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"HiGH ▀ iNTELLiGeNCE tRoLLS"
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a r t i s t : Korber/ErikM/Nakamura/Otomo
t i t l e : Brackwater
d a t e : 2004
l a b e l : For4Ears CD 1550
g e n r e : Avantgarde
r l s. d a t e : Jul/2004
t r a c k s : 02
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 60,2 MB
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Tomas Korber - guitar, sampler, electronics
ErikM - 3-k.pad system
Toshimaru Nakamura - no-input mixing board
Otomo Yoshihide - turntables, electronics
cover artwork by Ralph Steinbrⁿchel
released 1.4.2004
½Things are changing yet again in the world of free
improvisation, and 'Brackwater' is either a glorious last gasp
or the birth of something new. I suspect the latter, but only
time will tell.╗
B.Marley, The Wire
½What most distinguishes brackwater is its participantsÆ
restraint and control, qualities not always as evident in real
-time improvisation as they are here.╗
R.Schepper, Grooves Magazine
½Brackwater is a sublime accomplishment for all four of these
musicians. The album ably shrugs aside the questions of
classification and idiom that have of late become so prevalent
in the supposedly non-idiomatic realm of electroacoustic
improv. Because it contains so many layers of detail, and
because the musicians, with their disparate backgrounds, seem
to gently push and pull these pieces in many different
directions simultaneously, Brackwater feels like a genuinely
collaborative effortùsynthesis and combination without
compromise. This music possesses a gorgeous muscularity, a mix
of delicate beauty and dense energy that is perfectly balanced
throughout the albumÆs length. ╗
E.Howard, Stylus Magazine
½It is one of the best releases featuring eRikm (besides his
albums with Poire_Z) and guitarist Tomas Korber's strongest
session to date. à Brackwater leaves listeners wanting more.╗
F.Couture, All Music Guide
½à everything here is clever experimentation from four guys
that know really well how to be musically spontaneous. Here you
have guitars (almost unrecognizible), electronics, mixing
boards and turn tables...and everything is used to add
incredible new sounds to both compositions. The two tracks
start slow but get into a faster experimentation pace up to a
climax. It is incredible to see how this guys remain coherent
after delivering sound after sound after noise. Pure
experimentation with good developing of this spontaneous
tracks.╗
Musicextreme
½Un bel disco, dalle molteplici sfumature e suggestioni che si
avvicina alle miglior produzioni del sol levante.╗
A.Rastelli, Sandzine
½A league of distinguished noisemen emerge with the subtle
frayed filaments of the two extended piece "Brackwater." The
title track emits a genuinely blazing low-fi double-take on
what could either be a record goin' round and round doused in
kerosene, or perhaps the splitting of the atom. This sounds
like a grand procedure actually, almost like a squared off
experiment between a quartet that's been choreographed to sync
perfectly.╗
TJ Norris, Brainwashed
½This quartet's inspired frequency manipulation fills the air
with statements of unconventional swiftness and outreaches for
deeper goals; like sonic peace keepers, the musicians never let
the noise gain complete control, allowing it just a little
eruptive spontaneity to keep things fresh. This is no slapdash
reunion of "names", rather a well planned and better still
developed quadrangular exchange among smart miscreants.╗
M.Ricci, Touching Extremes
(http://www.for4ears.com)
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01-brackwater [22:11]
02-and slice of bread [17:38]
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39:49 min
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