Re: [microsound] dean roberts + unfocused babble on rune grammofon

[david turgeon <david.t@xxxxxxxx>]

> The new Dean Roberts on Ritornell is quite something.  I'm a big fan of his
> work in Thela, though I never heard his "All Cracked Media."  This one, "And
> the Black Moths Play the Grand Cinema," in addition to having a wonderful
> title, is full of thrummed guitar, scattered percussion, and glitch-ridden
> electronic overlays.  I'm not sure how I feel about the vocal components,
> but perhaps they'll grow on me.  At just 2 long tracks, there's a lot of
> digesting to be done here.  I'd recommend it, though, especially if you're
> fond of the simple texture of detuned guitar, and especially if you were
> taken with Wollscheid's "Airs" or Alog's CD on Rune Grammofon.  Nice to see
> Ritornell continuing to release things in all different directions.

i've heard _all cracked media_ in a store & i must say it didn't grab me
but it certainly wasn't unpleasant.  it sounded very mellow. 
unfortunately i haven't heard more of his music yet, but your reference
to _airs_ is an interesting clue.  i'll be sure to check it out.

since you mention rune grammofon: i don't remember hearing anything
about the alog cd; what/how is it?  the forced exposure description is
eloquent but not very descriptive.  :)

"Highly original and different music from a young Norwegian duo (Espen
Sommer Eide & Dag-Are Haugan). Bits of classic minimalism (Reich),
postrock, techno,
jazz, this and that. Most tracks come from improvisations made with
various reed, percussion and string instruments, as well as electronic
keyboards and field recordings. The results are then manipulated in
different digital and analog ways. Quite brilliant, we haven´t really
heard anything like it." 

& who has something to say about jazzkamer?  & the rune grammofon
compilation with that oddball name?

the funny thing about this label is that they're distributed by ecm. 
but their catalogue is something.

~ david