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Sonde

En Concert (LP)

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Rare canadian album released by Music Gallery Editions in 1979 of improvised experimental music played on self-built instruments with occasional use of electronic sound-modification techniques. With insert.

condition (record/cover): NM / EX

Insert included.

A Montreal electroacoustic collective active 1976-1986, formerly known as Le Groupe Mud/Design Musical. Sonde built original sound sculptures (resonant metal structures, prepared wires, hand-machined acoustic objects) and performed extended group improvisations on them. The Italian composer Mario Bertoncini, who had been involved with Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza in Rome, was their early inspiration and the album is dedicated to him.

Side A is from a concert at the Music Gallery in Toronto on 14 January 1978. Side B1 from a concert at the group's Montreal workshop on 13 July 1977; B2 from York University, Toronto, on 17 January 1978. Performers: Andrew Culver, Charles de Mestral, Pierre Dostie, Linda Pavelka, Chris Howard, Robin Minard, Michael O'Neill. Keith Daniel handled the technical side from the group's founding. Pressed by Music Gallery Editions, the Toronto label run out of the Music Gallery new-music venue, in modest numbers. The 2007 Oral CD reissue is the most accessible edition.

Details
Cat. number: MGE 14
Year: 1978

Release notes

Live concert improvisations. Some of the pieces are played on new sound-sources designed and constructed by members of the group. Others use traditional sources in a new context. Occasional use of electronic sound-modification techniques. Includes double sided, b&w A4 insert. Side A is from a concert at Music Gallery, Toronto, on January 14, 1978. Track B1 is from a concert given at the group's workshop in Montréal on July 13, 1977. Track B2 is from a concert given at York University, Toronto…

Tracklist
A1Mudiature0:15
A2Sahabi III7:02
A3Voix9:05
A4Flutes / Modulation5:25
A5Mudiature0:20
B1Les Plaques11:03
B2Sahabi II14:06
Credits
Pierre Dostie
Liner Notes, Performer
Andrew Culver
Performer, Photography By [Photos]
Charles De Mestral
Performer
Chris Howard
Performer (A1, A3 to B1)
Keith Daniel
Performer (A1, A3 to A5)
Linda Pavelka
Performer (A1 to A5)
Miller
Photography By [Photos]

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