V.A. - Sounds Of Silence Vinyl EU LP
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V.A. - Sounds Of Silence
Pressung Reissue Bemerkungen"Sounds of Silence" is an anthology of some of the most intriguing silent
tracks in recording history and includes rare works, among others, by Andy
Warhol, John Lennon, Maurice Lemaitre, Sly & the Family Stone, Robert Wyatt,
John Denver, Whitehouse, Orbital, Crass, Ciccone Youth, Afrika Bambaataa and
of course Yves Klein. In their own quiet way, these silences speak volumes:
they are performative, political, critical, abstract, poetic, cynical,
technical, absurd... They can be intended as a memorial or a joke, a special
offer, or something entirely undefined. The carefully chosen silences of
this anthology are intrinsically linked to the medium of reproduction itself
and reveal it's nude materiality. They expose their medium in all its facets
and imperfections, including the effect of time and wear. At the most basic
level, these silences are surfaces. And it is in their materiality that they
distinguish themselves from the conceptual experiments of John Cage with
"4'33". From the 1950s silence has found a place in the economic structure
of the record industry and since then it would increasingly be appropriated
by a vast array of artists is a vast array of contexts. Indeed, the silent
tracks seems to know no boundaries. The LP presents the silences as they
were originally recorded, preserving any imperfection that the hardware
conferred upon the enterprise, without banning the possibility to satisfying
the ear. The liner notes provide historical background for each track,
revealing the stated (or presumed) motivations for these silences, while
providing novel sound correspondences or interferences. This album is meant
to be played loud (or not), at any time, in any place: a true aural
experience ! Co-produced by alga marghen with Sound-Houses-FRAC Franche
Comté. Limited to 500 copies.
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