Just remembered that this version of one of my all time favourite albums is released today, so listening on Spotify - a sign of the times. I'll probably buy it at some point as a CD set, just to get better sound quality. But it will mean a journey or Amazon (see another thread!). It includes 3 CDs - a remastered version of the original with a few bonus tracks, a CD of outtakes and alternate versions, plus a live CD recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1997
Igor Wakhevitch is a a french "musique concrete" / electro acoustic composer who has worked in many musical directions, always sensitive to new ways of expressing sonic sound constructions. In different contexts, he explored the acousmatic approach of processed sounds but also occasionaly dissipates this compositional form into psych rock aesthetic. Igor Wakhevitch's musical universe is a patchwork of styles. His musical background is heavily influenced by contemporary avant garde, dodecaphonism and sound experimentations. At the end of the 60's, he notably worked for the french "Group of musical research" (connected to the ORTF) under the direction of Pierre Schaeffer. His first electro-acoustic pieces have closed relationships with others french precursors as Luc Ferrari or Bernard Parmegiani. "Logos" (1970) and "Aethenor" (1971) reveal pretty excellent spectral forms & modulations which concentrates the listener in seriously dark, immersive mentalscapes. A few pieces contain rocking, spaced out instrumentations in the genre of cosmic krautrock classics (during this early period, Igor Wakhevitch was also a great friend of Robert Wyatt et Mick Ratledge). Published in 1973, the sumptuous "Hathor" marks a turning in IW's personal career. It was recorded after he met Terry Riley (the father of spiritualized minimalism). "Hathor" is deeply impregnated by magical and tellurical elements. In 1974, the surrealist painter Salvador Dali employed IW to write the music of his audiovisual "opera poème" in 6 parts, the result is named "Etre Dieu". During the 80's Igor Wakhevitch decided to live in the south of India, he wrote musical scores for the Goethe Institute and the National Center of Performing Arts à Bombay (in 1991). IW's last publications are largely reserved to theatre, opera performances, epic electronic pieces for orchestrations and straight meditative synthezisers. All IW's career provides a subliminal collection of experimental electronic recordings.
Playing the final CD out of three. I'd prefer to be in London today for the Pro Second Vote march - but we have a family big birthday, otherwise we'd have joined the million plus there.
Many thanks to @Dark_Magus for putting me on to Cosey Fanni-Tutti back in Feb. which led me to Conspiracy International. Surely that label is a newer addition, I was sure I'd searched for Carter/Tutti before. Oh well, better late than never.
I think the label has been there for a while but until the latest release I'm not sure they've put much out. I'm not a huge fan of the C&C stuff but really love the two Carter Tutti Void releases (no longer available on emusic, natch). Worth a try if you like an industrial dub vibe; as are Nisennonmondai's #N/A & #6 on On-U-Sound (ditto).
I'm currently heavily into the Kosmicher Laufer releases (that are available) - recommended for anyone into motorik/krautrock or the Ghost Box label. They've also got a nice (entirely false) back-story about being music composed to accompany East Germany's athletes' training/recovery programmes too!
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Streaming from Bandcamp
NYOP Bandcamp, some really good music and some great remixes by this artist
2012 Paraphrases 2013 Aaron Martin / Christoph Berg
- Day Has Ended
2017 Conversations
TheLeafLabel April 25, 2017
2007 New History Warfare, Volume 1 2010 The Righteous Wrath Of An Honorable Man
2015 Colin Stetson And Sarah Neufeld 2016 Sorrow
Never Were The Way She Was - a reimagining of Gorecki's 3rd Symphony
2017 All This I Do For Glory 2017 Ex Eye - Ex Eye
Just remembered that this version of one of my all time favourite albums is released today, so listening on Spotify - a sign of the times. I'll probably buy it at some point as a CD set, just to get better sound quality. But it will mean a journey or Amazon (see another thread!). It includes 3 CDs - a remastered version of the original with a few bonus tracks, a CD of outtakes and alternate versions, plus a live CD recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1997
Download Ratchet Orchestra Bundled
unreleased material 1994-2009
New today
Sad to see the end of Sub Rosa though, I know I missed a few there.
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2009 Crust Cloud Chunks Remixes 2010 Black Swan
2012 Enter The Tub
....good old Bandcamp
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Classics Remastered 1993-1998
I sure do love that techno beat!
Published in 1973, the sumptuous "Hathor" marks a turning in IW's personal career. It was recorded after he met Terry Riley (the father of spiritualized minimalism). "Hathor" is deeply impregnated by magical and tellurical elements. In 1974, the surrealist painter Salvador Dali employed IW to write the music of his audiovisual "opera poème" in 6 parts, the result is named "Etre Dieu". During the 80's Igor Wakhevitch decided to live in the south of India, he wrote musical scores for the Goethe Institute and the National Center of Performing Arts à Bombay (in 1991). IW's last publications are largely reserved to theatre, opera performances, epic electronic pieces for orchestrations and straight meditative synthezisers. All IW's career provides a subliminal collection of experimental electronic recordings.
Testing out my additions to my Sonos system, sounds really good
Playing the final CD out of three. I'd prefer to be in London today for the Pro Second Vote march - but we have a family big birthday, otherwise we'd have joined the million plus there.