural space, which he pursues through public, interactive and electronic projects. He is a founding member of SELEKTION, an organisation for the production and distribution of information systems. His book, The Terrorized Term, was published by SELEKTION in 1999. Today he still works as an artist for light and sound installations in Frankfurt/Main."

"Acts" was released by Selektion in 1999.

Get it here : Achim Wollscheid - Acts

2011-06-29

Massimo - Hey Babe, Let Me See Your USB And I'll Show You My Firewire [3" CD]

This +20db session was done by Massimo with just one trumpet.

"Hey Babe, Let Me See Your USB And I'll Show You My Firewire" was released by Mego in 2001.

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Merzbow - Antimonument

"Antimonument" was released by ZSF Produkt in 1986, then re-released by Art Directe in 1991.

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2011-06-28

Illusion Of Safety - Probe

From Discogs.com : "Since 1983 Illusion Of Safety has been the ongoing project of Daniel Burke, working alone and with various collaborators. They have released over 20 CDs on labels such as Complacency, Die Stadt, Experimedia, Odd Size, Silent, Soleilmoon, Staalplaat, Tesco, and Waystyx, and played over three hundred concerts in Europe and North America. IOS' work has been called ambient, post-industrial, electro-acoustic, noise, sound collage, improvisation, and power electronics, but they are unwilling to limit their work to any given style or method. The sonic character and affective substance of the music will often shift abruptly within each recording and live performance."

"Probe" was composed by Dan Burke and Jim O'Rourke.

"Probe" was released by Staalplaat in 1992.

Get it here : Illusion Of Safety - Probe

Illusion Of Safety - Graintext

From www.notype.com : "Exclusive EP from Illusion of Safety’s Dan Burke. A six-part composition that is at turns intricate movie-like granulation & alarming sound literature."

"Graintext" was released by No Type in 2001.

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Illusion Of Safety - Water Seeks Its Own Level

From Allmusic.com : "Dan Burke formed the shadowy experimental/isolationist collective Illusion of Safety. He works with a loose lineup of eight people -- usually two to three per project -- and has released more than ten albums of ambient music, sparked by occasional flashes of industrial and thrash/funk. Burke also works as Fixated, Lilycrusher and Cubensis, and issues much material through his own Complacency label."

"Water Seeks Its Own Level" was released by Silent Reocrds in 1994.

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Illusion Of Safety - Inside Agitator

From Allmusic.com : "Rhythmic sequencer-based pieces spiced with various samples, sound bites and found vocals. Interspersed with these are several low-key noise pieces. The best of the latter include "Wasteland," with its very dense layers of atmospheric droning noise, and the minimal 25-plus minute epic "Recognition," a sparse, menacing track that unfolds so slowly you're almost not aware it's happening."

"Inside Agitator" was released by Complacency in 1992.

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2011-06-25

Genesis P-Orridge with The Hafler Trio - Alaura / Slave Priest [3" CD]

This CD accompanied the book "Psychic TV : A Coumprehensive Collection Of Lyrics 1981-90" by Vittore Baroni.

Both tracks were recorded in Amsterdam (September 1990) by Genesis P-Orridge with The Hafler Trio, specially for this project. The only sound source that was used is the voice of G.P-Orridge. The two tracks were written by G.P-Orridge.


"Alaura / Slave Priest" was released by Stampa Alternativa in 1990.

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