From s.f.w.d. Sent Wed, Jan 28th 1998, 06:46
From s.f.w.d. Sent Wed, Jan 28th 1998, 06:46
Caught this in the Soleilmoon update, thought it might be of interest (or possibly not after recent Freeform discussion =) > "Solar - A Music Travelogue - Volume Two" > > Soleilmoon Recordings SOLAR 2 UPC 75390-772402-21 > Release date: January 19, 1998 Compact Disc, 58 minutes > > The worlds of experimental electronics, sound sculpture, sound > design et al are embracing collaboration and drawing inspiration > from other musical forms. This new hybridization is creating some > truly innovative work, and as genres, barriers and distinctions > becoming increasingly blurred Solar is there to capture these > moments and present them in an uncategorized music travelogue. No > hidden meanings, just a pursuit of the new and innovative in the > ever changing cross cultural currents in music's textural paths. > Electroacoustic and electronic experimentation, sound sculptures, > self built instruments, traditional percussion, fourth world, found > sounds, location recordings and noise manipulations all have a part > to play in this exciting musical stew. Solar Vol. 2 is presented as > a compact disc with over 58 minutes of exclusive and specially > recorded material from: Scanner, Freeform, Michael Prime, Dallas > Simpson, Eddy Sayer and location recordings from Thailand and India. > It includes an 18 panel guide that fuses captured images with > detailed information on the contributors. > > Track listing: > Freeform: Paving. (9.56) > Simon Pyke, recording as Freeform, has in a short space of time > garnered much critical acclaim. He has performed live in Europe and > America and his recordings are a regular part of the more discerning > clubs playlists. He was recently brought to wider public attention > due to U2 sampling his "Free" EP (released on Autechre's Skam Label) > to make a loop that formed the basis for their "Discotheque" > worldwide number 1 chart single. He has recently started working > with the innovative Warp Label. xxxx@xxxxx.xxx /// occasional noisy soundfiles (np: burundi challenge.rm) http://www.sonic.net/~brap/ blackdog, vvm, whitezone-l, slipdisc C.Gosselin, PO Box 8264, Santa Rosa, CA 95407