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previous artist: niaggra		there are 6 titles featuring phill niblock in stock. they are listed below.		next artist: nice nice

$12.01

new to stock as of
march 9th, 2007

threads:
modern-composition
minimalism-drones

experimental intermedia (usa) #xi 101 cd
xi records (united states) #xi 101 cd

phill niblock “four full flutes” compact disc

p k (20:25)
s l s (20:17)
p k & s l s (19:04)
winterbloom too (19:41)

experimental intermedia press release...

phill niblock
four full flutes

“phill niblock's music has no precedents, invites no comparisons, and doesn't even suggest any metaphors to me. it is simply itself and must be heard to be believed," wrote tom johnson in the village voice a decade ago. the same is true today--no one is doing what phill niblock is doing. niblock takes the building blocks of music and stacks them in inimitable formations.

in four full flutes, adjacent tones beat violently against one another while clouds of harmonics hover above the wavering drone....when the piece ends, it takes the listener a few moments to recover. this physiological experience, when the ossicles slow their vibrating and the membrane hairs come to a standstill, is probably the only aspect of the music not regulated by the score....playing this compact disc in a different room or moving around the room while the disc is being played actually alters the outcome. similarly, the music can be experienced anew through different combinations, extra speakers, home stereo pyrotechnics, and volume level alterations. the effects intensify with louder levels of volume. the higher the volume goes, the higher you go. --neil strauss

“the aural effect is minimal to the max, but it isn't simplistic. the tones vibrate and glow, the densely packed texture shifting hues like a sonic aurora borealis." -- john rockwell, new york timesthe four pieces on this 80 minute cd are for multiple tracks of alto flutes, flutes, flutes and alto flutes, and bass flutes, performed by petr kotik, susan stenger, and eberhard blum.--phill niblock

$16.38

back in stock as of
november 7th, 2008

first in stock on
may 10th, 2007

threads:
modern-composition
electro-acoustic-composition
minimalism-drones

mode (usa) #mode 131 cd

phill niblock “disseminate” compact disc

isseminate ostrava (1998) (22:18)
kontradictionaries (1999
rev. 2003) (22:13)
disseminate q-o2 (1998) (22:09)

click the play button to hear an excerpt of "kontradictionaries (1999, rev. 2003)"

mode press release...

phill niblock (b.1933)
disseminate
mode 131

phill niblock (born in indiana, 1933) is a seminal figure in "drone" music who crosses the downtown and improv scenes. a characteristic of niblock's drone style is its subtle, gradual alteration of pitch which leads one to loose a sense of "time" and draws one deeper and deeper into the sound itself. the remarkable thing is that niblock achieves this effect by almost always using traditional acoustic instruments.

niblock is an intermedia artist using music, film, photography, video and computers. he initially was trained in the visual arts and worked as a photographer; he takes inspiration from minimal artists, including rothko, judd and andre.

he turns 70 this year and will be honored with many festivals and retrospectives of his music worldwide.

disseminate ostrava
in this orchestra piece, the players read from a conventional score. there is no after-recording manipulation of the material. the recording comes from the ostrava days festival in the czech republic, where the 41-piece ensemble ocnm is supplemented by members of the janacek philharmonic.

kontradictionaries
this work was written for the kontra-trio. the trio (formed in 1992) of bischof, mejer and bachmann concentrates on the sound of low wind instruments. the three wind contrabasses are used as sources for acoustic phenomena.

here, the musicians recorded "samples" of the notes in a recording studio. niblock then edited the samples, made pitch shifts of them, and combined this material in a multitrack score. there is no manipulation of the sound of the instruments, the combination of the different microtonal pitches and timbres of the instruments modifies the sound. the musicians later added "live" parts to the niblock multitrack-mixed-to stereo recording.

disseminate q-o2
written for the belgian ensemble for contemporary and improvised music, q-o2. the work creates a haze of slowly shifting, vibrating sounds.

the cover is an original photograph by phill niblock.the booklet includes an essay robert ashley and notes by petr kotik and the composer.

$14.96

back in stock as of
june 22nd, 2007

first in stock on
january 27th, 2006

threads:
electro-acoustic-composition
minimalism-drones

touch (uk) #to:49 cd

phill niblock “touch works for hurdy gurdy and voice” compact disc

"hurdy hurry" (15:20 - october 1999) jim o'rourke - hurdy gurdy (samples)
"a y u" aka "as yet untitled" (21:30 - october 1999) thomas buckner - baritone voice (samples)
"a y u live" (21:30 - october 1999/2000)

click the play button to hear an excerpt of "hurdy hurry"

touch press release...

touch works for hurdy gurdy and voice
touch # to:49
cd - 58:20
3 tracks

this is the first cd by phill niblock for touch. thomas buckner, baritone voice (samples and live) all were completed with protools software in a macintosh computer, and are 24 tracks mixed to stereo. there are two versions of the voice piece, one the original tape piece, the other a version with three added voices, live, plus four tracks of pitch shift on each, done in robert poss's (trace elements) studio. samples and live elements were recorded by robert poss at trace elements studios in new york. the pieces were constructed and mixed in protools by phill niblock at experimental intermedia in new york. [ayu was commissioned by thomas buckner]

$18.68

back in stock as of
december 3rd, 2008

first in stock on
august 10th, 2007

threads:
modern-composition
minimalism-drones
art-punk

ltm recordings (uk) #ltm 2479 cd

“from brussels with love” compact disc

john foxx - a jingle*1 (0:35)
thomas dolby - airwaves (5:20)
repetition - stranger (3:43)
harold budd - children on the hill (4:56)
durutti column - sleep will come (1:45)
martin hannett - the music room (4:38)
the names - cat (3:24)
michael nyman - a walk through h (4:50)
brian eno - an interview with brian eno (9:48)
jeanne moreau - un entretien avec jeanne moreau (8:35)
richard jobson - armoury show (1:18)
bill nelson - the shadow garden (4:09)
durutti column* - piece for an ideal (3:36)
kevin hewick & new order - haystack (3:39)
radio romance - etrange affinite (2:42)
gavin bryars - white's s.s. (5:52)
der plan - mein freunde (2:03)
b.c. gilbert & graham lewis* - twist up (4:25)
john foxx - a jingle*2 (0:40)

...what the blurb below doesn’t mention is phill niblock’s contribution to the eno ‘interview’ ... his piece “a third trombone” acting as a musical bed ...

ltm recordings press release...

ltmcd 2479
various artists | from brussels with love

the very first cd release of the classic 1980 compilation album from brussels with love, which was also the debut release from chic belgian indie label les disques du crepuscule (twi 007). originally released as a deluxe cassette/book package in november 1980 it featured 20 exclusive tracks from the international avant garde and new wave, as well as the celebrated factory records roster. then, as now, the contributing artists include gavin bryars, harold budd, dome, the durutti column, john foxx, martin hannett, richard jobson, bill nelson, new order and michael nyman. the programme also includes extended interviews with brian eno and iconic french actress jeanne moreau.

the cd has been digitally remastered from the original master tapes, and features 75 minutes of material. most of the tracks featured here remain unavailable elsewhere. for reasons of space just one has been deleted from the original cassette (a certain ratio), although this track is available on ltmcd 2443.

the 20-pages facsimile booklet features original artwork by benoît hennebert, claude stassart and jean-françois octave, as well as archive images and detailed liner notes.

$16.64

back in stock as of
december 22nd, 2008

first in stock on
december 1st, 2005

threads:
electro-acoustic-composition
minimalism-drones
modern-composition
free-improvisation
electro-acoustic-improvisation

sedimental (usa) #sed 029 cd
fo(a)rm (united states) #foarm 4 mag

“fo(a)rm no. 4 (topography)” magazine and compact disc set

a magazine plus a full-length phill niblock cd !!!

compact disc:

phill niblock “ghosts and others”

magazine:

marc behrens
seth cluett
steven connor
rachel daley
david eckard
william fox
jean-luc guionnet
haleh hatami
jibade-khalil huffman
douglas kahn
san keller
eric la casa
phill niblock
shreshta premnath
andrè spears
tereza stehlikova
charles stein
julianne swartz
elliot weinberger

note: this magazine comes complete with sedimental 029, the otherwise unavailable phill niblock disc entitled “ghosts and others plus interview”

fourth issue of this arts journal with a decidedly strong “sound-in-the-arts” bent... comes with a full-length composition by phill niblock on a compact disc fastened to the inside of the back cover. writings cover topics ranging from . the niblock piece is fantastic and alone makes this a necessary object (said piece is only available here...)

sedimental press release...

fo(a)rm no. 4 (topography)
144 pp., 7 x 9”, perfect-bound, full-color cover
(with exclusive cd: ghosts and others by phill niblock)

fo(a)rm no. 4 (topography) treats the movement over, through or across a landscape and the act of documenting, utilizing or noticing an interaction with that landscape. it concerns a mapping of the points between self and space - traversing and/or transforming natural and urban environments. within these pages, intelligent perspectives find fertile soil.

included within are essays by sound theorist douglas kahn (noise water meat) on spherics and and cultural theorist steven connor (dumbstruck) on listening to sound-art, lengthy interviews with minimalist luminary phill niblock and whitney biennial artist julianne swartz, revealing articles on sound-installation projects by composers marc behrens and eric la casa, conceptual artist sreshta premnath’s carbon-paper traces of lived experience, public interaction and social sculpture by swiss artist san keller and portland-based sculptor david eckard, composer/improviser jean-luc guionnet’s series of “linescape” drawings, an historical essay on the holy wu-t’ai mountains in 11th century china by eliot weinberger, charles stein’s striking visual language works, poems by william fox, haleh hatami, andré spears, jibade-khalil huffman, and rachel daley and a delicately vibrational cover by sound-artist seth cluett.

(topography) also includes, in conjunction with sedimental records, the never-released and radically different sound-work by phill niblock, ghosts and others. this cd is only to be found in fo(a)rm....

i am happy to announce the long awaited issue fo a rm magazine 4 (topography issue) that includes an exclusive soundwork from phill niblock entitled "ghosts and others" pressed by sedimental. this release and expanded interview is the realization of a never completed project between sedimental and the now defunct publication n d. sound artist and composer seth nehil who is also 1/4th of publication fo a rm proposed completing this project and all parties agreed.

the material on the cd is a very different work that phill created for an installation at mj scumacher's studio five beekman series in march of 1998. because this material is much more of an audio collage/field recording than phill's typical composed droneworks he never felt comfortable for it to be released as a regular document but in fact it was his idea to include it with the interview i had conducted with him later that year in '98 to be published in n d.

phill has never allowed the document to surface expect for the free copies he has circulated over the past several years. this is the first formal, and only, release of the document. it is a full length cd.

$9.01

back in stock as of
december 8th, 2008

first in stock on
april 12th, 2004

threads:
digital-musics
electro-acoustic-composition
electro-acoustic-improvisation
free-improvisation
harsh-noise
minimalism-drones
modern-composition
modern-psych
playback-music
plunder-phonic
psych-prog

the sound projector (uk) #tsp 10 mag

“the sound projector 10th issue 2002” magazine

articles & interviews with those mentioned below
hundreds of record reviews

the sound projector press release...

the sound projector 10 - saw delight - dada-mecano in the mechanical way!! - skinny hands i love (the residents) - an apprenticeship to robert fludd

tenth issue - 160pp - published may 2002. mega interviews: achim wollscheid / alejandra & aeron / carl michael von hausswolff / cyclobe / gen ken montgomery / phill niblock / olivia block / pal asle pettersen / jon mueller / michael renkel

art by imagistic magi: middleton, rawling, reynols, bagnall, pinsent, richardson, willis, parentela, sherred, roberts, in addition thereunto over 250 record reviews...

records reviewed in sound projector categories atoms of pure noise (noise music), the crackling esther, the discurator's den, the droning ones engaging with planetary politics, environmental recordings, free jazz, the gorgeous harmonic, in the art gallery, maladroit rhythms, mix bag of aural honk, mutating into a microchip, nightmares and penumbra, no probable purpose, phantom of liberty, presence of a solid body, quirk out, tape maschines maken

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