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new to stock as of
october 20th, 2010
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modern-composition
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| | | yik yak (usa) #yik yak 018 lp tashi wada “alignment” long playing record - alignment • direct (12:40)
- alignment • retrograde (12:40)
| october 2010 release ; incredible, seemingly out-of-left-field debut release from tashi wada, a west coast composer perhaps best known as the accomplice / son of yoshi wada ...
a gorgeously executed display of upper-harmonic-series movement & the psycho-acoustic properties of carefully controlled tuning systems (a medal has assuredly already gone out to violinist marc sabat for his performance here ; channeling the painstaking adherence to micro-tonal accuracy of phill niblock’s music ... only in a real-time, live-played setting !!!) that, halfway into each of the two given iterations, starts to affect & distort signal headed to / from your temporal & occipital lobes on a scale that transcends mere interruption ...
gorgeous edition (c/o the endlessly capable alan sherry / siwa) comes in a silk-screened sleeve with a nice, letter-pressed insert, with a dubplates & mastering-cut (rachad must have had a field day with this one !!!) lp (pressed @ 45 rpm for maximum effect) tucked inside ... one of my favorite records of any genre / stripe in recent months & easily one of the issues of the year ; highly recommended !!! |
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yik yak is proud to present alignment, the first ever release of music by tashi wada, son and collaborator of yoshi wada.
alignment pairs the direct and retrograde motions of an eight violin canon in just intonation. the canon gradually cycles through the first 128 pitches of the harmonic series which are transposed into one octave.
marc sabat plays all eight violin parts, resulting in a true synthesis of vision between the composer and performer.
mastering by rashad becker. design and silk screens by alan sherry.
includes a letterpress print of a type drawing by tashi wada
limited edition of 400. |
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