Ariel Kalma Richard Tinti Osmose prog psych
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ARIEL KALMA / RICHARD TINTI - OSMOSE 2LP (SFP DISQUES SFP 5021 - 5022)
HYPER RARE and renouned 2lp from 1978, original french pressing on the SFP Disques label. rarely seen on ebay, and the one or two copies i have seen on online record sites were ungodly priced.
From the beta-lactam ring records site:
"Ariel Kalma's magical and weird Osmose originally released in 1978 masterfully matches Richard Tinti's rainforest field recordings with Ariel's left field minimalist compositional ideas. Rather than simply relying on the rainforest sounds providing a pleasant backdrop to the drones, the drones interplay with the pitches of the natural sounds to create melancholic, Popol Vuh like grandeurs. The natural chirps and creaks blend with the music to become similar to ambient loops themselves; such that their very tonal nature shifts from being recognizable jungle sounds, frequently phasing into blurred rhythmic elements under the electronic parts. Ariel's musical minimalism avoids being serialist or academic, despite being part of the INA GRM studios for many years. So, neither is it concrete like Parmeggiani or Risset, nor is it classical like Philip Glass or Michael Nyman. If anything, Ariel's music is deeply cosmic, sometimes even a bit psych, ala the great Krauts of yore: old Tangerine Dream, Sand, Cluster etc. His cathedral like tones and running counterpoints actually give the rainforest noise a sinister edge. The music absolutely subverts the traditional idea of the rainforest as that of a happy hunting ground for cause riddled yuppies with Benzes full of Kruggerrands. Osmose reminds that not only is the rainforest a place of awe inspiring beauty, but it is also something very dense and alien. It is a place of removal; it is a place of isolation; it is a kind of inner space; it is an extraordinary and surreal church of sorts; and it is deadly. The album has a progression that's almost a story in toto, where the next rise is finally crossed revealing the huge, seemingly impenetrable expanse of lush greens. The expanse is then explored with wide eyed wonder until the guide dies and the companions start succumbing to fever, ague, snakes and unseen primitives at home in the shadows."
Both lps are in EX + condition, retaining their original glossy shean. Both labels have minor residue from price stickers and the first one has a very minor tear (see photo). Gatefold cover is in EX + condition - VERY VERY minor ring wear, and the inner part of the gatefold has come apart from the outer (see photo). this is completely and easily fixable.
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Airmail postage is as follows (all prices in US dollars) :
USA / CANADA - $21.20
EUROPE - $26.50
AUSTRALIA - contact for details
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