RE: [microsound] Bernhard Gunter starting place?

[duul _drv <thisoutleague@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

i wanted to second this recommendation, and urge you towards picking up 
details agrandis. the sounds that gunter uses in his newer works are much 
more recognizable-as to their source (don't get me wrong, 'slow 
gestures/ceremonie desir (for henke)' and 'blue, brown, blue on brown(for 
rothko)' are mind plunging albums, not to mention 'univers...') whereas in 
the work earning him his keep among the other great minimalists, the sounds 
are obscured and masked through various means of processing, making the 
compositions that much more abstract and that much more engaging. details 
agrandis is three pieces timing in about 67 minutes (sorry don't know the 
dim), with each piece being dedicated to a friend and artist- jim o'rourke, 
richard long and giancarlo toniutti. the compositions range from full 
audibility (8 minute mark in 'four grey paintings') to the many moments of 
hushed noise. there are many of those great juxtapositions, where a loud 
sound jumps out of the jynt sylents and puts your ears in place, and nearly 
stops your heart. it is a great introduction, as it was mine, and I return 
to it quite often to be mesmerized and calmed/frightened.

I also recommend 'univers temporel espoir', especially the track 'the ant 
moves/the black and yellow carcass a little close' which originally appeared 
on the 'a fault in the nothing' compilation from ash international for some 
of the finest sound jumping out moments.
enough said from me,
"gunter is great" please sing along.
a.


> I'd rather advice one of his early works- "Un Peu de Neige Salie" 
> (resissued
> twice on TotE) being an uncomparable milestone (and probably one of his 
> best
> works), plus it contains the only piece he ever made with pure software
> sounds (Untitled I/94). His cd with John Duncan "Home Unspeakable" (Trente
> Oiseaux)is also incredible, as well as his second "Details Agrandis" and 
> his
> 3'' on Metamkine (Impossible Grey) which is really easy to find. I really
> like his recent stuff, but it's so different from his early works...(almost
> at times unrecognizable).
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