Artist : Rafael Flores
Album : Nubes, Cometas, Rumores y Orugas
Year : 2005
Genre : Avantgarde
Source : CD
Label : Monochrome Vision
Catalog : MV05
Rls.Date : Mar/2006
Bitrate : VBRkbps
Size : 88 MB
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First official CD album of Rafael Flores who hails from the depth of
spanish noise underground scene, known for his early works released under
Comando Bruno moniker. This compilation presents the latest decade of his
sound experimentation, and shows quite diverse sides of his creative
efforts, which ranges from collaged field recordings to noise ambient
loops, from rhythmic structures to hypnotic electronic passages.
Rafael Flores is from Andujar (Spain), and has recorded a number of albums
since 1981, under his own name and also as Comando Bruno. Many
collaboration works followed with like-minded musicians (Francisco Lopez,
Zan Hoffman, Avant Dernieres Pensees, Seiei Jack Nakahara and Thomas Park,
to name a few). His music was released all over the world by such labels
as Discos Esplendor Geometrico, Korm Plastics, Zero Cabal, Graf Haufen
Tapes, BogArt, Tonspur Tapes etc.
His whole work is milestone of experimental music and sound exploration,
he produces audio/videoworks in a very much personal way too hard to
define. Rafael Flores build a solid personal universe with an intelligent
use of natural recordings and the methods of musique concrete, collages
and plenty of other vanguard approaches, mixed with a particular sense of
humour next to spirit of dada and surrealism.
One of the most active sound artists in the 80's industrial music scene
(international cassette network, experimental video, radio and mail art),
he influenced new generations of experimental sound artists.
His most notorious feature is the intimate poetical touch in the
soundworks, quite unusual for the industrial music scene:
"Those sounds became tinged with poetry, and they have been holding the
contrast between the luminous mornings and the anxious dreams of the
siesta... The light breeze waves a weightless curtain. The curtain
caresses a just made bed, although perhaps it took place many years ago.
One can hear a row that turns suddenly into calm, then in the vertigo of
silence a spiral of dreams appears, guided by voices from otherworld."
[fenici magazine]
From 1991 to 2001, Rafael Flores reduced musical activity, and was
involved with videoart, releasing just a very limited soundworks as
"friends only" private editions. After a long pause, he returns to
editorial activity, but again with a few series of very limited editions
on cdr and some net editions.
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1. Minoo 1 4:13
2. Oidoor 1 10:18
3. Sanzoot 4:52
4. Sanzooot 7:48
5. Boucher 2 4:39
6. Para 0:46
7. 7 Minutillos 6:42
8. Antinoe 1994 7:03
9. Mil Anos Antes De Vandervilt 10:18
10. Luders 5:04
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