FRANS DE WAARD - 'Vijf Profielen' CD (Alluvial Recordings)
In November 2005, Frans de Waard (Beequeen) spent a week recording and composing on location in the small Dutch town of Vlissingen. A Marine shipyard is located in the centre of the town, but has closed due to regeneration of the area. As part of an exhibition '[Mijn] Domein', Frans De Waard was asked to reflect on this transition. He recorded the remaining activities in the building, where so called 'profiles' are made for use in shipbuilding. In this musical piece things move from hectic and busy (in the first profile) to emptiness (in the fifth profile), although it's one piece. Using mainly recordings made on site of elevators, metal cutting and room ambience, this piece is a strong work of field recordings with minor electronic processing.
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GIANCARLO TONIUTTI - 'Qwalsamtimutkw?Italuc'ik (And Now He Almost Did Make Himself Into Hemlock Needles, It Is Said)' CD (Alluvial Recordings)
A single, hour-long work. Recorded on January 18, 2001 in Udine, the Red Room Sound-source: Rattle-harp (drift metal, string, wire, bells, bone, wood). Treated & composed on February 9-12, 2002 in Udine, the Black Room. "This hour long work is a trademark piece for Toniutti. The acoustics of the piece, the dragging of metallic sounds, the analogue treatment of the material, the minimal changing of the equalization to make the piece sound different, it all sounds like comfortable Toniutti music" (Vital Weekly). The very occasional faint crackles are digital faults from the original recording; as part of the document, they have not been erased. Gatefold digifile with 16-page booklet.
