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| | | robot (usa) #rr 31 cd david jackman “up from zero” compact disc - ways to the sea (9:41)
- threshold (5:00)
- up from zero (16:04)
- offshore (3:23)
| the word “reissue” doesn’t really do this justice as the only “issue” until now was a “friends-only” edition of 30 cassettes back in 1982... so let’s just say it’s an “archival” release. that sounds much better.
the four pieces here all date from the early 80s and show jackman in his tape-music mode; tons of transfigured/processed material & found/sampled sounds constructed in a lo-fi array of tape-hiss & saturation. “up from zero” hints at the later/contemporary organum style, whereas the other three pieces are stylistically closer to the 80s u.k. diy/cassette underground. this cd issue adds the piece “offshore” to the proceedings... |
| | originally released in 1982 on cassette (aeroplane records ar3, uk), up from zero was david jackman's third album of compositions. integrating tapes, loops, shortwave radio signals, guitar tones, voice and a host of percussion elements, each piece accumulates into a complex collage of cycles that create a haunting set of "movements" and bizarre spatial relationships. these are the most sought after of jackman's first, solo recordings. the proto-organum sound.
also included is offshore, (1980). this track, recorded with the assistance of philip sanderson (of stormbugs/snatch tapes/claire thomas & susan vezey fame), is jackman's earliest piece to appear on cd to date. fluttering tones along with sustained slabs of bowed guitar create a droning crest and a fitting "outro" for these essential gems from the vault.
expertly restored from the original master tapes by robert hampson (of main).
packaged in a card mini-jacket.
in reference to the original cassette release:
“all sounds and artwork by david jackman. black & white cover image is of a coiled snake. ways to the sea features slowed down gregorian chants and speeded-up gagaku music. an outtake from these sessions appeared in the 'integration' cassette compilation. 'threshold' was later re-issued on a limited edition 7" from syntactic.” |
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