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a r t i s t : Scott Arford
t i t l e : Radio Station
d a t e : 2005
l a b e l : Antifrost (afro2033)
g e n r e : Avantgarde
r l s. d a t e : January/2006
t r a c k s : 09
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 67,1 MB
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Recorded 2003-2004 at 7hz, San Francisco
Reviews:
TOUCHING EXTREMES (IT) Shortwave music bears lots of
intriguing contrasts: we experience apprehension and
relaxation in equal measure, according to the matching of
timbral colours, the element of surprise, the composer's
attitude towards the exploitation of a pure source in
opposition to heavy studio treatment. In this sense, "Radio
station" by Scott Arford is a very balanced album; the sounds
are thoroughly captivating in their non-confrontational
homogeneity, yet maintain a halo of secrecy which distances
the overall result from what one could expect from similarly
conceived works. Developing a personal aesthetic which finds
common elements with the experiments by John Duncan and Daniel
Menche - particularly in the use of conglomerates of throbbing
pulses and sub-frequency vibrations - Arford manages to
highlight the most inherent "musical" nature of a highly
fascinating cause of aural enjoyment.Massimo Ricci
VITAL WEEKLY (NL) In the Bay area he's quite well-known, Scott
Arford, operator of the 7HZ label, video artist, musician and
collaborator of Francisco Lopez, Randy Yau and Micheal Nine.
His output however is quite small. 'Radio Station' is his
latest work, and it deals with one of the easiest to obtain
sound sources: radio sounds. Not the speech type, or
plunderphonica, but everything in between the stations - the
cracks, the static, the hiss. Arford is not a sensitive man:
whatever he finds on the radio waves he uses, but with a high
intensity. His work is not about careful, delicate sounds, but
a rather forceful, mean and loud mixture of waves crumbling
over each-other, falling apart, chopped up. Not really moments
of silence and contemplation here, but on the other hand,
Arford isn't interested in doing 'just' a bunch of noise
either. He knows how to make a strong, vivid collage of sound
out of these radio station and how to make a forceful,
interesting piece of music. Energetic and present. The use of
radio sounds may not be entirely new, the results of Arford
are certainly very very nice.(FdW)
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01-Introduction [00:11]
02-X M X [06:41]
03-AM [04:41]
04-Swamp Walk [03:08]
05-Can't Breathe It [06:24]
06-DX Fishing [07:58]
07-Voi3es [04:52]
08-Kp > 9 [07:36]
09-X Storm [00:54]
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