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| | | spectrum spools (austria) #sp 012 lp head boggle “headboggle” long playing record - fluorescent star (1:48)
- analog banjo (0:40)
- harpsichord rococo (3:49)
- digital disco (1:07)
- moon age (2:31)
- ambiantemusique (4:04)
- dream diary (1:42)
- basso profundo #9 (1:10)
- big box of evil (3:09)
- wassermusic (7:38)
- ni (1:18)
- europa astrobiology lander (3:31)
- moon village valances (3:44)
- serge demo and synthisized (1:20)
- rain of crystal olivine (3:19)
| march 2012 release ; ... very pleased to finally be able to present you all with a round, black object with derek “head boggle” gedalecia’s music on it (he’s long overdue) ...
... rising from the ashes of the latter-day bay-area freaknik scene (best typified by caroliner’s grux’s regular “godwaffle noise pancakes” series ... in which, yes, audiences are treated both to a noise concert ... and waffles) derek has, over the last half-decade, somehow managed to defy the odds & shed his concept from any / all “wacky” connotations, chipping & preening away at the raw, sometimes unfocused ice-block of his early energy-relatable concepts, growing them into an elegant, crystal swan of live, in-situ ems synthi, often de-tuned barrel-house piano, tape and/or “concrète” combination-ings ...
... right off the bat, the fidelity & spec on display here (even vs. the very recent spate of “automatic” -leaning issues on his own greedmink tape-imprint) is top-notch, trading in the hazy, ferrite-warped ranges for a stab at a transparent clarity that greatly benefits the music ; a catch-all of the exact “unheralded” approaches to early electronic sound championed by creel pone et.al & an almost dada / surrealism-leaning sense of décollage ...
... when presented with the prospect of the spectrum spools canonization (let’s face it, john’s work in mapping this post-no fun universe of electronic musiciansis not too removed from an alan lomax / mo asch approach) derek did not “turn tail and run” ; he delivered easily his most consistent & wow-oriented set thusar ... this is a killer record & should be of interest to anyone who’s currently reading this page, for one reason ... or another ... highly recommended !!! |
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sp 012 / head boggle
headboggle
lp
release date 20.03.2012
we are beyond excited to present you with the highly anticipated vinyl debut of the head boggle project. the world has been waiting for this day to come, and finally a full-length long player has arrived.
recorded at his apartment studio, "headboggle" is the manifestation of derek gedalecia's acoustic / electronic research utilizing the "kitchen sink" in every sense of the idiom: moogs, harmonica, banjo, harpsichord, irish harp, ems synthi, violin, drums, clavinet, serge modular, field recordings and more! what makes "headboggle" so special is the careful arrangement of sound, with painstaking attention to composition and sound direction. disorienting magic is a key trait of the head boggle sound, one which captivates and commands repeated inspection. like any great focused album effort, there is a narrative arc - from the introductory "flourescent star" with it's dizzying, fractured crackle and bizarre piano float to the tension packed, information-overloaded squabble and squawks of the "dream diary" and "europa astrobiology lander" tracks. "headboggle" is a dedicated and devotional effort - one with precision and prodigious vision.
equal parts françois bayle and tod dockstader in the best possible way, it's still hard to pin such a multifaceted talent to any kind of descriptor. derek has been honing his sound for years with loads of releases on almost every essential tape and cd-r label out there. here we have his finest set of compositions yet in hi-fidelity, tight and tediously packed, forming his most concise release to date. the head boggle debut has raised the bar for classical electronic composition with the greats, a feat of rare occurrence. |
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