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a r t i s t : Michael Gendreau
t i t l e : Vitoy
d a t e : 2005
l a b e l : Auscultare/Groundfault (aus022)
g e n r e : Avantgarde
r l s. d a t e : oktober/2005
t r a c k s : 03
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 61,6 MB
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Long-time San Francisco based sound artist, internationally
known from his extensive discography as Crawling With Tarts,
releases his second full- length solo work titled
Vitoj.Continuing his microscopic exploration of dense sonic
landscapes within volatile stases, Gendreau eavesdrops on
pressurized states of compressed gas within hydrogen tanks,
diaphanous vinyl recordings of archaic voices, and perilous
work environments in the far east.All explored in real-time,
this series of recordings further explore the volatile balance
of Gendreau's physical and psychological statesïscientific
detritus working as an acoustician and social/cultural
detritus in everyday nomadic lifeïreaching the threshold of
exhaustion where his realizations are discovered in modes of
"half-sleep." Vitoj offers a glimpse of these stases in
dreamlike form.
REVIEWS
It's been a while since we've heard any material from San
Francisco sound researcher Michael Gendreau, althought he has
certainly kept himself busy since his impeccable last release
55 Pas De La Ligne Au No. 3 which explored the innerworkings
of old turntables. His day job as an acoustics technician
takes him all over the world in order to analyse the low
frequency impact of industrial machinery upon architectural
structures and highly sensitive optical devices; the obvious
benefit of this trade is that Gendreau's perception of the
particular frequencies is incredibly refined. Gendreau put
this skill into practice during the 2003 Activating The Medium
Festival at SFMOMA where he found the resonant frequency of
the McBean Theater and effectively rattled the entire
building, much to the consternation of the head curators
worried that their prized Philip Guston paintings might leap
off the walls.
Vitoj is Gendreau's first album since that aforementioned 2002
release and features three distinctly different situations
that Gendreau handles in very specific manners. The first
piece is a real-time exploration of the micro-dynamics of air
compressors. Amplified through the technical sensors he uses
when studying infrasound vibrations, Gendreau's air compressor
emits toxic hisses, metallic clanks, and electrical static
that could easily be confused for the processed drones of the
Hafler Trio or John Duncan. However, Gendreau does add a
gleefully destructive side to his work, as he fully opens the
valves of his air compressors on several occasions, unleashing
a torrent of noise as dense and tumultous as Merzbow and
Masonna. The second piece exhibits a much greater restraint to
the point of rendering the buzzing whirls of a old Victrola to
nearly inaudible levels. The final entry is a Lopezian field
recording mutation of the din of an industrial landscape
morphed into a nightmarish ambience. A mighty return for Mr.
Gendreau! (Aquarius)
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01-O2 [23:17]
02-SF-S [10:44]
03-T921 pt. 2 [09:37]
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43:38 min