The late 1970's were a fertile time for experimental music. Musical
movements and philosophies proliferated faster than critics could give
names to them—“DIY,” “No-Wave,” “Art Noise,” “Industrial,” “Electronic”
(as opposed to “Electronica”) and the all-encompassing “Indie.” Before
long, a market emerged for the musical meanderings of these pioneers,
and record stores did a brisk business in “homemade recordings” of all
kinds.
Bomis Prendin started in a bedroom, ran out of room, and moved into
the living room with all of our gear, such as it was. Everything was
recorded to a cassette recorder, and overdubs were performed by way of a
second cassette deck. We used musical toys, a wheezing motorized organ,
guitars, bass, rewired circuitry, anything that came to hand that we
could get an interesting and/or inspirational sound out of. We argued
and fought over what we were going to be, but the tension resulted in
something uncategorizable, even within a genre known for willfully
disregarding musical norms.
When we released “TEST,” our first of two 9-inch flexidiscs, one
reviewer went so far as to say, “We owe our lives to brave records such
as this one.” While the sentiment seems a little hyperbolic, we were
trying to create something new every time we played together. And we
still are.
A Disclaimer
The first time you listen to the music of Bomis
Prendin, you might not like it. You might even hate it. But it will be
too late by then. Because Bomis Prendin’s music contains powerful
psychoacoustic resonant frequencies that actually alter your brain waves
as you listen. The result? Soon, you will love Bomis Prendin’s music;
in fact, you will find yourself growing anxious and unhappy when it
isn’t playing somewhere in your environment.
In addition, you will soon begin to find all
other music flat, artificial, sterile and unsatisfying. This is an
unavoidable “side effect.” Believe us, you will not miss the music you
have been listening to.
Also Cronica The description is long but, I think, interesting. Depending on your idea of interesting. It interests me.
Anyone who has followed my work over the years knows of my interest in several key themes related to sound; resonance, tectonic acoustics and incidental installations. I have often treated these independently either as actual subjects or conceptual studies, but my passion lies in the possibility of fusing these together. This is the special case of one such object which has been the focus of many experiments for over a decade, an unused water tower I call the “cactus” because of its shape and surface covered by spiky metal protrusions. While the tower looks impressive as a solitary monument standing about 4 stories tall, it is its hollow volumetric character that offers possible intervention and acoustic exploration. With the steady rotation of artists visiting for Active Crossover: Mooste, the water tower became a site for revisitation, to be observed and recorded in different weather conditions and modes of interaction with each visit. What I noticed over time was how the magnetic character of the tower affected people, first with its monumental stature when seen from a distance, then how people are pulled inward upon hearing the depth of the reverberations from within. In numerous instances time seemed to stop as we gathered around, crawling about, climbing, plucking, bowing, striking, howling, stringing and generally playing in and around the great structure. In a matter of minutes the tower becomes a subject of transformation, from relic of Soviet industrial agriculture, to an acoustic temple for ritual intervention. All the while we lend our ears to the moment. "Prevailing Wind, Tangled Under" brings together two independent recording sessions at the tower, carried out a month apart. The first was a dialogue of sorts between three artists carried out through sporadic sounds and the second was a solo follow-up to meditate on how the various artifacts attached in the previous months were affected by the windy conditions on a particular afternoon one day just before the solstice. Both sessions were durational in nature which I have left unbroken to give the tower the attention it deserves and to convey in part, the monumental scale in which the tower itself exists in relation to the surrounding environment. Here the reverberant character and material qualities are not merely used for effect but allow one to hear the tower live and breathe in its own element.
Sound excerpts from the track "The Marble" appearing on
the forthcoming Svarte Greiner LP "Moss Garden", following in the
footsteps of 2013´s "Black Tie" with 2 new sidelong pieces of "zen music
for disturbed souls".
Miasmah records nov. 25th
And 7 hours ago:
Taken from the self titled album released as 2LP and Download
Harmonia Mundi Sacred Music box set, CDs 6 and 7. 7 CDs into the 30, I feel like I got my money's worth already, everything else is gravy (and there's a lot of gravy to come). Very fine performances of beautiful music. Disk 6 was a delight, especially the De Lassus mass, which prompted some Wikipedia learning about de Lassus. Sounds like if he were alive today he would be Arvo Pärt, Andrew Lloyd-Webber, and Lady Gaga all at the same time and in five languages. Will have to seek out some more of his stuff.
Some music is entertaining, occasionally music just leaves me feeling grateful that I got to hear it. There's plenty of that here.
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Bob Dylan- Another Side Of
- I hope it will return. It is such an amazing album.
Nudge - As Good as Gone
Recommended by @amclark2 many moons ago . . .
Various - Jazz for the Beat Generation
Found this deepen my collection features Jack Kerouac and loads of great bebop and swing
Olan Mill - Half Seas Over
From the depths of the Jazz playlist - Probably needs to be bumped over to Ambient
Arne Nordheim - Colorazione
("Chef recommends!")
From Cronica.
Also Cronica
The description is long but, I think, interesting. Depending on your idea of interesting. It interests me.
tl;dnr: 46 minutes of wind and a metal tower.
Taylor Ho Bynum and Mary Halvorson among the players
Sound excerpts from the track "The Marble" appearing on the forthcoming Svarte Greiner LP "Moss Garden", following in the footsteps of 2013´s "Black Tie" with 2 new sidelong pieces of "zen music for disturbed souls".
Miasmah records nov. 25th
And 7 hours ago:
Taken from the self titled album released as 2LP and Download
骨架的 - Illegal Antenna
Bandcamp
From yesterday's mail...
Always a joy to find more Darren McClure material. Thanks, BN, for the Impulse Habitats pointer.
tags: jazz look the other way manatee audience participation free improvisation improvised music instrumental jazz Guelph
Did someone rec this or did I find it by accident? I can't remember. The tracks come with fun "making of" videos.
Some music is entertaining, occasionally music just leaves me feeling grateful that I got to hear it. There's plenty of that here.