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| | | private chronology (usa) #pc 04 cs caroline park “grain” c59 cassette - improv. 1
- minor pigeon
- monochrome
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| may 2011 release ; “four electronic pieces” from “providence-based artist caroline park”, who “specializes in electronics, creating electroacoustic music, audio / visual installations and real-time interactive systems” ...
considering that this is her debut, there’s a remarkable set of ideas on display here, from the opening side’s extended “improv” (to my ears largely a heavily lpf’ed field recording of air-movement) to the b-side’s more “numbered” offerings (check the ryoji-ikeda-esque spectral pulse near the end of the sound-sample) ... |
| | private chronology press release... |
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private chronology 04
caroline park - grain (c59)
(note: tracklisting printed incorrectly on inside flap, see above for correct sequence).
excellent debut release from rhode island composer, caroline park. the slow-burning a-side churns field recordings and processed speech into a muted cavernous roar with an admirably subtle sense of development. on the flip, the b-side gives way to a set of shorter pieces that bring into relief a more discernibly electronic sound that sits well with the contemporary concerns of labels like raster-noton and sedimental. clocking in at just under an hour, these four brooding pieces of minimal electro-acoustic music usher in a kind of disquiet perfectly suited to gently disrupt a long evening.
pro-dubbed and imprinted edition of 100. |
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