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| | | intransitive (usa) #int 034 cd lethe “catastrophe point #5” compact disc - catastrophe point #5 (1) (22:10)
- catastrophe point #5 (2) (22:00)
| october 2009 release ; a strikingly rich recording of sound-events transpiring “at no 20 warehouse [disused grain warehouse in front of nagoya sea port]” ; triggered/channeled & documented by kiyoharu kuwayama ...
yoshi wada’s “lament” and/or toshiya tsunoda’s recent work for ensembles are both great reference points here ; kuwayama’s use of naturally-occurring ambiance (rain falling through the ceiling) & held tones (amplified through what sounds like just a massive acoustic space) work beautifully in painting a vivid sonic picture, with his “performances” on the assorted site-specific detritus merely augmenting the ongoing tapestry of automatically unfolding sound-events ... highly recommended !!! |
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int034 lethe “catastrophe point #5 cd
catastrophe point #5 is the latest in kuwayama kiyoharu’s signature series of compositions that explore the charged, mysterious atmosphere of disused industrial sites. for this album, lethe turns his attention to an abandoned warehouse by a pier in his hometown of nagoya, japan, using objects discovered in situ to perform a ritual of sonic resurrection. he brings a dead space back to life, giving it a voice and allowing it to speak. metal chains, sheet metal, broken machinery, and factory debris are bowed, struck, and dragged across the concrete floors of the massive hall, reverberating and responding as kuwayama and his microphones scuttle across the desolate terrain. growling cello and unstable horns underscore the torrents of percussive clatter. catastrophe point #5 is a haunting album of volatile, malevolent ambiance.
kiyoharu kuwayama began working with sound in the late 1980s, using half-scale violin, cello, and found junk objects in the group minotaure. in 1999, he and violinist rina kijima formed the improvisational acoustic duo kuwayama-kijima to bring their instruments outdoors and perform in environments with unique acoustic properties, notably underneath a highway overpass and in a construction site. between 1999 and 2003, kuwayama organized the five-day-long lethe.voice.festival in an unused grain warehouse.
lethe’s previous release on intransitive was tsurumai, a stellar collaborative cd with dutch noise legends kapotte muziek. he has also appeared on albums with bassist matt heyner (malkuth, cold bleak heat, no-neck blues band), jonathan coleclough, hidekai shimada (agencement), carter thornton (enos slaughter, izititiz), kiyoshi mizutani, and campbell kneale (birchville cat motel).
for fans of christoph heemann, surface of the earth, the new blockaders, z’ev, or organum. |
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