new release >>>>> Janek Schaefer

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  JANEK SCHAEFER      Black Immure     CD  sirr010
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            |[Music from the Casa de Serralves in 12 phases]     ||
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Janek Schaeffer is a London based sound artist, known for his innovative
turntablism (his triphonic turntable being the most famous) but also for
his  interest in audio architectural research, concerned by relationships
with a built  environment such as bringing live sounds into buildings from
outside through  hidden microphones. His recent works combine in a delicate
and masterful way vinyl manipulation techniques with field recordings and
electronics. 

Janek spent 3 days collecting, manipulating and editing sounds found in and
around the Casa de Serralves in Porto, Portugal. The Casa is located in the
museum landscaped gardens and had a superb natural reverb. For the resulting
concert this prepared material was improvised and combined with locally
purchased 'Portuguese' vinyl and recordings he made using their Steinway
piano. During the performance Janek physically 'played' the building by
slowly winding down the enormous shutters and windows to envelop the
audience in darkness. 'Immure' means to enclose within walls, to
incarcerate. Towards the end of the concert Janek opened the terrace
shutters and doors behind him as a sound reactive light installation cast
shadows and light into the interior. The performance ended as he run out
into the moonlit garden away from the villa and audience as the final sounds
flickered and faded away, leaving them in silence, alone.

released january 2003.
duration: one hour
cover design: marc behrens
images: janek schaefer

mp3 sample:
http://www.sirr-ecords.com/

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