“Propulsive rhythms from early drum machines, whirring electronics and dreamlike vocals make for a jaw-dropping late-career masterpiece from legendary Japanese musician Phew, recorded solo at Phew’s home in Tokyo.”
Japanese Experimental Pioneer Phew Is Back with Her First Solo Record in 20 Years
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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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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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Is SoundGirls.Org for women only?
No, SoundGirls.Org is for anyone who has a desire and drive to succeed in professional audio. The ratio of women to men members is approximately 65% women and 35% men.
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.
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!
A wonderful suggestion led to Today’s Discovery – Thanks ACL : )
On most albums, there’s a single moment in which one leans into the album or leans away. On Imaginary Boys, the moment arrives early, at 2:02 of the opening track. The Middle Eastern groove of “Flaming Flamingo” has already been established with bass and breath, when suddenly the timbre shifts to modern composition with field recordings. Only 22 seconds later, it shifts again to the tone of a suspense film in a darkened cinema. But the track ends with the dominant presence of Theresa Stroetges’ wordless voice, flying speaker to speaker over a series of boings and light percussion. This type of music is worth one’s full attention.
As Golden Diskó Ship, Stroetges has been making creative music for years, at first drawing comparisons to other artists, but now coming into her own. She’s one of a group of inventive artists who subvert the ideas of radio-friendly music without dismantling them…
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So glad this release has been noticed and it’s dark ambient beauty.
Artist: Dawn Tuesday
Title: Papilionidae
Keywords: ambient dark ambient electronic musicexperimental noise Alaska
It’s always fun to discover new music and artist you had never heard from before. Even if the artist you discover isn’t exactly bringing a very fun sounding release towards your eager ears. Dawn Tuesday’s Papiliondae for example isn’t like a fun-fair ride filled with clowns and jokes, but a very serious sounding soundscape that will suck you in with its intrusive dark ambient. I say dark, but it’s not all too dark, there is a great feel of warm prettiness to it that makes it more into the grayer areas of ambiance music. With distinctive flows that fly gracefully like a butterfly through the air, all on different heights and moods this release takes over the senses in a most captivating way.
Part 2 has also a serene beauty over it, also a form of sadness…
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