Re: Recent empreintes DIGITALes releases: opinions, recommendations?

[david turgeon <dt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> So, can anybody offer some recommendations/opinions/comments? What rocked
> your boat in the recent crop of eD releases?

ahh, i'm very partial to the british composers...  jonty harrison, denis 
smalley, adrian moore, & now natasha barrett...  i enjoy the somewhat 
documentary approach that they share, very close to the source material, 
with very purposeful sound processing.  the jonty harrison (_évidence 
matérielle_) is particularly recommended in my book by virtue of including 
the piece _klang_ (1982) which is one of my favourite EA/acousmatic pieces 
ever.  once again a wonder of beautiful simplicity.  the newer smalley 
(_sources/scènes_) also contains 2 of his more classic pieces: _tides_ 
(1984) & _pentes_ (1974)...  i like that CD more than his previous one 
(_impacts intérieurs_) which was a bit too 'ambient' for my picky taste.

i really like gilles gobeil's _dans le silence de la nuit_, & it seems like 
a lot of people do.  rollercoaster rides of soundpunches...  very cinematic 
& even frigtening!  i also enjoyed yves beaupré's _humeur de facteur_, 
which is honestly not so far in sound from a bona fide 'microsound' 
approach.  great sounds on this one.  on the other hand, the john young CD, 
which is basically a feast of granular synthesis, unfortunately seemed a 
bit single-minded to me in comparison.  another nice one is arturo parra's 
collaborative CD...  not only do you get to hear gobeil, normandeau, 
dhomont & others, but the accompanying guitar part is really good, & it's 
been merged into the work very expertly.

the next batch of eD releases should be coming in the next months, 
including a new CD by ake parmerud!  this is really not to be missed.

here, my (perhaps) biased comments,

have a nice day
~ david

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