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Monthly Archives: April 2017
Today’s Discovery – Solitude Nomade – Christine Ott
Modern Classical release that demonstrates just how contemporary and modern the Ondes Martenot is, despite its age – avant garde, modernist, frail and ethereal but also experimental.
Review Reblog – Christine Ott ~ Only Silence Remains
Christine Ott is “one of the few people in the world who can be considered an expert on the Ondes Martenot, a strange keyboard invented in 1928, which can sound like anything from a theremin to a screech of strings.” but it can sound otherworldly and beautiful.
This is one beguiling record. It starts with opera and ends with poetry, and in the end, only silence remains. The opening soprano segment makes an immediate statement: this is not conventional music. By the middle of the set, one may forget this fact, but on “Tempête” it returns with a vengeance.
The storied career of Christine Ott provides clues to understanding her approach. She’s been part of Yann Tiersen’s band, collaborated with Radiohead, worked alongside Oiseaux-Tempête, and is currently opening for Tindersticks. She’s also one of the few people in the world who can be considered an expert on the Ondes Martenot, a strange keyboard invented in 1928, which can sound like anything from a theremin to a screech of strings. For most of the album she holds back on this instrument, but sneaks it in, bit by bit, until it takes over the sound field. Those early moments…
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Reblog – Electronic music in 1937: a promotional 78 rpm record for the Ondes Martenot
A little bit of history.I just came across this wonderful old recording of the many sounds of one of the early electronic instruments, the Ondes Martenot.
A promotional 78 rpm record for the Ondes Martenot released during The Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne held in Paris in 1937. Transfer by Claude Fihman.
Rokaia ~ See | Dwell
Finally have got around to reading and listening after a suggestion and glad I did. Intriguing find and look forward to the full release.
We have a very good feeling about Limerick, Ireland’s Rokaia, whose debut release seems a harbinger of things to come. See | Dwell may be a short beginning, but it’s a strong one. Like Ian William Craig, Holly Herndon and Katie Gately, Rokaia operates in the realm of textural, melodic voice, a sub-genre within the larger realm of experimental voice. The outer edge of experimentalism tests the boundaries of listenability through scream and guttural snarl, but artists such as these win us over with sheer beauty and grace.
It’s easy to put Sea | Dwell on repeat, as it comes across as a series of waves that never crash. Layer upon layer of Rokaia’s voice slide gently over their predecessors, while manipulations in the lower register provide the base. Using electronics to chop, stutter and loop her voice, the artist provides an impression of obsessive composition and precise control…
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Article Reblog – How Oakland’s Experimental Music Scene Became Queerer, Browner, and More Femme
Friday Web Focus – SoundGirls
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providing the tools, knowledge, and support to further their careers.
providing the tools, knowledge, and support to further their careers.
Is SoundGirls.Org for women only?
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Why does SoundGirls.Org exist?
SoundGirls.Org exists to provide a support network for women working in the professional audio industry and to assist those with a drive to be successful in audio. Women make up only 5% of the professional workforce in audio and music production. This profession thrives on word of mouth and networking. SoundGirls.Org gives women working in the industry an opportunity to meet and network with other industry professionals, creating a strong support network.
Reblog – Writings on Teresa Rampazzi
Teresa Rampazzi website has finally a new page containing a list of articles, books, and other material dedicated to this awesome pioneer pf electroacoustic music: http://www.teresarampazzi.it/writings-on-t-rampazzi/)
I contributed with many writings to this emerging literature, since my Master thesis in 2000, and I’m proud of this. The first text dedicated to her dates back to 1979, with an interview Teresa Rampazzi gave to M. Mollia.
Many of these items are available online. Enjoy the reading!
Focus – Teresa Rampazzi
Focus – Mixcloud Podcasts
Here are some Mixcloud Podcasts that I have enjoyed listening to recently –
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