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- Date Released: January 15, 2004
- Genre: Electronic
- Style: Electronic Experimental
- Label: XI Recordings / The Orchard
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On 90% Post Consumer Sound, sound artist Ellen Band gathered five of her works. Her fascination with everyday sounds translates into middle-range pieces (eight to 20 minutes) somewhere between field recording and musique concrète. Her sound sources are "real" and she does not hide their origins by processing them extensively but, on the contrary, plays on them, arranging her own sound sculptures from these shards of material. "Railroad Gamelan" is the most satisfying piece, an assemblage of railroad sounds turning into a virtual ensemble -- and yes, it does sound like a gamelan piece. "Swinging Sings" uses two violins to simulate squeaky swings. "Radiatore" focuses on a radiator (you probably already guessed it). It is quite a strong piece, reaching high levels of complexity. "Closet Bird" is the oldest piece of the set (1976) -- a nice, if not very original, "bird symphony." "Minimally Tough," a binaural recording, has performers crumpling paper (or something similar) for 11 minutes -- long, very long. Ellen Band's approach is reminiscent of John Cage and his followers' research on banal domestic noise. It is refreshing as a concept in these turn-of-the-millennium days of laptop-generated live electro-acoustics, but of limited interest when faced with the results. Still, the poetry inhabiting "Railroad Gamelan" deserves to be heard.
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| 01. |  |
Railroad Gamelan |
9:41 |  |
| 02. | |
Swinging Sings |
12:03 | |
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Radiatore |
19:39 | |
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Closet Bird |
8:06 | |
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Minimally Tough |
11:20 | |
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- David Dunn - Engineer // David Dunn - Engineer // David Dunn - Liner Notes // David Dunn - Liner Notes // David Dunn - Mixing // David Dunn - Mixing // Adele Armin - Violin // Tim Perkis - Liner Notes // Steve Peters - Liner Notes // Bob Raymond - Photography // Randall Smith - Engineer // Randall Smith - Mixing // Mike Metz - Logo // Dave Locke - Mastering // Brenda Hutchinson - Liner Notes // Donna Coppola - Performer // Ellen Band - Violin // Ellen Band - Violin // Ellen Band - Engineer // Ellen Band - Engineer // Ellen Band - Main Performer // Ellen Band - Main Performer // Ellen Band - Liner Notes // Ellen Band - Liner Notes // Ellen Band - Photography // Ellen Band - Photography // Ken Lacouture - Mixing
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