This is a restored post from the classical N&N thread and probably the last repost of old posts from me.
It is no longer possible to repost old posts by copy>paste, because they have the old codes that still works but can't be reposted
I guess I'll just have to live with that.
- "Brocoli is pleased to announce the release of seven early works by Michel Chion, the celebrated musique concrète composer. Composed before he joined the Groupe de Recherches Musicales (GRM) in 1971 his characteristic style and sounds are already present. The abrasive electronics and sanctity in Blanche prefigure 1973’s Requiem ; Sonatine and Train de pianos are based on prepared piano improvisations; Habanera and L’Oiseau en Cage evoke La Ronde, and Le Ciel Tremble is the composer’s first melodrama. Essential listening for lovers of the composer and genre, and for anyone interested in the history of electronic and experimental music." [img]http://www.unvm.edu.ar/sites/default/archivos/imagenes/noticia/michel_chion_unvm.jpg[/img] - "Michel Chion was born in 1947 in Creil (France). In 1970, after literary and musical studies, he began to work as Pierre Schaeffer's assistant, then became publications director for the INA-GRM, where he was a member from 1971 to 1976. As a composer, he has focused on musique concrète, an idiom for which he has developed original compositional techniques across many genres: melodramas (e.g. La Tentation de Saint-Antoine, 1982), short studies and religious music (e.g. Requiem, 1973). As a filmmaker, he has directed a number of prize-winning short films and documentaries (e.g. La Messe de Terre, 1996, a 2 hour video accompanied by musique concrète). As a theorist, he has published more than 25 books which have been translated into more than 10 languages, and has contributed to numerous dictionaries and encyclopaedias. In addition, he has developed a new discipline, the systematic study of audio-visual relationships which he teaches at a number of centres and film schools. He has also followed on from Pierre Schaeffer's work and vision in defining the effects which are particular to the fixation of sound."[http://www.brocoli.org/release/michel-chion-musiques-concretes-1970-71 - http://michelchion.com/
If you only read one rec from me this year, make it this one. Seriously, this is so good. Alternately ambient and dancey synths interspersed with audio from the space race. There's JFK's "because it's there" speech, there's reaction to the fire/deaths on Apollo 1, the lose of contact when Apollo 8 first goes behind the moon, and mission control giving the okay for Apollo 11. The music is all beautifully matched to the mood of appropriate audio.
If you read emusers.org, you will love this album.
This in some respects is similar in that it includes interviews interspersed in the music - totally different genre though. Finally got the image to load on the third attempt. I think I'll follow the amc approach!!!
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Yeah, it tells me I need a selection to add a link, and an image doesn't count.
Craig
This is a restored post from the classical N&N thread and probably the last repost of old posts from me.
It is no longer possible to repost old posts by copy>paste, because they have the old codes that still works but can't be reposted
I guess I'll just have to live with that.
- "Brocoli is pleased to announce the release of seven early works by Michel Chion, the celebrated musique concrète composer. Composed before he joined the Groupe de Recherches Musicales (GRM) in 1971 his characteristic style and sounds are already present. The abrasive electronics and sanctity in Blanche prefigure 1973’s Requiem ; Sonatine and Train de pianos are based on prepared piano improvisations; Habanera and L’Oiseau en Cage evoke La Ronde, and Le Ciel Tremble is the composer’s first melodrama. Essential listening for lovers of the composer and genre, and for anyone interested in the history of electronic and experimental music." [img]http://www.unvm.edu.ar/sites/default/archivos/imagenes/noticia/michel_chion_unvm.jpg[/img] - "Michel Chion was born in 1947 in Creil (France). In 1970, after literary and musical studies, he began to work as Pierre Schaeffer's assistant, then became publications director for the INA-GRM, where he was a member from 1971 to 1976. As a composer, he has focused on musique concrète, an idiom for which he has developed original compositional techniques across many genres: melodramas (e.g. La Tentation de Saint-Antoine, 1982), short studies and religious music (e.g. Requiem, 1973). As a filmmaker, he has directed a number of prize-winning short films and documentaries (e.g. La Messe de Terre, 1996, a 2 hour video accompanied by musique concrète). As a theorist, he has published more than 25 books which have been translated into more than 10 languages, and has contributed to numerous dictionaries and encyclopaedias. In addition, he has developed a new discipline, the systematic study of audio-visual relationships which he teaches at a number of centres and film schools. He has also followed on from Pierre Schaeffer's work and vision in defining the effects which are particular to the fixation of sound."[ http://www.brocoli.org/release/michel-chion-musiques-concretes-1970-71 - http://michelchion.com/
Another three Freegal tracks
Hmmm, that worked, It want's a body - I hope it's not mine !
Yes I've been st
ruggling. I'm glad I'm not the only one where it has been looking for a body!
Pony Bwoy - s/t
Public Service Broadcasting - The Race for Space
If you only read one rec from me this year, make it this one. Seriously, this is so good. Alternately ambient and dancey synths interspersed with audio from the space race. There's JFK's "because it's there" speech, there's reaction to the fire/deaths on Apollo 1, the lose of contact when Apollo 8 first goes behind the moon, and mission control giving the okay for Apollo 11. The music is all beautifully matched to the mood of appropriate audio.
If you read emusers.org, you will love this album.
Craig
This in some respects is similar in that it includes interviews interspersed in the music - totally different genre though. Finally got the image to load on the third attempt. I think I'll follow the amc approach!!!
The final release on Wood and Wire - Ears Have Ears Soundtracks
Not sure what's up on the cover, I just grabbed the one from Amazon and it matches Spotify.
Craig
Craig