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| | | antiopic (usa) #an 003 cd ultra-red “¡amnistia!” compact disc - amnistia (por nueva york)
- amnistia (en mayday2k)
- sin cargo (amnistia)
- amnistia
- total running time 19:50
| | click the play button to hear an excerpt of "amnistia (en mayday2k)" |
| i’ll admit to being somewhat baffled by dont rhine & co.’s prior output; this disc is no exception... on the one hand i love the concept of the audio documentary; going on-site and making field recordings of protests and other politically-charged events & situations, taking home the footage and saying something with it by weaving the signals & processes into a giant tapestry... on the other hand i’m not so amped about the vehicle that drives the message; in this case funky dancin’ computer techno music.
it could very well be that i’m missing the point; or part of it at least.... maybe my disdain for most kinds of dancefloor-oriented music is overwhelming my ability to see this record as an attempt to imbue the record-buying populus with a little bit of “cause”, certainly something i can stand behind.
for what it’s worth; the entire record isn’t a non-stop dance party; by the third track the beats disappear and a beautifully vocoded chordal section comes into the fore which slowly morphs into a beautiful section of musique concrète... a section which has much more of an effect on me than the repetitive rhythms of the first half.
all in all, the combination of reporting and sound-assembly is top-notch, very evocative, in the vein of the best cinema pour l’oreille and is worth hearing for this alone... |
| | antiopic press release... |
| any battle for free speech is a battle for public space.
los angeles collective ultra-red (previous releases available from comatonse, mille plateaux, fat cat, and beta bodega) come forward with an intense, playful and urgent commentary on the rights of undocumented immigrant workers. using the may day 2000 rally which took place on wall street in new york city as the sound source from which the group craft this suite of compositions, this 20 minute ep energetically brings the immediacy of the workers' situation to the fore. ranging in style from finely detailed minimal house to precise and focused soundscaping, these recordings mark a stylistic departure for the collective while merging to create a seamless listening experience complete with repeating motifs, both verbal and musical, throughout the release. the use of field recordings of the rally (vocal house?) to create the sense of protest through atmosphere and rhythmic urgency is more effective and complex than to be found in ultra-red's previous works. includes an essay by ultra-red, presented in english and spanish, on the situation faced by undocumented workers in the usa. |
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