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 best of 2008 !!! 
semishigure (germany) #semi 011 cd

new humans “aka vito acconci / new humans / c. spencer yeh” compact disc

  • you in the background (25:59)
  • double negative (32:38)
march 2008 release ; a document of a “happening” what which occurred at the elizabeth dee gallery in nyc during 2007 involving howie chen, mika tajima, and eric tsai’s new humans art / music project (i’ve got / have had some of their lovely self-pressed records in stock) plus artist / architect vito hannibal acconci (i practically lived inside his “island in the mur” in graz for a straight week a few years back - completely amazing piece of work there ...) on recitation and c. spencer yeh on double-bowed violin ...

this is, for all intents and purposes, a free-for-all, with acconci’s filthy texts dotting the wall of electronic sound in the first piece (getting all-but-buried in spots) - following by an extended “instrumental” take in which spencer’s acoustic / unamplified violin (front / center) does battle with new humans’ battery of noise-makers ...

removed from the art-world connotations (the images of the staging of the event show each member of the ensemble bricked-off, each in their own cubicle / cell) this is a fine slab of noise-drone improv... spencer is particularly on-point throughout (natch) & new humans have dropped any semblance of “rock” from their approach, now dealing in pure free sound. highly recommended !!!
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new humans
aka vito acconci / new humans / c. spencer yeh
cd / semi 011

noise surrounds and permeates us, and no one is more responsible than the new humans from that loudest and noisiest of metropolises: new york. from installation art to ear splitting live concerts, this infernal power trio lead by artist mika tajimi eschews no collaboration, no matter how insane. guitarist and artistic leader tajimi is supported by electronics specialist and voice acrobat howie chen, drummer eric tsai, as well as a large number of guest musicians. the new humans like nothing more than to drag friend and foe with them into their noise avalanches.

 semishigure proudly presents the fourth release, a unique live collaboration with artist vito acconci, a pioneer of body/conceptual art, and vintage experimentalist c. spencer yeh. this album consists of two concerts that took place during an exposition of the collective at the elizabeth dee gallery in new york. two electrifying, memorable performances that just had to be registered on cd.

 the last time american performance legend vito acconci collaborated with a band was more than ten years ago, when he worked with punk rock brigade the mekons. a similarly untainted, classically grim punk attitude shines through in his spoken word performance with the new humans. “you in the background” is the name of their jointly raised middle finger to the world. floating on the ominously swelling waves of noise created by the new humans, acconci throws all frustrations overboard. captive to a feverish, shamanic trip, acconci speaks of each and everyone’s search for their own identity. acconci has made a special selection from his audio works for the occasion. texts such as “now do you believe the dirty dogs are dead” (1978) and “cry, baby!” (1977) still sound like screams for enlightenment and liberation. c. spencer yeh’s plaintive violin careens into the impenetrable wailing wall of feedback. the new humans not just voice, but scream their anger of life under the bush regime, and in acconci they have found a worthy ally.

 c. spencer yeh and the new humans go the whole hog on the second live concert, an immensely loud drone séance lasting half an hour. like no other, radical violinist yeh manages to infiltrate any collective, be it dream/aktion unit, comets of fire or smegma. through his trademark exorcising velvets violin sound yeh manages to create unbearable tension with the new humans’ sound avalanches in hot pursuit. during the performance, a glass sculpture is destroyed and the noise of its breaking amplified. at any moment the waves of noise terror threaten to submerge yeh, but he stands firm. thank god this all-engulfing live experience has been registered for posterity!

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semishigure (germany) #semi 008 cd

liam gillick “los angeles: a film by sarah morris” compact disc

  • los angeles: a film by sarah morris. soundtrack by liam gillick.
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liam gillick
los angeles
cd / semi 008

 los angeles: city of angels, metropolis of temptation. its image mesmerises many, reaching its apotheosis at the oscars. a city of narcissistic glory: faces are polished to perfection and polite smiles are exchanged under a blazing sun. everyone wants to be centre stage in bustling los angeles. for british-american sarah morris, this is the ideal moment in its history to capture the city on film for ever. 

previously, she portrayed other american metropolises such as miami (miami), new york (midtown) and washington (capital). the artist is always looking to discover the underlying structures of a city moving at full steam. she dissects the geography and architecture of the city, but above all, immerses herself in the psyche of its inhabitants. in los angeles the camera races headlong through the city, passing luxury villas, flashy film studios, the dolled-up ladies, cosmetic surgeries, but also the commotion surrounding the oscars and its self-important leading actors. nothing is too outlandish in this overheated city where everything and everyone appears to be for sale. visual artist liam gillick was musically inspired by the glamour and glitter of los angeles; his soundtrack is infused with all of the city’s ingredients. this evocative and glittering electronic soundtrack disregards facetious witticisms, yet, all the same, accentuates the breathtaking lust for life of the inhabitants of this metropolis.          

 gillick’s soundtrack for morris’ film capital appeared on semishigure (semi 001 cd).  for bottrop-boy’s en/of series morris set up a once-only lp-art project with jan jelinek (en/of 001) and rob mazurek (en/of 018).  for now, los angeles is the pinnacle in the collaboration between morris and gillick.

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semishigure (germany) #semi 007 cd

david grubbs “two soundtracks for angela bulloch” compact disc

  • z point (8:14)
  • horizontal technicolour (13:12)
... managed to coax a scant few copies of this o/p 2005 release from the bottrop-boy(s) ...
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david grubbs
two soundtracks for angela bulloch
cd / semi 007

david grubbs (bastro, gastr del sol) has a longstanding history of collaboration and interest in contemporary visual arts. many of his solo albums, for instance, feature covers by artists such as doug aitken, marcel broodthaers, cosima von bonin, stephen prina or albert oehlen. this new mini-album features two compositions commissioned by angela bulloch for two of her installation pieces.

british artist angela bulloch has been making installations since the early 90s, while starting to use the idea of the ‘pixel’ in 2000. these works are formally based on 50 x 50 x 50 cm cubes that have a screen on one side on which constantly changing colours can be shown. the cubes can be arranged in different positions. a software program runs pixelated original film material, mostly taken from cinema or tv, which are then projected onto shifting colour fields that change according to their original composition.

the two pieces on this cd accompany the works z point and horizontal technicolour, two major works that make use of - or, rather, are connected to - antonioni’s zabriskie point. z point is based on original film material of the famous desert explosion from the final scenes, whereas horizontal technicolour uses material filmed by the artist herself at death valley, a setting similar to the one used in the final scenes from antonioni’s film.

the two pieces by david grubbs are beautiful and intricate works in which the original antonioni soundtrack, the translations of the film in other languages, and his own sound palette come together. they show yet another different approach to his diverse musical capacities and are maybe closest in spirit to his thirty-minute raven mini-album on rectangle.

the cd comes with a 12-page booklet with previously unpublished stills from the death valley desert taken by angela bulloch.

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semishigure (germany) #semi 005 cd

gerwald rockenschaub “private pleasures” compact disc

  • pp01 (3:38)
  • pp02 (3:06)
  • pp03 (2:53)
  • pp04 (6:49)
  • pp05 (2:01)
  • pp06 (4:46)
  • pp07 (3:58)
  • pp08 (3:15)
  • pp09 (4:40)
  • pp10 (5:22)
  • pp11 (3:00)
  • pp12 (3:36)
  • pp13 (3:14)
  • pp14 (2:53)
  • pp15 (2:10)
  • pp16 (3:11)
  • pp17 (4:08)
  • pp18 (4:08)
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gerwald rockenschaub
private pleasures
cd / semi 005

gerwald rockenschaub is one of the most wellknown visual artists, currently living in berlin. apart from making art he has been deeply involved with music from the start, playing in bands, dj-ing, organising parties in his former hometown vienna and occasionally composing music which got released mostly through his own definitely something label. private pleasures is his first album in more then 5 years, a perfect showcase of his weird and very personal hybrid of half-defunct techno rhythms with a great sensibility for electronic music.

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semishigure (germany) #semi 004 cd

christina kubisch “twelve signals” compact disc

  • twelve signals (52:02)
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christina kubisch
twelve signals
cd / semi 004

new cd from german sound artist christina kubisch on semishigure, a similar exploration of sound & silence as the first one, diapason (semi 002). on twelve signals kubisch used original miner bells from a german mine to produce an hour long piece of bell tones. several electrical bells were hit with small hammers each giving forth a sequence of clear bell tones that hover in the air. this live recording was made in the st. matthaeus-kirche in berlin: halfway through the recording the original ringing of the church bells mixes with the sounds of the recorded miner bells.

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