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a r t i s t : Eric La Casa
t i t l e : L'Empreinte De L'Ivresse
d a t e : 1999
l a b e l : Digital Narcis
g e n r e : Electro-Acoustic
r l s. d a t e : Dec-2003
t r a c k s : 04
b i t r a t e : 192kbps
s i z e : 94,2 MB
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La Casa's first album under his own name (after a number of
releases as Syllyk) is a collection of evocative soundscapes
from field recordings around France and Central Europe. His
focus is the threshold between two worlds, exemplified in this
release by the earth and the sea, but also between day and
night. The album's quiet opening, with ocean waves, tinkling
bells, and a subterranean thrum, gives way to the artist's
footsteps as he walks along the shore to witness and record the
resonance of the wind and water. "Dahl" incorporates field
recordings from the North Sea at Dieppe and the lighthouse at
Dunkerque, but the sounds of metal ù Tibetan, Japanese, and
Thai bells ù predominate in their all-encompassing resonance
while the ocean waves continue as a pedal point underneath.
"L'Inspir du Rivage" is composed only of field recordings from
Croatia's coast (i.e., rivage) of the Adriatic, with ocean
waves that fill the cavities in the rocky shore at Rovinj. The
"inspir" of the shore suggests both inspiration and breathing
in, and contrasts with "L'Expir du Jour," the title of the
final track. "Brame" is a recording of the earth growing
organically from "L'Inspir du Rivage," where the field
recordings move inland to incorporate mineral ores in transit,
thick vegetation, and trains, as well as stones, baked clay,
and metal objects. This piece also starts quietly and grows to
a clattering metallic roar before subsiding to a quiet drone
with distant voices. The most noticeable sound source in
"L'Expir du Jour" ("The Waning of the Day") is a loud electric
meter recorded outside Paris, but it subsides in a layering of
wind and bird sounds, quietly finishing with the nocturnal
sound of crickets in the park.
Eric La Casa - chimes, cymbals, bells, tibetan bells, field
recording, thai gong, tibetan bowls
URL: http://www.digitalnarcis.com/
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01-Dahl Au dehors [25:14]
02-L'inspir Du Rivage [08:20]
03-Brame En Dedans [23:34]
04-L'Expir Du Jour [11:28]
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