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limited edition of 500
2 CD set in fold out package with 30 inserts

bremsstrahlung recordings 2000
www.lowercasesound.com (up 3/20/00)
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INFORMATION:
initially intended to be tiny CD-R release for exclusive distribution to
members of the lowercasesound list server
(www.onelist.com/subscribe/lowercase-sound). the number and quality of the
submissions soon made it apparent that this should be released in a wider
format.

LOWERCASE BACKGROUND:
the lowercasesound list server was created by james coleman in early 1999
to create "a unmoderated discussion & announcement list concerning a
disparate group of musics, sound art & listening experiences that emphasize
or include some or all of the characteristics of low volume, silence,
soundscape/environmental/field recordings, indeterminacy, psycho/acoustic
treatments of space, environment & context & possible relationships of this
work to art in other media ie painting, drawing & film & poetry. "

this broad heading allowed the compilation to be quite a diverse but
unified document with exclusive tracks from all the artists.

sounds range from practically invisible (bernhard g|nter, *0) to intricate
rhythmic modulations (taylor deupree, steve roden) to crushing torrents of
noise (oren ambarchi and matthew thomas, toneshifter)

EXCERPT FROM LINER NOTES:
"'lowercasesound' a term coined by steve rodan in an interview last year is
obliquely self-explanatory.  this compilation represents artists fromacross
the world who place committed listening at the top of the creative musical
process. it is in this moment of pure attention that one's sense ofself
simultaneously disappears and swells to encompass the surroundings. by
composing for this type of listening (good headphones at high volume
recommended) these artists force the listener to pay focused attention to
sound. after a couple times through this set you may discover for yourself
that compositions are all around you at every moment, the hum of the
refrigerator, the refuge truck backing up in the alley, a plastic bag
trapped in the fence rustling...'the only thing that is not art is
inattention' said Marcel Duchamp, and now you too are paying attention.
enjoy!"

TRACK LISTING:
CD 1
1   roel meelkop "1 (beegee)"  05:06
2   artificial memory trace "infover" 05:59
3   bernhard g|nter  "in her dream/mu is running/autumn moon (haiku for
mu)" 218.00 dim
4   richard chartier  "3particles" 05:02
5   nosei sakata (*0)  "cochler" 05:41
6   jason lescalleet  "needles" 06:06
7   howard stelzer "bend or fold" 05:46
8   steve roden/ in be tween noise  "8 windows (first version)"  08:37
9   josh russell  "1000x"  8:02
10  pimmon "finja falso peixes"  03:33
11  brekekekexkoaxkoax "for gerard klauder" 03:13
12  michael northam "kalpa [an excerpt] " 05:26

CD 2
1  taylor deupree "dopticn"  05:43
2  oren ambarchi + matthew thomas  "stratagem (distortus)" 01:24
3  quockenzocker "wonthaggi" 01:12
4  ios smolders "sequenzen (somehow inspired by kh stockhausen)" 06:32
5  kid 606 "done/start" 03:28
6  (a)d(r)i(a)n(l)e(e)  "(u)n(-)t(i)t(l)e(d)" 06:07
7  warsaw (1921) "sonarchy sounding" 07:17
8  colin jenkinson + kevin schwartz "duoic ecneirepxe"  05:02
9   lt caramel "music pour parking payant" 06:05
10  joseph zitt "mouth.midnight"  03:52
11  ecclesiastical scaffolding "by winter, it had to come to and end"  03:58
12  richard cochrane  "las bas (lower depths)"  03:06
13  dale anderson  "lost velo"  03:36
14  rod stasick  "obeliskrying"  03:47
15  tone speak "tone shifter" 04:50


PACKAGING:
the lowercase compilation comes packaged in a double gatefolded box printed
in 3 colors. designed by richard chartier and features photography by
carmen resendez capturing the rich, subdued texture of much of the music.
the package unfolds to reveal 30 silver printed inserts with biographical,
track and contact information on each of the artists, in addition to 3
inserts of artwork by richard chartier, steve roden and josh russell.

each package also comes with an extra bonus set of the compilation in its
own envelope sealed envelope sleeve to be passed on to another curious
listener.

ADDITIONAL INFO:
more information relevant to the compilation or the lowercase-sound list
server can be found at www.lowercasesound.com.

PRICING:
$15 + shipping

distributors/retailers please contact for pricing.