Re: [microsound] Luc Ferrari

[Greg <gregg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

All I know is that listening to Ferrari, or Parmegiani or whoever makes me
feel really really guilty. Cause they sat there for six months with tape and
a knife putting together a single piece in a really composed and well
thought out way... and now I can do all that with my pc in the course of a
few hours and not even come close to the technical precision these guys do.


> I'm right now sitting and listening to Luc Ferrari's "La tete et queue du
> dragon" from the Vintage volts comp cd....the extremely high level of
> organisation as well as the incredible quality of the sounds themselves
> make for some really extraordinary listening. I definitely recomend it to
> anyone interested in revisiting some musique concrete from 59/60. Amazing
> how well it's aged, something we should all take pains to keep in mind as
> we work on our own music.
> Does anyone have any info about Ferrari's specific methods and sound
> sources, or any anecdotal info about this piece in particular?
> Does anyone know of any good books that deal with this important moment in
> music history? There seems to be a real dearth of written info out there
> about this stuff....sure, I've visited all the Ferrari/concrete/grm sites,
> but I'd like more info.