some concrète field suggestions

[david turgeon <dt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

hello,

well, i don't do anything but lurk these days...  though i thought the=20
following items might interest fellow microsounders.  a kind of sound to=20
which i've taken a definite liking, a sort of environmental musique=20
concr=E8te mixing in the rawness of real sound & thrilling pacing, with very=
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purposeful processing.  of course, as with everything, it's all a matter of=
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taste, but i find this music very appealing.

first, there is cal crawford's limited edition CDR _halifax.flume=20
ridge.lisbon_...  13 awesome abstract field compositions from cal crawford,=
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10 numbered copies.  personally i think it's his best album to date.  if=20
you are in the least into environmental sound & processed field recordings,=
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then you should do yourself a favour & buy this CDR.  i don't know how to=20
describe it but it's beautiful & i don't understand it!  this was made to=20
meet my ears!

i also heartily recommend v.v.'s _note_: starker & more monolithic, but=20
again, rich with events & quite rough on the edges.  another artist whose=20
production i follow as closely as i can.  his mini-CD _the animals in these=
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cages..._ was one of the highlights of last year for me, & word has it that=
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a CD reissue of this is in the works (with aesova perhaps?), along with=20
other of his pieces.

in a similar vein, one of the new no type releases (officially out on april=
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15, but--) is coin gutter's new CD _all your dreams are meaningless_, which=
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reissues (& remasters) their previous limited CDRs _truth lifting up its=20
head above scandals_ & _the promise of lomonosov_ plus extra tracks.  of=20
course, i can't be too impartial on this one, so look out for sound clips=20
at the URL below if you'd like to hear for yourself...

here are the URLs of the first 3 CDs, which you can order from=20
electrocd.com (well, i like them, so i order them, & isn't that logical?):
http://www.electrocd.com/cat.e/cc_01.html (cal crawford)
http://www.electrocd.com/cat.e/cs_011.html (v.v.)
http://www.electrocd.com/cat.e/imnt_0310.html (coin gutter)

any further suggestions on the subject are of course welcome.  i'm always=20
looking forward to hearing more artists working in that 'aesthetic'.

have a nice day
~ david

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