Various
Voices Of Dada
Archive aural document collection edited by James Nice and originally released via Sub Rosa in 1989. This unique CD compiles over an hour of original sound recordings made between 1912 and 1959 by luminaries from both 20th Century art movements, including: Marinetti, Antonio Russolo, Jean Cocteau, Marcel Duchamp, Wyndham Lewis, Guillaume Apollinaire, Kurt Schwitters, Tristan Tzara, Marcel Janco and Richard Huelsenbeck. Includes musical and interview material, tone poems, and sleevenotes. Artwork…
Variations: A London Compilation
This first release on Paradigm Discs includes many new names and is intended to redress the imbalance between the lack of new experimental music in London compared with the proliferation of the tried and tested. "Variations - a London compilation" is a showcase of 7 new London based experimental artists. Kymatik has been experimenting with music technology for several years. Crow is better known for his work in installation and performance art, whilst John Grieve is primarily a sound sculptor wh…
Variations 3: A London Compilation
The third and final collection of lesser known & infrequently recorded artists living in London. Considering its size, London is not well recognised as a centre for experimental and electronic music (at least not since the early 80's). Additionally there is virtually no funding or support for this kind of music from within the system. Consequently many composers and musicians who can fit in, work outside of the UK. Naturally enough there are many diverse artists in London that carry on their wor…
Variations 2: A London Compilation
Second compilation from Paradigm exhibiting nine works by lesser-know avant-garde composers from in and around the City of London. Features wonderful electro-acoustic work from Akemi Ishijima, minimalism performed on a traditional Mongolian string instrument- the morin khuur- by Michael Ormiston and high-energy avant-garde electronics from Tom Wallace . An obscure composition by Hugh Davies is a highlight, offering a piece for tape machine and Aeolian Harp which stands out on the compilation as …
Variable Resistance (Ten Hours Of Sound From Australia)
An exhibition companion compilation for the exhibit of the same name at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art held September 7-17, 2002. Packaged in a standard jewel case with an O-card and a 24-page booklet.
UNTITLED SONGS
This new double CD compilation project departs by celebrating the seminal Gesang der Jünglinge by Karlheinz Stockhausen. 21 sound artists and composers share their views upon this piece and reflect its groundbreaking dimension, as for the first time in 1956 it fused electronic and acoustic sounds within a new idea of sonic and listening space. With: @c, Achim Wollscheid, Andre Gonçalves, Andrew Deutsch, Anna Homler, Anthony Pateras+Robin Fox, Asmus Tiechens, cmv Hausswolf, Dale Lloyd, Derek Holz…
UNDECIDED
Compilation containing six lengthy solo tracks by some of the most fascinating improvising musicians currently active in Japan. The CD documents a series of lecture-concerts, exploring the meanings, methods and implications of free music, which took place between September 2003 and February 2004 at Mesar Haus in Tokyo.
THIS PLACE IS DREAMING
An attempt to convert Brussels' sonic reality into music. Mutated environmental sound materials gathered in Brussels, remixes of interviews with inhabitants and extracts of installations are flanked with atmospheric compositions made with sounds from other cities and countries.
The Sound Of Nature ~ The Nature Of Sound
Compilation CD with Francisco Lopez, Giancarlo Toniutti, Jeph Jerman, Seth Nehil & toy.bizarre, Kiyoshi Mizutani, MNortham, Eric La Casa. A confrontation of different ideas, views, about nature … and sound… From the electroacoustic deep soundscape of Eric La Casa to the droney stones of Giancarlo Toniutti, from the rough fresh stream field recordings of Kiyoshi Mizutani to the heavy processed insects, wood and grass sounds of Seth Nehil & toy.bizarre… from the silent nature of Francisco Lopez to…
THE PIONEERS: Five text-sound artists
Sound poetry and other text sound experiments from Sweden from the 60's.Lars-Gunnar Bodin, Ilmar Laaban, Sten Hanson, Ake Hodell, Bengt Emil Johnson.
The All Angels Concerts
Highlights of the concert series curated by Rhodri Davies & Mark Wastell. Solos by Fabienne Audéoud (voice), Aleks Kolkowski (Stroh violin), Eddie Prévost (percussion), John Russell (guitar), Alan Tomlinson (trombone), Simon Vincent (electronics), and Veryan Weston (church organ). Duos by Steve Beresford (electronics) & Roger Turner (percussion); John Butcher (saxophones) & Matt Hutchinson (electronics); and Oren Marshall (tuba) & Mark Sanders (percussion).157 minutes - previously unissued.
territorium
awesome v/a CD collboration: tracks: 1. Richard Garet | circle | 13:55 2. Dale Lloyd | anamorphic_at | 12:06 3. Jos Smolders | aiolos (vangsaa exterior) | 13:02 4. Ubeboet | THE WAIT | 1:25 5. Ubeboet | DOUBTS | 5:03 5. Ubeboet | WAKING UP (MISTY) | 4:06 limited edition: 300 hand n. edition Richard Garet | CIRCLE | 13:55 The piece is comprised with field re…
SURREALISM REVIEWED
For the very first time, original recordings by key artists, writers, poets and theorists are now gathered together on a single volume. The various recordings, made between 1929 and 1963, include poetry, interviews, lectures and manifestos. Most are in the English language, and some in French. Some, such as those by Desnos (1938) and Read (1937), have not been heard since they were first recorded onto acetate discs. The cover reproduces a painting by Yves Tanguy, This Morning (1951)15 tracks, ru…
STAR SWITCH ON
Aer, Biosphere, Fennesz, Hazard, Philip Jeck and Mika Vainio working with recordings from Chris Watson.
Seventh May 2001 - Freedom of the City
Matchless Recordings presents a double selection CD of recordings from "Freedom of the City - festival of radical improvised musics", London, England on 7th May 2001.
CD 1 features:
Bark! with Rex Caswell - electric guitar, Phillip Marks - drums and Paul Obermayer -electronics.
Eddie Prévost - perussion solo.
Seymour Wright - alto saxophone, Yann Charaoui - snare drum, vocals, John Lely - piano, electronics.
CD 2 features:
Eddie Prévost Trio with Tom Chant - soprano saxophone and John Edwards -…
RINGSTONES
99 tracks and lots of participants (John Hudak, Oren Ambarchi, Chris Watson, Brandon LaBelle, Evan Parker, Thomas Lehn, Ryoji Ikeda…) that makes music for your mobile phone.
PSF & ALCHEMY : 20TH ANNIVERSARY LIVE
[Sep. 8, 2004 at Hatsudai Doors] 1. Kan Mikami & Jo Jo Hiroshige 2. Exias-J 3. Kazuo Imai & Incapacitants 4. Marble Sheep [Sep. 29, 2004 at Nishiazabu Super Delux] 7. Keiji Haino & Munehiro Narita 8. L & Friends 9. Masayoshi Urabe & Junko 10. Go Hirano & Takashi Ueno
PROJECT’SON 2. TRANS’ÉLECTROACOUSTIQUE
Project'son 2 : Jean-Louis Clot ; Olivier Renouf ; Jean-Luc Therminarias ; Eryck Abecassis. Audio DVD. The pieces have been masterised for DVD 5.1.
Early Dutch Electronic Music from Philips
One of the most essential collections of early electronic music ever compiled!! Raymond Scott's 'Manhattan Research Inc' boxset from 2000 is one of the finest reissues to have appeared in the last ten years. This new set from Basta is the unofficial follow up, easily their most perfectly realised project to date consisting of 4 cd's, seven booklets, posters, stickers, transcriptions and a time chart all contained within a high gloss stiff card box. It focuses on the early electronic music works …