VNTS Aleph, LP
What is sound?
Who generates sound?
Where is music in sound?
What is music?
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VNTS Aleph combines six different, from 2012–2014 carefully selected, compositions of fifteen artists from four continents (Asia, Australia, Europe and North America) to a collage of experimental electro–acoustic music.
What is sound?
Who generates sound?
Where is music in sound?
What is music?
...
VNTS Aleph combines six different, from 2012–2014 carefully selected, compositions of fifteen artists from four continents (Asia, Australia, Europe and North America) to a collage of experimental electro–acoustic music.
I Rudolf Eb.er, ‘Brainnectar (schwarz)’, 10:07 min, 2013.
The Osaka based and Swiss born noise–artist ‘Rudolf Eb.er’, founder of the Schimpfluch artist collective in 1987, continues his journey into psycho–active sounds and extreme noises, examining the importance of timing and power of silence. By combining the swirling sounds of water, insects and Tibetan horns, he unleashes sounds that connect with brain–activities and hit the nervous system to control the body energy, leading to a higher insight of the self. Eb.er states the piece consists of recordings from 1985 to 2013, which he has never used in one his compositions.
II Claudio Rocchetti, ‘The Ghost of Chrome (Anom Vitruv Remix)’, 05:00 min, 2014.
‘Claudio Rocchetti’, is a Berlin based Italian music producer and member of the psychedelic tribal quartet In Zaire and the abstract electronica quartet 3/4HadBeenEliminated. For his pieces he utilizes a variety of devices such as turntables, samplers, radios and microphones. His passion however is the medium of the Compact Cassette and its history. This medium is used to generate a quetly droning piece that gets reworked by anonymous Swiss artist ‘Anom Vitruv’ into an ever–changing sound collage that explores a wide range of musical styles which shall further explore the history of music, thus broadening Rocchetti's approach.
III XO4, ‘Untitled’, 09:37 min, 2013.
‘XO4’ consists of Bill Nace, one of the premiere avant–garde guitarists active today, composer, percussionist and sound artist Jake Meginsky, who received training under the auspices of Milford Graves and Archie Shepp; and John Truscinski, a stalwart of the American underground. After a three–year hiatus (2010–2013), the Americans return with an untitled pulsating and hypnotic drone piece which awakens an unnerving feel and dares its audience to open its mind to a broad range of sonic perception.
IV Mohel, ‘18 Levels of Disappointment’, 10:04 min, 2013.
‘Mohel’ is a Finnish Free Jazz ensemble including Janne Martinkauppi, Sami Pekkola, Taneli Viitahuhta, Ville Jolanki on saxophone, Jaakko Tolvi and Petri Pirtilä on percussions. The members, all of whom are important figures of the Finnish Free Jazz underground, work in various ensembles, including the Rauhan Orkesteri and Hetero Skeleton. Together they crafted with ‘18 Levels of Disappointment’ a slowly evolving piece, where the listener drifts into another dimension through the repetitive and calm breathing undertow of sounds, which contrast the fast–paced percussion laid underneath.
V British Weather, ‘1200’, 07:55 min, 2012.
It is not much known about the debutant ‘British Weather’, except he is from Great Britain, like his name signifies. Like the mostly sombre weather of his homeland, ‘1200’ combines the obscure and ambivalent atmosphere between joy and mourning with British Weather’s hypnotic guitar play to a melancholic leftfield piece.
VI James Rushford & Joe Talia, ‘Salon’, 06:30 min, 2014.
‘James Rushford’ is a composer, pianist, violist and improviser engaging electro–acoustic media and experimental forms, whose ensemble commissions have included the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Neon and Decibel. ‘Joe Talia’ is a drummer, percussionist and electro–acoustic performer and active in many collaborative projects, including a long–term duo with Oren Ambarchi. The Australian duo finishes off the LP with a sorrowing minimalistic composition, where piano chords and musique concrète struggle with an everlasting developing noise patch that tumbles into the abyss.
The Osaka based and Swiss born noise–artist ‘Rudolf Eb.er’, founder of the Schimpfluch artist collective in 1987, continues his journey into psycho–active sounds and extreme noises, examining the importance of timing and power of silence. By combining the swirling sounds of water, insects and Tibetan horns, he unleashes sounds that connect with brain–activities and hit the nervous system to control the body energy, leading to a higher insight of the self. Eb.er states the piece consists of recordings from 1985 to 2013, which he has never used in one his compositions.
II Claudio Rocchetti, ‘The Ghost of Chrome (Anom Vitruv Remix)’, 05:00 min, 2014.
‘Claudio Rocchetti’, is a Berlin based Italian music producer and member of the psychedelic tribal quartet In Zaire and the abstract electronica quartet 3/4HadBeenEliminated. For his pieces he utilizes a variety of devices such as turntables, samplers, radios and microphones. His passion however is the medium of the Compact Cassette and its history. This medium is used to generate a quetly droning piece that gets reworked by anonymous Swiss artist ‘Anom Vitruv’ into an ever–changing sound collage that explores a wide range of musical styles which shall further explore the history of music, thus broadening Rocchetti's approach.
III XO4, ‘Untitled’, 09:37 min, 2013.
‘XO4’ consists of Bill Nace, one of the premiere avant–garde guitarists active today, composer, percussionist and sound artist Jake Meginsky, who received training under the auspices of Milford Graves and Archie Shepp; and John Truscinski, a stalwart of the American underground. After a three–year hiatus (2010–2013), the Americans return with an untitled pulsating and hypnotic drone piece which awakens an unnerving feel and dares its audience to open its mind to a broad range of sonic perception.
IV Mohel, ‘18 Levels of Disappointment’, 10:04 min, 2013.
‘Mohel’ is a Finnish Free Jazz ensemble including Janne Martinkauppi, Sami Pekkola, Taneli Viitahuhta, Ville Jolanki on saxophone, Jaakko Tolvi and Petri Pirtilä on percussions. The members, all of whom are important figures of the Finnish Free Jazz underground, work in various ensembles, including the Rauhan Orkesteri and Hetero Skeleton. Together they crafted with ‘18 Levels of Disappointment’ a slowly evolving piece, where the listener drifts into another dimension through the repetitive and calm breathing undertow of sounds, which contrast the fast–paced percussion laid underneath.
V British Weather, ‘1200’, 07:55 min, 2012.
It is not much known about the debutant ‘British Weather’, except he is from Great Britain, like his name signifies. Like the mostly sombre weather of his homeland, ‘1200’ combines the obscure and ambivalent atmosphere between joy and mourning with British Weather’s hypnotic guitar play to a melancholic leftfield piece.
VI James Rushford & Joe Talia, ‘Salon’, 06:30 min, 2014.
‘James Rushford’ is a composer, pianist, violist and improviser engaging electro–acoustic media and experimental forms, whose ensemble commissions have included the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Neon and Decibel. ‘Joe Talia’ is a drummer, percussionist and electro–acoustic performer and active in many collaborative projects, including a long–term duo with Oren Ambarchi. The Australian duo finishes off the LP with a sorrowing minimalistic composition, where piano chords and musique concrète struggle with an everlasting developing noise patch that tumbles into the abyss.
VNTS Aleph comes in a limited edition of 240 copies + 60 artist’s proofs, pressed on 180 gram vinyl. Mastered by Marcus Schmickler at Piethopraxis, cut by Helmut Erler at Dubplates & Mastering and pressed by R.A.N.D. Musik in Leipzig.
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