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previous record label: antiopic		there are 3 titles on antiopic live series in stock. they are listed below.		next record label: ants

$9.24

back in stock as of
february 19th, 2009

first in stock on
september 23rd, 2006

threads:
guitar-themed
free-improvisation
concert-recordings
electro-acoustic-improvisation

best of 2006 !!!

antiopic (usa) #an 009 cd
antiopic live series (usa) #ls 003 cd

tetuzi akiyama / oren ambarchi / alan licht “willow weep and moan for me” three inch compact disc

willow weep and moan for me (18:48)

gorgeously subtle trio guitar / electronics set, jointly improvised by oren, alan, and tetuzi down in new zealand a few years back ... more than just a foot-note in the respective discographies of each, i’ve always found this a nice “transitional” piece as tetuzi’s blues-based playing got more abstract (eventually yielding “don’t forget to boogie”) & alan & oren’s more monolithic (ditto “a new york minute” & “suspension,” respectively) ...

antiopic press release...

tetuzi akiyama / oren ambarchi / alan licht
willow weep and moan for me

recorded 6 july 2004 at the bomb the space festival, wellington, nz

release date: 22 august 2006

an009 / ls003
running time 18:48

remove the chugging rhythm of the blues and you are left with the wail; that slow motion ghostly gasp of sorrow and bad omen. the high and lonesome sound of something wicked on the horizon is ingrained in this trio's shadowy and disembodied take on the blues. new york experimental music veteran alan licht, who has explored similar territory in his beautiful duo with loren connors, is joined by australian sound artist oren ambarchi and japanese improviser tetuzi akiyama at the 2004 bomb the space festival in wellington, new zealand.

using guitars the trio create an alien and minimal free-blues drone. akiyama and licht both revel in the spirit of blues guitar, intertwining high melodic lead lines and creating clusters of tense tone. ambarchi is a master at low end drift, and here the repeating low tones serve almost as a mutant version of a 12 bar anchor. all three players are deft at combining emotion with abstract playing (licht's rabbi sky, ambarchi's suspension, and akiyama's pieces for the wooden guitar series just to cite a few), and this set is an exemplary instance of engagingly emotive yet free playing.

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back in stock as of
december 19th, 2008

first in stock on
july 23rd, 2005

threads:
electro-acoustic-improvisation
minimalism-drones
concert-recordings

antiopic (usa) #an 006 cd
antiopic live series (usa) #ls 002 cd

sakada “never give up on the margins of logic” three inch compact disc

never give up on the margins of logic (17:33)

the first widely available recording (following a few i still haven’t seen on mattin’s w.m.o/r label) from this electro-acoustic freely improvising ensemble co-led by computer-musician mattin and (former?) amm percussionist eddie prévost ; a transcription of a live-set (excerpt?) from the freedom of the city festival on may 3rd, 2003 ...

the 17.5 minutes go by in a whir of bowed cymbal harmonics, 12k sine tones, scrabbly contact-mic’ed elements, and the occasional guttural wail of a low-strung double bass. a highly successful mix of chance elements referencing the history of live electronic music from david tudor’s first experiments in the 60s through richard teitlebaum’s synth-processing getup of the early 80s right on through contemporary computer-based algorithms ...

antiopic press release...

rhodri davies: harp
eddie prévost: percussion
mattin: computer feedback
margarida garcia: double bass
mark wastell: amplified textures

for london's freedom of the city festival mattin's sakada materializes in a big band incarnation. unexpectedly, the larger the group, the smaller the sound. in contrast to sakada's dense previous recordings as the trio of mattin, prévost and rosy parlane, here the expanded sakada navigate a more restrained and open territory. droning passages rise and ebb in blocks, the sound folding over on itself, while minute textures dance on the edges. the emphasis on bowed sounds (prévost's cymbals, davies' harp, garcia's bass, wastell's objects and mattin's computer casing (!!!)) brings to mind the slow churning of a morton feldman composition, yet mutated further into the realm of the unexpected and abstract. this recording finds a group as attuned to the space in between as they are to each other. an intense document of precisely restrained improvisation.

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back in stock as of
february 19th, 2009

first in stock on
july 23rd, 2005

threads:
guitar-themed
harsh-noise
analogue-synth
digital-musics
concert-recordings

best of 2005 !!!

antiopic (usa) #an 005 cd
antiopic live series (usa) #ls 001 cd

carlos giffoni / lee ranaldo / jim o’rourke “north six” three inch compact disc

north six (18:58)

neat combo room/desk-recordings of an ad-hoc blast from the super group of carlos giffoni, lee ranaldo, and jim o’rourke ...

jim is especially “on”, delivering wave after wave of synthi-blasts; lee is buried slightly (his “wall of guitar” lacking the succinct peaks of the synth/computer envelopes) ; carlos’ dc-offset noises & synth-filtering occasionally climbing to the front ...

way too musical for mere “power electronics” (i.e., there’s a “form” at work here beyond the usual “plug in and rage” aesthetic of williamburgtronixxx.) ...

a nice one, often overlooked ...

antiopic press release...

carlos giffoni: computer, synth, guitar
lee ranaldo: guitar, fire bell
jim o’rourke: synth

recorded 31 august 2003, north six, williamsburg, brooklyn, ny. recorded by bob teagen (room) and dave curran (soundboard.) foh mix by dave curran.

a seething, screaming set of power electronics and guitar with hardly a moment's pause for air, this recording finds the trio of carlos giffoni (computer, synth, guitar), lee ranaldo (guitar, firebell) and jim o'rourke (synth) in devastating form. this is classic free bombast, alternately sounding like a "rock band" interpretation of merzbow's rainbow electronics or a punk update of a musica elettronica viva session. the instantly identifiable ranaldo / sonic youth guitar sound is joined by blurting digital scree and analog filter abuse, melding to create a heavy tidal rush of ecstatic cosmic noise. the bliss of the set is confirmed by the brooklyn audience's joyful reaction at the close.

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