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signal to noise vol. 5
Jason Kahn Norbert Möslang Günter Müller Aube CD 1867 Jason Kahn - analog synt, perc cover: Günter Müller released 14.11.2007
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«…“Signal to Noise Vol. 5” is especially interesting, because it depicts noise as a genre which bleeds forth organically from sound art, instead of just representing a series of tricks with the distortion pedal. These tracks will often move around in a space of careful oscillations, until reaching a decisive point and turning into monstrously loud exorcisms. Even after several spins, it remains inspiring to watch the actors circle that point, before crossing the border and releasing themselves in an acoustic orgy without restraints. But the greatest treat of the fifth episode must surely be its mutability in the face of the listener’s (!) approach. With Kahn, Möslang, Müller and Nakajima firing continously, the music offers various lines of development. In a hynagogic state, one can follow each line individually, observe its in-the-moment reaction to external stimuli from all sides and its loose associations and allegiances, which crumble as quickly as they have been formed.» «…Kahn indulges in some gloriously retro synthesizer sonorities as the quartet set their controls for the heart of the sun, delivering an exhilarating distillation of cosmic rock atmospherics without the banalities and kitsch.» «It's quite a surprise to see on Volume Five Kahn, Möslang and Müller with a guest who you wouldn't normally see in the world of improvisation: Akifumi Nakajima, or man of Aube. He lives in Kyoto and the swiss trio stopped by there to record with Aube. This too might be considered a surprise. The careful, but predictable Aube built up of a piece is not present in these four pieces, but also the trio do things that they normally don't do. Multi-layered pieces of rather condensed noise.…Lots of things happening on all levels of the music, so it takes some time before everything has enrolled before your ears. Once it does, you know beautiful noise can be made, easy and simple (but perhaps not as simple).» «…il tre hanno coinvolto uno dei nomi più noti dell'elettronica radicale giapponese, Akafumi Nakajima aka AUBE.…l'album rivela le notevoli capacità dei musicisti ad individuare il perfetto punto di equilibrio nell'esposizione di questo complesso intreccio di suono carico di forza il rumore bianco senza mai travalicarne i confini.» |
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