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"HiGH ▀ iNTELLiGeNCE tRoLLS"
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a r t i s t : Sachiko M-Otomo Yoshihide
t i t l e : Filament 1
d a t e : 1998
l a b e l : Extreme (XCD 045)
g e n r e : Free Improvisation
r l s. d a t e : May-2004
t r a c k s : 11
b i t r a t e : 192kbps
s i z e : 77,1 MB
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Sachiko M: sampler with sine wave
Otomo Yoshihide: records and CDs
Filament is the new project of two ex-Ground Zero players,
turntablist Otomo Yoshihide and sampler Sachiko M. It couldn't
be less like Ground Zero's freewheeling sonic bricolage, which
is a reason for one to trust Yoshihide's aesthetic vision.
Filament is an attempt to push experimental music in a new
direction ù to open a new field for the 21st century. And as
such an attempt, it's mostly successful. Yoshihide and Sachiko
M. perform a type of post-sampling music composed from live
generated sines and mechanical clicks and drones that are run
through no effects or post-production. On this, their first CD
put out on the Australian Xtreme label, they offer a range of
compositions, from barely audible 20-second hums to longer,
more involved works. The quietness of the music really makes
you aware of your surroundings ù you'll begin to hear sounds in
the background of your everyday environment that you had no
idea were there. While the music does make greater claims, this
is its most immediate payoff. The album is interesting to
listen to as a critique of the clicks + cuts genre as well as a
response to the new minimalism of people like Bernhard Gⁿnter.
It is also an extension of Yoshihide's aesthetic beyond
"experimental turntablism" into a new engagement with sound,
one that privileges improvisation, meditative absence of
self-consciousness, and neo-Luddite technical requirements.
This is a good introduction, but one suspects they're better
live, so you might want to check out their release on the
Amoebic label.
URL: http://www.xtr.com/
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01-Filament 1-01 [05:04]
02-Filament 1-02 [04:56]
03-Filament 1-03 [05:15]
04-Filament 1-04 [05:00]
05-Filament 1-05 [05:15]
06-Filament 1-06 [05:15]
07-Filament 1-07 [05:00]
08-Filament 1-08 [05:15]
09-Filament 1-09 [04:52]
10-Filament 1-10 [09:56]
11-Filament 1-11 [00:15]
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56:03 min
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