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| | | paradigm (uk) #pd 03 cd trevor wishart “beach singularity / menagerie / vocalise” compact disc - musical box (02.18)
- vision (02.39)
- still life (04.36)
- feeder (03.38)
- sardine candle (01.50)
- aqualung (05.24)
- spam guitar (02.37)
- window box (03.18)
- ark (03.45)
- dreamer (04.43)
- beach singularity (20.56)
- vocalise (09.42)
| reissue on the love-oriented paradigm discs label of one of my all-time favorite lps: trevor wishart's beach singularity b/w menagerie on the yes label (which also released wishart's "red bird" lp & "journey into space" k7, as well as the highly coveted "electronic music from york" 3lp set... of which if you happen to have a spare copy... i’m all ears) ...
| the purely fried/zonked sounding apparatus on display throughout menagerie is of the highest order, akin to later sound-art experiments by folk like christian marclay, noto, etc ... frankly i find this stuff on par with only joe jones' solar-powered music (?) producing apparatus, a comparison i personally don't take very lightly. the sheer insanity of beach singularity only compounds matters further. so well worth your further investigation/time ... |
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| | paradigm press release... |
| trevor wishart - beach singularity / menagerie / vocalise (pd 03)
total time 65'33"
cover redesign by clive graham.
released 1997
jewel case cd with 16 page booklet
releasing electroacoustic music in this country has historically, always been a dedicated persuit. with no national record labels and very few electronic music studios to support this music, the uk has always lagged behind its counterparts in both the united states and throughout east and west europe. trevor started releasing his own music in 1973 and continues to do so to this day. much of this cd was originally privately released in 1979. whilst other maverick british composers (nyman, bryars, cardew etc.) chose to stay out of the electronic music studio, wishart and a few others, (starting out in 1961 with the pioneering lp of musique concrète by desmond leslie), took the plunge. this cd comprises a complete reissue of the 1979 lp with an additional 4 menagerie pieces added to the 6 on the original release, plus an improvised solo vocal piece recorded at the old recommended records shop in london on 30th march 1991.
beach singularity was performed on the beaches at morecambe, cleveleys, st. annes, and southport in the summer of 1977.
the palm beach orchestra is:
poppy holden - vocals;
lyn dobson - saxophones;
melvyn poore - tuba;
robin coombes - clarinet;
dick witts - percussion, vocals;
martin mayes - horn, vocals;
trevor wishart - tapes, miscellaneous vocals.
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menagerie: during 1974 trevor wishart asked a number of well-known british performance-artists to build small assemblages for an exhibition in which each object would be accompanied by appropriate taped sounds. the exhibition, consisting of 11 assemblages, was first prepared for the birmingham arts laboratory, and presented there in january 1975. the accompanying tapes were all made in the york university electronic music studio by trevor wishart. previously released on lp in 1979.
beach singularity: arriving unannounced on the beach in their strange costumes they erected a maze. then they proceeded to play at first straighforward popular seaside tunes, but as an audience gathered their music developed a bizarre twist, with additional sound-effects, tape-collage & electronics provided from prerecorded cassettes played througha portable loudspeaker system. finally, at certain periods, various kinds of experimental music, from free improvisation to pure tape-pieces, were played at the center of the maze. this piece represents edited extracts from the full days performance. beach singularity was performed on the beached at morecambe, cleveleys, st. annes, and southport in the summer of 1977. previously released on lp in 1979.
vocalise: is an edited version of a live solo performance by trevor wishart given in the intimate shop space at recommended records, london on 30th march 1991. the piece was entirely improvised and does not utilise any electronics other than amplification. all the sounds were produced solely by extended vocal techniques |
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