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| | | schoolmap (italy) #school 3 cd akira rabelais “hollywood” compact disc | | click the play button to hear an excerpt of "hollywood" |
| | may 2008 release (despite what it says below) ; the first music from akira rabelais since 2004’s “spellewauerynsherde” (released by david sylvian & steve jansen on samadhisound) ... essentially a deftly edited hour-long suite comprised solely of field recordings ; specifically those made on hollywood boulevard ... definitely in & of the “presque rien” tradition, and, as much as i hate l.a., an intriguing listen ... |
| | schoolmap press release... |
| schoolmap records proudly presents:
akira rabelais “hollywood”
format: cd in jewel-box, edition of 500 copies
cat no: school3
release date: april 10th, 2008
the birth of akira rabelais’ “hollywood” has its roots in the composer’s lifelong interest in field recordings and in the desire to create a piece of work dedicated to los angeles: texas born rabelais has used a tascam recorder to capture almost four hours worth of sounds on hollywood boulevard, between betty grable’s and of rod serling’s stars. these original recordings have been lightly edited, cut and mastered into a composition that encapsulates the sounds of casual chats, drunken tourists, peddlers, passing cars, music coming from surrounding shops. an extremely dynamic and always changing soundscape dedicated to “the pleasure of being present”.
akira rabelais, composer and software developer based in los angeles, has released records on ritornell, orthlorng musork and samadhisound. he has collaborated, among others, with björk, david sylvian, harold budd and stephan mathieu. |
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