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Fridman Variations by Stephen Vitiello & Taylor Deupree

24 Wednesday Apr 2019

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Both Stephen Vitiello and Taylor Deupree are seasoned collaborators. Each new collaboration is a new context, a new conversation and a unique opportunity to learn. Vitiello has worked with musicians such as Scanner, Steve Roden, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Machinefabriek. As an artist often represented in galleries and large scale sound installations he has also had the frequent opportunity to work with visual artists from the likes of Tony Oursler to Julie Mehretu and Joan Jonas. Deupree has a long history of collaboration including early works with Christopher Willits and Richard Chartier as well as Marcus Fischer, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Bon Iver’s S. Carey. Fridman Variations is Vitiello and Deupree’s third release together and continues their tradition of exploring their unique form of experimental improvisation.

Stemming from a live performance at NYC’s Fridman Gallery, Fridman Variations was co-produced by the gallery and will remain as part of the gallery’s publications. Fridman Gallery is a visual exhibition space that also boasts a unique dedication to experimental music through their annual New Ear Festival, at which Vitiello and Deupree performed and recorded the main piece for this album.

Side A of Fridman Variations is the live recording, edited for vinyl while side B contains two pieces made with some of the same source material as the live performance and intended to be related, but entirely new, works. Guitar, modular synthesizer and a small tape synthesizer are at the heart of these songs. The improved layers draw on buried melodies and hint of field recordings and found textures. Not overly melodic, not overly noisy, Vitiello and Deupree like to find the edge between the pretty and the obscure, often suggesting more than laying their intentions bare. This type of sound is one that the duo often explores as an opportunity for Deupree to adventure beyond his melodic comfort zone and for Vitiello to work and experiment with new instruments and how they interact with his signature guitar.

One of the biggest inspirations to the artists for this work was the hushed and dreamy state of the audience during the performance. The late-night ambience added to the immersive quality of the surround speakers and helped to channel creativity and a sense of sharing.

Both artists feel that recording live performances is an opportunity to capture a unique moment that simply won’t happen again. Despite a performance’s flaws or imperfections the energy and interaction is a special moment in time for the performers and audience. The opportunity to not only document it for the listeners who were present but also to be able to share the moment with those who weren’t there is a positive one. To further be able to expand on the ideas in the controlled studio environment serves to enrich the experience and further the communication. 

Released February 1, 2019




Adagio for the Blue, by Trigg & Gusset

20 Saturday Apr 2019

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Trigg & Gusset are Bart Knol and Erik van Geer

All tracks arranged, produced and mixed by Bart Knol
Mastered by Bob Macc

Special thanks to Stephan Raab, Stef van der Poel and our girlfriends for feedback and support.

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2015 © Preserved Sound PS30

Released November 9, 2015

1. Intimate
Written by Bart Knol & Erik van Geer
Bart Knol: Piano, Synths, Beats, Samples
Erik van Geer: Bass Clarinet
Dominique Bentvelsen: Double Bass
Midas Ghijsels: Acoustic Guitar

2. Cook
Written by Bart Knol & Erik van Geer
Bart Knol: Fender Rhodes, Synths, Beats, Samples
Erik van Geer: Tenor Saxophone
Just Lavooij: Double Bass

3. Madagascar
Written by Bart Knol
Bart Knol: Piano, Synths, Beats, Samples
Coen Hamelink: Trumpet
Erik van Geer: Bass Clarinet

4. Vanishing Gold
Written by Bart Knol
Bart Knol: Piano, Synths, Beats, Samples
Erik van Geer: Tenor Saxophone

5. Rhododendron
Written by Bart Knol
Bart Knol: Fender Rhodes, Synths, Beats, Samples
Erik van Geer: Tenor Saxophone
Coen Hamelink: Trumpet
Just Lavooij: Double Bass

6. The Vault
Written by Bart Knol & Erik van Geer
Bart Knol: Piano, Synths, Beats, Samples
Erik van Geer: Bass Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone

7. Tortuga
Written by Bart Knol & Erik van Geer
Bart Knol: Piano, Synths, Beats, Samples
Erik van Geer: Tenor Saxophone
Midas Ghijsels: Flamenco Guitar

8. Cardium
Written by Bart Knol
Bart Knol: Piano, Synths, Beats, Samples
Erik van Geer: Bass Clarinet
Coen Hamelink: Trumpet

9. Promenade
Written by Bart Knol & Erik van Geer
Bart Knol: Fender Rhodes, Electric Guitar, Synths, Beats, Samples
Erik van Geer: Flute, Tenor Saxophone
Dominique Bentvelsen: Double Bass

10. Primrose Path
Written by Bart Knol
Bart Knol: Synths, Beats, Samples
Erik van Geer: Tenor Saxophone, Bass Saxophone
Coen Hamelink: Trumpet
Matthijs Blom: Electric Guitar

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elements_windows 2

14 Sunday Apr 2019

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Part 2 of 4; including several side-projects from Ronin Rhythm Records & some ECM releases – sort of the melodic side of the Jazz path we’ve been cutting as of late. | 83:49

Part 2 | 83:49 (Part 1)

01 Andrew Cyrille, Ben Monder, Paul Motian & Pete Rende – Zythum
02 Björn Meyer – Garden of Silence
03 Heiner Goebbels – The Coast; [interpolating Kali – Riot (excerpt 2)]
04 Kali – Um
05 Nicolas Masson – The Deep
06 Thomas Strønen & Time is a Blind Guide – Friday
07 Arild Andersen, Vassilis Tsabropoulos & John Marshall – European Triangle
08 Pat Metheny with Dave Holland & Roy Haynes – Question & Answer
09 John Scofield, Chick Corea, Jack DeJohnette & Eddie Gomez – El Swing
10 Matthew Shipp – Cohesion
11 Hely – Trance
12 Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin – Modul 11
13 Medeski, Martin & Wood – Nocturnal Transmission
14 Kali – Of

Heartland video, part II

11 Thursday Apr 2019

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Part 2 of Markus Reuter’s ‘Heartland’ – music for string quartet (part 1 is here)..

Got the rest of my pre-order today – a superb first classical arrangement from Mr Reuter.


Kami, by Foudre

10 Wednesday Apr 2019

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KAMI 神 is the fourth opus of FOUDRE! – a telluric drone quartet composed of Frédéric D. Oberland (Oiseaux-Tempête, Le Réveil des Tropiques, The Rustle Of The Stars, FareWell Poetry), Romain Barbot (Saåad), Grégory Buffier (Saåad, Autrenoir) and Paul Régimbeau (Mondkopf, Autrenoir, Extreme Precautions) who meet punctually for sessions of ritual improvisation where they invoke noise and drone and the deities of chaos.

Improvised and recorded live at Le Rex de Toulouse supporting the 10th anniversary of French doom metal band Monarch!, KAMI神 extends the cosmogony and the sound of the band by taking excursions into the invisible and ambiguous side of nature. In this orgiastic and surprising mix of sonic textures and rhythms, you may hear strange phenomena, summoning of animistic spirits, shamanic calls, siren yellings and growls. 
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Released November 23, 2018

Frédéric D. Oberland: electro-baglama, analog synths
Paul Régimbeau: analog synths, drum machine, vocals
Romain Barbot: modular system
Grégory Buffier: acoustic laptop, analog synths, electric guitar

Recorded live at Le Rex de Toulouse by Nash Caralp & Alex Massiot on the 14th of October 2017

Edited and mixed by FOUDRE! at Magnum Diva, Paris

Mastered by James Plotkin

Original chemigram artwork by Fanny Béguély
Live photographs by Anaïs Grü
Graphic design by Romain Barbot

 

Spartan Mettle Softens the Blow

04 Thursday Apr 2019

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The ‘e l e m e n t s‘ franchise welcomes this new arrival: 
an Avant-Garde/noise mashup of the album ‘Sun of Goldfinger’ (released 03.01.19 on ECM) by:

  • David Torn (guitar)
  • Tim Berne (alto sax) &
  • Ches Smith (percussion)
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It was on or about the 3rd to 4th listen of the album that the idea of slashing it into sections for recombination occurred to me. Then a random, drive-by remembrance of Pat Metheny’s ‘Zero Tolerance for Silence’ seeped into my cranium along with some latter day Crimson, Song X, a sprinkling of TONUS . . . & the project was off,  running & eventually grew into a two-part set.

Working with excerpts from the 3, 20+ minute album compositions, I then treated each excerpt as a song unto itself & mixed them in with like-minded compositions. Din is often an arduous construct; and the wielding of the mixological axe requires patience, poise . . . & practice.

A few of the mixed tracks were treated (ghosted, slightly stretched/extended) for effect – but it’s predominantly a “straight-up” mix project. The title is pulled/morphed from the main compositions. Artwork flagrantly sourced, pondered upon & manipulated via iPad..

NOTE: Ambient Landscape, its affiliates & sponsors in no way accept responsibility as to claims of aural (or even mental) damage that may occur from the repeated playing of this mix!

Part 1 of 3 – 71:13
This series is available for download on our Bandcamp page.
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01. J. Peter Schwalm – Zirkeltrilogie
02. YODOK III – This Earth We Walk Upon (excerpt)
03. David Torn, Tim Berne & Ches Smith – Eye Meddle (mashup 1)
04. TONUS – Ear Duration, Set 3 (excerpt)
05. Andrew Cyrille, Wadada Leo Smith & Bill Frisell – TGD
06. Larry Grenadier – Woebegone
07. Tim Berne’s Snakeoil – Angles
08. Ches Smith, David Torn & Tim Berne – Soften the Blow (excerpt)
09. Benedict Taylor & Dirk Serries – Puncture Cycle X
10. Miles Davis – U ‘n’ I
11. Tim Berne, Ches Smith & David Torn – Spartan Before it Hit (excerpt)
12. Container – Peppered

Not for the Audiologically Squeamish!



#Triumvirate of the #Avant_Garde


A Chance Mix #9

01 Monday Apr 2019

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I’ve been playing this one off & on for the past few weeks. The mixer is Richard Chartier (who was kind enough to Tweet me the track-listing):

This show was 10th in the global experimental chart and 37th in the global electronica chart.

Tagged:
#electronica#experimental#drone#atmospheric#moody

Comments:
Includes selections from my BEST OF 2015 list, which you can see here: https://boomkat.com/charts/2015/94
& here: http://climbmountanalog.com/year-end-lists/

plus some other favorites around and in between…

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