1993 CD from late Australian experimentalist and visionary John Watermann. Features an incredible recombinant use of English verbal phonemes to simulate natural speech, but babelised. The tower of babel as the source of communication problems. File next to Asmus Tietchens.
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JOHN WATERMANN - 'Calcutta Gas Chamber' CD (Cold Spring CSR52CD)
The concept of aurally conveying the horror of a gas chamber was realised through field recordings in an abandoned electrical power station in Brisbane in 1992. The sounds are grating and harsh, a mixture of field recordings and electronic manipulations. One can rarely pinpoint a location or action but the images the sounds conjure up are of all sorts of nefarious activites related to death by machinery. The sleeve notes take you into the horror that is the Calcutta Gas Chamber. A beautifully composed and produced CD, completely remastered and re-packaged.
Compilation with Asmus Tietchens, RLW (Ralf Wehowsky), Merzbow, Freiband (Frans De Waard) and John Watermann. "On April 2nd 2002 John Watermann died suddenly of an infection resulting from his ongoing treatment for cancer. Having in the final year of his life returned to artistic pursuits, he still had vast plans for future projects. Among these unfulfilled projects were plans to collaborate with Frans de Waard on a new release. Although only preliminary discussions on the collaboration took place and Watermann never completed any work towards the project, Watermann's source material that was to be the basis of the work now serves as a basis for this tribute release. This release serves as a record of Watermann and his influence, documenting the respect he reserved from his peers and, hopefully, introducing his work to a new audience." [Frans De Waard] Outsized sleeve with inserts.
Rare noise / experimental compilation released in 1992 by Dark Vinyl, gathering some of the most notable artists of the scene. Dark, chilling ambient noise and industrial from: John Watermann, Sigillum S, Trance (Mason Jones), Asmus Tietchens, Ophiolateria (John Murphy) and CV Massage (John Duncan & Ciro Iamarco). Limited to just 500 copies with gold print - ACT FAST!
