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Akifumi Nakajima's Aube project has amassed a lengthy discography, most entries realizing the maximum capacity for audio variation from a minimum of sampled input (in many cases, a single sound source). Influenced by space rock and musique concrète, Nakajima began recording in 1980 but released nothing until a decade later, when he produced music for an art installation given by a group of friends. Since the installation involved water, he decided to use appropriately watery sounds for the music. Nakajima's first Aube release came in 1991, when the Japanese noise label Vanilla released his cassette LP Hydrophobia. Quite a few more water-related recordings followed, and Nakajima soon began branching out by using varied sources such as field recordings, the hum from fluorescent lamps, human voices, brain waves, heartbeats, even pages being ripped from a Bible. He has recorded for Staalplaat, Manifold, Charnel Music, Pure, Iris Light, and the Grand Rapids-based upstart Elsie & Jack Records. Nakajima also operates a cassette-only label named G.R.O.S.S. that has released several albums of Aube material. In 1999 the album Evocation was added to his discography, and a year later, Aube released Ricochentrance and Blood Brain Barrier, respectively.
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Location of Aube in FranceCoordinates: 48°20′N 4°10′E / 48.333°N 4.167°E / 48.333; 4.167Coordinates: 48°20′N 4°10′E / 48.333°N 4.167°E / 48.333; 4.167CountryFranceRegionChampagne-ArdennePrefectureTroyesSubprefecturesBar-sur-AubeNogent-sur-SeineGovernment • President of the General CouncilPhilippe Adnot (DVD)Area • Total6,004 km (2,318 sq mi)Population (1999) • Total292,131 • Rank75th • DensityBad rounding here49/km (Bad rounding here130/sq mi)Time zoneCET (UTC+1) • Summer (DST)CEST (UTC+2)Department number10ArrondissementsCantons33Communes433^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 kmAube (French pronunciation: [ob]) is a department in the northeastern part of France named after the Aube River. In 1995, its population was 293,100 inhabitants.
History [edit]
Aube is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Champagne.
The territory making up Aube was first attached to France in 843, following the Treaty of Verdun.
After the allied victory over Napoleon at Waterloo the department was occupied by Russian troops between June 1815 and November 1818.
In 1911, following the revolt of the Champagne producers, a series of major riots erupted in Aube. Dozens of serious injuries resulted.
In 1919, by a new decree, Aube wine producers were authorized to produce champagne.
Aube is perhaps best known for the 1932 visit of the late Turkish president Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, who signed a friendship treaty with France there on 4 July 1938.
Geography [edit]
The department is part of the current region of Champagne-Ardenne. It is surrounded by the departments of Marne, Haute-Marne, Côte-d'Or, Yonne, and Seine-et-Marne.
The geography, with its chalky soil and undulating plain, is well adapted to wine-growing, particularly the champagne that takes its name from the region.
Politics [edit]
Aube returns three Deputies to the National Assembly, all of whom are from the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP), and two Senators: one UMP and one right-wing independent.
The President of the General Council is Miscellaneous Right Senator Philippe Adnot.
Culture [edit]
Clairvaux Abbey is located 15 km from Bar-sur-Aube. A cheese is named after the village of Chaource.
Tourism [edit]
Troyes
Troyes Cathedral
Aix-en-Othe
Clairvaux Abbey
Bar-sur-Aube
