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█ ARTIST: France Jobin █
█ TITLE: Valence █
█ LABEL: LINE █
█ GENRE: Ambient █
█ BITRATE: 214kbps avg █
█ PLAYTIME: 1h 08min total █
█ RELEASE DATE: 2012-00-00 █
█ RIP DATE: 2012-02-14 █
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█ 01. S Orbital 27:43 █
█ 02. P Orbital 22:11 █
█ 03. D Orbital 18:21 █
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█ LINE is proud to present a new work by Montreal sound artist France █
█ Jobin. Having released under her moniker i8u, Valence is her first █
█ release under her own name. Created entirely from transformed field █
█ recordings, this collection of three compositions has an elegant flowing █
█ simplicity. Slow harmonic modulations of a similar essence to the works █
█ of Eliane Radigue and Celer. █
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█ Valence is inspired by both the valence bond (VB) and molecular orbital █
█ (MO) theories. █
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█ An atomic orbital is a mathematical function that describes the █
█ wave-like behavior of either one electron or a pair of electrons in an █
█ atom. This function can be used to calculate the probability of finding █
█ any electron of an atom in any specific region around the atom's █
█ nucleus. The term may also refer to the physical region defined by the █
█ function where the electron is likely to be. █
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█ Often, my compositions start with a feeling or emotional state. There is █
█ a likelihood of finding a certain emotion in a piece, but it is not █
█ guaranteed, nor do I know exactly when or where I will find it. The act █
█ of looking for that emotion in of itself will distort it. Although one █
█ would think experimental music grants complete freedom, when composing, █
█ I feel constrained by both my mental state and the way in which I build █
█ the piece. █
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█ I find an unlikely parallel in quantum theory and composing. The █
█ electron that can exist on a different orbital plain can never have it's █
█ velocity measured or even its exact location known, due to the intimate █
█ connection between particles and waves in the wacky world of subatomic █
█ dimensions. █
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█ All sounds recorded at various locations in North America and Europe. █
█ Special thanks to Richard Chartier and Mark Hogben. █
█ Cover image by Mark Hogben. █
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█ S orbital 27:41 █
█ P orbital 22:12 █
█ D orbital 18:21 █
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█ France Jobin (b. 1958) is a sound / installation / web artist residing █
█ in Montreal, Canada. Her audio art can be qualified as █
█ "sound-sculpture." It reveals complex sound environments where analog █
█ and digital meet. Her installation/web art can be said to follow a █
█ parallel path, incorporating both musical and visual elements. █
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█ France Jobin has created solo recordings for Murmur (JP), █
█ bake/staalplaat (Netherlands), ROOM40 (Australia), nvo (Austria), DER █
█ (USA) and ATAK (JP). Her work appears on countless compilations. She █
█ collaborates with Tomas Phillips (sound artist) and CΘdrick Eymenier █
█ (visual artist). Jobin's installations as well as live performances can █
█ be "experienced" in various music venues and new technology festivals █
█ across Canada, the United States, South America and Europe. █
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█ She is currently curating the Montreal concert event/philosophy █
█ immerson. Her work continues to evolve as technologies enable her to █
█ create in new environments. █
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█ francejobin.com █
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