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previous artist: david toop		there are 7 titles featuring rafael toral in stock. they are listed below.		next artist: tormentor

$32.91

new to stock as of
october 22nd, 2007

threads:
electro-acoustic-improvisation

best of 2007 !!!

creative sources (portugal) #cs 100 cd

variable geometry orchestra “stills” triple compact disc set

the morning walk after the “o” of the clock (54:54)
just as you were able to talk about nothing (19:12)
suddenly the dream became a promise of white (44:21)
loosing the place where someone never watched over me (38:59)
we almost turned around and headed home (26:30)

triple-disc set from this large-ensemble-project (naming upwards of 40 participants in the liners including sei miguel, andré gonçalves, rafael toral, etc...) “directed” by creative sources’ ernesto rodrigues...

creative sources press release...

stills | cs100

ernesto rodrigues – conduction (1, 2, 3, 4, 5), viola (1, 2, 3, 5), violin (4)
sílvia freitas – violin (3)
kátia santandreu – viola (3)
guilherme rodrigues – cello (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
miguel pereira – contrabass (3)
sei miguel - pocket trumpet (1, 4, 5)
pedro portugal – trumpet (1, 2)
marcello_maggi – trumpet (1, 3)
jean-marc charmier – trumpet, flugelhorn, euphonium (2)
fala mariam – alto trombone (1, 5)
eduardo lála – trombone (2)
eduardo chagas – trombone (1, 2, 3, 4)
johannes krieger – trumpet (3), french horn (2, 5)
gil gonçalves – tuba (1, 2), euphonium (1)
miguel bernardo – clarinet (1, 2, 3, 4)
bruno parrinha – clarinet (2), alto clarinet (1, 3), alto saxophone (1), harmonica (2)
joão viegas - bass clarinet (1, 3)
jorge lampreia – flute, soprano saxophone (1, 3, 4)
nuno torres - alto saxophone (1, 2, 3, 4)
lizuarte borges - alto saxophone (3)
peter bastiaan - alto saxophone (1), melodica (1), drums (2, 3)
alípio c neto – alto saxophone (2), tenor saxophone (2, 4, 5)
abdul moimême - tenor saxophone (1, 3, 5) electric guitar (4)
ivan fontes – didgeridoo (2, 3)
olympia boule – voice (1, 5)
rodrigo pinheiro – piano (3)
etsuko kimura – electric organ (3)
armando pereira – accordion (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
antónio chaparreiro - electric guitar (1, 2, 3, 5)
nuno rebelo – amplified objects (3)
carlos santos – computer (1, 2, 3, 5)
travassos – tapes, circuit bending (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
joão pinto – computer (1, 2, 3, 5)
nuno moita – sampler (1, 3, 5), turntables (3)
joão silva – field recordings, crackle box, tibetan bell (3)
andré gonçalves – modular analog synthesizer (1, 3)
adriana sá – digital synthesizer (1, 2, 3, 4)
rafael toral – modified mt10 amp (1, 4)
plan – turntables (1)
hernâni faustino - double bass (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
rachiim sahu - double bass (1)
pedro castello-lopes – percussion (1, 3, 5)
jorge oliveira - african percussion (3)
césar burago - cowbell (1, 4, 5)
monsieur trinité - selected objects (2, 3, 4)
josé oliveira – drums (1, 4, 5)

recorded 2006-07, lisbon
© 2007
cover design carlos santos

$13.41

back in stock as of
may 1st, 2009

first in stock on
august 25th, 2006

threads:
guitar-themed
minimalism-drones
electro-acoustic-composition

dexter’s cigar (usa) #dex 14 cd

rafael toral “wave field” compact disc

wave field 5 (31:38)
wave field 6 (16:09)
wf radio edit (3:10)

dexter’s cigar reissue of rafael toral’s second self-released album; two extended pieces of sublime filtered guitar treatments, bookended with a “radio edit.”

dexter’s cigar press release...

rafael toral wave field cd

originally released in 1995 on moneyland records in lisbon, portugal
dexter's cigar reissue on february 2, 1998

the wave field is located somewhere in a far away region of the ambient territory, close to the frontier with a swampy area where abstract vibrations from liquid rock are solved under noise-charged clouds echoing some electrical irradiation. 'wave field 5' and '6' were recorded to hard disk from the vibrating body of a fender jaguar wired through a morley wah, korg guitar synth (no synth, filters only), dod graphic eq, alesis reverb and compressor, ashly parametric eq and sansamp.

$12.61

back in stock as of
may 6th, 2010

first in stock on
july 18th, 2009

threads:
electro-acoustic-composition
experimental-instruments
minimalism-drones

perdition plastics (usa) #per 008 cd

rafael toral “aeriola frequency” compact disc

cyclorama lift 2 (46:31)
cyclorama lift 4 (20:16)

october 1998 release ; very glad to have this early disc of rafael’s filter-resonance / feedback music in stock, as it rates amongst kosugi’s “catchwave” and most of david berhman’s 70s/i> music as a classic example of the genre ...

working solely with “empty circuits,” rafael coaxes a pleasant stream of harmonic-series-lineage overtones, catching the results in a pair of delay-lines, accentuating and multiplying the joint resonances into these two extended portraits ... some of his finest non-guitar work ...

perdition plastics press release...

notes by rafael toral:

the exploration of resonance from the guitar world as in wave field took me to later finding myself working with pure electronic resonance, the material of this piece. cyclorama lift is performed with an empty circuit, basically a feedback loop using as main instruments two 8-second delays and a 4-band parametric equalizer. there's no input, the loop is constantly nourishing and digesting itself.

$14.96

back in stock as of
june 22nd, 2007

first in stock on
march 30th, 2007

threads:
electro-acoustic-improvisation
analogue-synth
experimental-instruments
electro-acoustic-composition

best of 2007 !!!

quecksilber (germany) #qs 11 cd

rafael toral “space solo 1” compact disc

portable amplifier (21:44)
echo-feed (4:34)
bender (6:05)
electrode oscillator (3:57)
portable amplifier 3 (8:00)

quecksilber press release...

artist: rafael toral
title: space solo 1
format: cd
cat. #: quecksilber 11
release date: 30.03.07

in 2004, rafael toral announced that he was to embark on a long term project, which was to be a multi-facetted work in progress representing his new approach to music. with the release of the first album of the program, the eponymous "space" (staubgold 69 cd), he managed to disrupt the notions of "avantgarde music" even of those who consider themselves well-versed in this field.

in the past, toral's work had been based on the guitar and the myriad possibilities of generating sounds from it. more often than not, his music exhibited a tendency towards the concept of the drone. so many people familiar with his oeuvre were surprised to learn that none of those elements figured in "space" (though he might re-introduce theguitar at a later stage of the "space program" – but that is what is called "artistic license"...).

in the program, toral focuses on "single sound events". the sounds are generated by self-devised electronic equipment set into action by the performance of gestures, by bodily action (take a look at the video samples of the "space study 1" on his website, where he "plays" glove-controlled computer sinewaves). thus, the music is created byindividual decisions in real time – just like in jazz, as toral emphasizes. so basically, this is electronic music played with a jazz sensibility. toral brings a performative aspect to electronic music that it often sorely lacked.

the initial album "space" is like a roadmap. it is a point of departure for recordings in the "space program". it is accompanied by three "diversified" series: the performance series "space studies" (which started in 2004), and the record series "space elements" and "solo series". the latter are unaccompanied real-time solo recordings on oneinstrument only (as opposed to "space elements", where toral collaborates with other musicians). the present cd is the first in that series and the second materialisation of the program.

whereas "space" featured an orchestral approach to composition (and thus a diversity of elements), "space solo 1" presents the listener with music which is narrowed down almost to a point. everything is concentrated on a single element. the key feature of this music is that it was performed with a degree of skill, a commitment and a depth of exploration that could not be found on an orchestral record like "space". on this album, toral appears as a musician who simply plays an instrument on an individual, human and physical level.

one cannot help but notice that toral is opening up a new dimension in music – and maybe also in language. when the renowned british music magazine the wire recently ran a large feature on toral's new project, the last sentence read thus: "it seems that mere words are far from able to convey everything a human being may wish to express." toral's new project is just that: a new mode of expression.

$15.51

back in stock as of
august 31st, 2010

first in stock on
april 17th, 2008

threads:
electro-acoustic-improvisation
analogue-synth
experimental-instruments
live-electronic
sound-art

best of 2008 !!!

taiga (usa) #taiga 02 lp

rafael toral “space solo 1” long playing record

portable amplifier (21:44)
echo-feed (4:34)
bender (6:05)
electrode oscillator (3:57)
portable amplifier 3 (8:00)

april 2008 release ; domestic vinyl edition of the 2007 quecksilber cd - the first in rafael toral’s “space program” series in which he’s trying out some new modes for pure electronic improvisation ...

i saw him perform this material live (actually - he headlined the night in which my “recorded in lisbon” was captured doing this set ...) & i must say the meager setup (either two battery-powered tiny guitar amplifiers & contact mics or a small 4-module doepfer analogue synth) produced a pretty raucous range of pointillist squawks & chatter ... very dis-similar to his flowing guitar-based pieces but nonetheless and individualized take on applying jazz-improv methodologies to electronic music ...

lovely high-spec red-vinyl edition c/o the minneapolis-based taiga label ... highly recommended !!!

taiga press release...

rafael toral "space solo 1" lp (taiga 1)

the lp version of the cd released by quecksilber in 2007. presented in a limited edition of 500, mastered direct to metal and pressed on 200g virgin vinyl. the jacket features the rui toscano drawing from the cd version expanded for the 12-inch format printed in black and pantone red on reversed stock with the pocket flooded red.

in 2004, rafael toral announced that he was to embark on a long term project, which was to be a multi-facetted work in progress representing his new approach to music. with the release of the first album of the program, the eponymous "space" (staubgold 69 cd), he managed to disrupt the notions of "avantgarde music" even of those who consider themselves well-versed in this field.

in the past, toral's work had been based on the guitar and the myriad possibilities of generating sounds from it. more often than not, his music exhibited a tendency towards the concept of the drone. so many people familiar with his oeuvre were surprised to learn that none of those elements figured in "space" (though he might re-introduce theguitar at a later stage of the "space program" – but that is what is called "artistic license"...).

in the program, toral focuses on "single sound events". the sounds are generated by self-devised electronic equipment set into action by the performance of gestures, by bodily action (take a look at the video samples of the "space study 1" on his website, where he "plays" glove-controlled computer sinewaves). thus, the music is created by individual decisions in real time – just like in jazz, as toral emphasizes. so basically, this is electronic music played with a jazz sensibility. toral brings a performative aspect to electronic music that it often sorely lacked.

the initial album "space" is like a roadmap. it is a point of departure for recordings in the "space program". it is accompanied by three "diversified" series: the performance series "space studies" (which started in 2004), and the record series "space elements" and "solo series". the latter are unaccompanied real-time solo recordings on one instrument only (as opposed to "space elements", where toral collaborates with other musicians). the present cd is the first in that series and the second materialisation of the program.

whereas "space" featured an orchestral approach to composition (and thus a diversity of elements), "space solo 1" presents the listener with music which is narrowed down almost to a point. everything is concentrated on a single element. the key feature of this music is that it was performed with a degree of skill, a commitment and a depth of exploration that could not be found on an orchestral record like "space". on this album, toral appears as a musician who simply plays an instrument on an individual, human and physical level.

one cannot help but notice that toral is opening up a new dimension in music – and maybe also in language. when the renowned british music magazine the wire recently ran a large feature on toral's new project, the last sentence read thus: "it seems that mere words are far from able to convey everything a human being may wish to express." toral's new project is just that: a new mode of expression.

$20.01

back in stock as of
august 31st, 2010

first in stock on
january 29th, 2008

threads:
electro-acoustic-improvisation
analogue-synth
experimental-instruments
live-electronic
sound-art

best of 2008 !!!

taiga (usa) #taiga 01 lp

rafael toral “space” double long playing record set

part i (13:32)
part ii (24:46)
part iii (19:45)
space study 1.3 (16:50)

december 2007 release; little to my (or anyone else’s for that matter) knowledge; this domestically-produced deluxe gatefold double-vinyl version of rafael toral’s most recent studio album “space” (cd on staubgold) hit the racks of minneapolis-area record shops late last year ...

don’t let this one slip you by ... it’s a beautifully rendered edition, restoring the original “plasticized” artwork in full gatefold spec ... the fourth side contains a live version of one of toral’s “space”-lineage pieces performed by toral & cesar burago ; exclusive to this vinyl edition ...

taiga press release...

rafael toral - space 2xlp (taiga 1)

after over 15 years of drone and ambient work based around guitar and electronics, rafael toral has set off on a radically new mission. leaving the guitar behind, toral has equipped himself with instruments such as a theremin-controlled white noise generator, amplified coil spring percussion, and a random pulse width modulation oscillator. with these he has launched his jazz-fueled craft through earth's atmosphere, into outer space. the resulting voyage is one where the sounds created recall the blast of a ray gun, the gurgle of a velociraptor, the rush of a primordial geyser, all seasoned with a vintage analog appeal and interspersed with meditative moments of silence.

toral's new approach to music, entitled the space program, runs counter to his career thus far by focusing on performance instead of composition. the foundation and fundamental release of the program is space. using live and in-studio performances from 2004 and 2005, toral designed space as "an orchestral environment for electronic instruments." following space, the program will continue to develop with releases from the space solo series, documenting performances of individual instruments played unaccompanied, and the space elements series featuring various collaborators while toral focuses on a single piece of equipment.

with previous releases by toral on such respected labels as touch, table of the elements and ecstatic peace, taiga records is proud to present the deluxe 2xlp version of space. this exciting album by toral is coincidentally taiga's inaugural release as well as that of the space program. originally released on cd by the highly regarded staubgold label, it is presented here in a limited edition of 500 copies on direct-metal mastered 200g virgin vinyl. this version includes all of the original audio from the cd plus a previously unreleased 17-minute vinyl-only bonus track, "space study 1.3," a live duet with percussionist cesar burago. packaged in a gatefold jacket designed by helder luís with spot metallic printing, the album boasts the daniel malhão photograph from the cd version expanded across the entire outside in uv gloss, an essay by toral printed inside on reversed stock and the pockets flooded black.

$14.51

back in stock as of
january 24th, 2012

first in stock on
january 27th, 2006

threads:
guitar-themed
minimalism-drones

touch (uk) #to:48 cd

rafael toral “violence of discovery, calm of acceptance” compact disc

desirée (3:30)
measurement of noise (6:00)
quiet mind (3:57)
maersk line (2:49)
liberté (5:42)
optical flow (3:17)
energy nourish (5:07)
hay que trabajo me cuesta quererte como te quiero (8:30)
we are getting closer (3:56)
mixed states uncoded (3:55)

touch press release...

considered by the chicago reader to be "one of the most gifted and innovative guitarists of the decade", rafael toral has been developing in the last 15 years a unique sound world, having been as influenced by alvin lucier and brian eno as by sonic youth and my bloody valentine. using the guitar as part of a complex electronic instrument, toral has collaborated with jim o'rourke, john zorn, sonic youth, rhys chatham and phill niblock and played in many european countries and in several states in the us. he's also a member of mimeo, the electronic orchestra featuring keith rowe, christian fennesz, peter rehberg, kaffe matthews and many others.vdca is a collection of ten small pieces crafted by toral with extreme precision and care through the last seven years. using guitars and analogue technology, it can be described as toral's best work, embodying all the directions he explored in his previous critically acclaimed records, "sound mind sound body" [moikai, usa], "wave field" [dexter’s cigar/drag city, usa] and "aeriola frequency" [perdition plastics, usa] but taking them into new dimensions.

lee ranaldo: i think the most interesting thing about raphael is that he lives out on the end of the world, which is about how isolated portugal is, even for the rest of europe, and that he has managed to forge some sort of interest and trajectory for himself in the esoteric realm of "new" music. he's a young man forging ideas out of what he has heard and read about, and has a good set of ears and knows what he's listening to. (he's) rather scientific in his approach...

jim o'rourke: rafael is a really good guy with a good ear, i think, and a sense of timing and density that is a luxury to find. he is a swell, honest person too.

this is his first album for touch. the highly evocative intricate and subtle guitar drones are captured in the beautiful photography of heitor alvelos, a portuguese artist, and in the artwork of jon wozencroft.

the background noise on track 10 is a recording of silence during a space shuttle mission real time webcast. all other sounds were released by electric guitars. the album was recorded between 1993 and 2000 and mastered at noise precision, lisbon.

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