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| | | em (japan) #em 1086 lp nicolas collins “devils music” double long playing record set - devil's music a (from 1986 lp) (18:46)
- devil's music b (from 1986 lp) (17:29)
- real landscape a (from 1988 cassette) (26:04)
- real landscape b (from 1988 cassette) (25:47)
| november 2009 release ; lp version - superior japanese pressing & a heavy-duty gatefold (albeit missing a track from the cd-edition ... and the software ... but honestly, who cares about that) ...
reissue of handmade electronic music: the art of hardware hacking (incredible book ; highly recommended for anyone interested in jerry-rigged electronic sound-circuitry) author nicolas collins 2nd solo album (after let the state make the selection on lovely ... not counting the split with ron kuivila from a few years prior) initially released in 1986 on robert poss trace elements label & also (partially) issued around the same time as a slowscan tape (a split with larry wendt) paired up jere with his 1987 banned productions tape as a handsome double-pack ...
... long, uninterrupted takes made on an electro-harmonix 16-second digital-buffer / delay / loop pedal, electronically interrupted & chopped into oblivion ; long, mind-numbing (i mean this in the best possible way ; my eyes glazed over within the first few minutes of the first track ... alpha state reached, sustained) takes of this that precede even yasunao tones cd-glitch freakouts (and, oval, i guess) & the resultant wave of digital playback-medium manipulation art that followed ... |
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catalogue# : em1086
artist : nicolas collins
title : devil's music
*newly remastered
*english & japanese text
*scarce photos
*bonus including a previously unissued recording and pc software & a movie.
lp version: two lp set in gatefold sleeve.
devil's music is a performance piece about global media and local culture and individual interference. it developed in 1985 out of the confluence of my fascination with early hip hop djs, a cagean love of the splendor of radio, the introduction of the first affordable, portable samplers (electro-harmonix's 16 second digital delay and super replay) and a simple home-made stuttering circuit (inspired, perhaps and by my years as a student of alvin lucier)
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devil's music and more! we presents the reissue of nicolas collins' live radio sampling masterpiece and originally released on vinyl in 1986, served up in all its stuttering glory, a time capsule of the mid-80s new york city airwaves, acclaimed by philip sherburne as an early template for techno, with a feel somewhat akin to scratching turntablist madness and a block-rocking party put through a blender and reassembled by body-popping demons. and more: real landscape and a 1987 remix recorded in europe (originally released on cassette), and (cd only) the spark heard 'round the world, a fascinating tape piece sourced from multi-band radio and scanner recordings, plus (also cd only and alas) video of a live performance of devil's music from 1987 in birmingham and uk. and if you're still not satisfied, cd purchasers also get a downloadable software version of the original hardware circuitry used for devil's music which, a la david tudor and constitutes the original composition itself. make your own devil's music!
nicolas collins is hugely influential in contemporary electronic music, having performed world wide for many years, collaborating with christian marclay, elliot sharp and david shea, david tudor and john zorn, composing, recording, modifying circuits and inventing instruments and spreading the good word through his writing and teaching. the pieces released here are only part of his ongoing and multifaceted and truly experimental activities.
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