s w e e t b e a t s
december.22.2004 - #1291
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artist : Shuttle358
album : Chessa
year : 2004
label : 12k
genre : Ambient
catalogue : 12k1030
url : www.12k.com
quality : CD 192k HQ True Stereo
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01.Ash 07:05
02.Chessa 06:59
03.Blast 03:06
04.Duh 03:44
05.Marche 05:22
06.Nerf 03:42
07.West Nile 02:17
08.Melt 05:34
09.Logical 03:03
10.Dead Leaves 05:23
11.Scrapbook 07:50
11 tracks | 54:05 mins | 76,4 MB
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Without a doubt Shuttle358 has become one of the most admired
artists to emerge from modern electronic music's sea of musicians.
From the humble beginnings of a demo CD in 12k's mailbox to 4
critically acclaimed cds, Dan Abrams is, to some, the one credited
for bringing a warmth and human touch back into what has often been
considered a very cold, sterile genre. It began with 1999's
Optimal.lp (12k1005), a groundbreaking debut release that
immediately defined the Shuttle358 sound; a hybridization of the
then-emerging "microsound" genre with Eno's true ambient
explorations. In 2000 Abrams outdid himself with Frame (12k1011) by
honing his sound design and exploring production techniques at
rates that made his "now" quite brief and creating what was to
become one of the most sought-after cds in the 12k catalog. Also
with Frame emerged Abrams photographic influences which he
explains:
"my photos take the concept of framing "real life" quite literally.
more specifically, i focus on pieces of life that are left behind,
but still part of us. thats why often i leave the human presence
out from situations that usually have many people. in that case, i
am capturing the moment that an object (or space) is left behind or
about to be left in a state of stillness. it is parting temporarily
from its human companion. or simply, i am capturing our life as
humans from the point of view of those objects. but in the end,
they tell the story about our lives because the subject of my
photos are the objects of humanity."
Chessa is the third release from Abrams' Shuttle358 moniker on 12k
and he continues to do what he does best: attempt to move
microsound away from the world of theory and towards absolute real
life. LIke his photographs, Chessa is music about, and to be
listened to in, unexpected places. It is a narrative, a simple
slice of life that plays out through the incidental photography of
the cd cover. To achieve this Abrams fuses irregular granular sound
particles, like the movements of everyday life, with a deliberate
melodic base that captures emotion and simplicity.
Chessa is packaged in an expanded 6-panel digipack that features
Abrams' photography which is an equally important part as the
music. He is planning a printed series of works as well as an
online gallery of images to develop this unexpected story.
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