a r t i s t : Baghdassarians-Baltschun-Beins
t i t l e : Zur Stabilen Stuetzung Eines Koerpers Ist Es Notwendig
d a t e : 2006
l a b e l : Absinth 008
g e n r e : Avantgarde
r l s. d a t e : May/2006
t r a c k s : 02
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 48,2 MB
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zur stabilen stuetzung eines koerpers ist es notwendig, dass
er mindestens drei auflagepunkte hat, die nicht in einer
geraden liegen
"The only slightly long title translates, I'm informed, to
"For stable support of a body, it is necessary to have three
supporting points that shall not lie in a straight line."
Three points, check. Not in a straight line, check. Stable? As
much as needed. Beins continues to demonstrate his outstanding
capacity to merge perfectly with electronics, here Baltshun's
sampler and Baghdassarians' reotrop which I'm assuming is the
same as a rheotrope, defined as a device for reversing the
flow of electric current; if this is the sound of current
reversed, I'm all for it. Two tracks, the first taking off on
that initial drone and maintaining its feel over 23 minutes
while sliding into fascinating and complex adjacent
territories. Generally dark, even subterranean in temperament,
it possesses a hurtling quality, a racing forward of matter,
sometimes liquid, sometimes gaseous, sometimes electric.
Midway through, it splinters into a shower of insectile whines
and pings and enters a wonderful, chugging kind of area, a
not-so-stagnant pool of sorts, where various sonic elements
ricochet off of and splat into each other. A blockage is
breached and the activity streams down a different, more
hollowly echoing channel. Toward the end, you almost get the
impression of sounds seeping in from the "outside" as though
you're on the other side of a wall separating you from some
vast amusement center (there's a little bit of a Riley-esque
loopy organ component here). It's a beautiful, absolutely
captivating piece. The second track is an airier affair,
fluttering into existence on a cloud of wavering sine-y tones,
bowed metal and light rattles. It hovers in place,
dragonfly-like, darting within a tightly defined sector for
several minutes until a deep tremor, like wind buffeting one's
eardrums, pushes it aside and takes its place, supplemented by
objects beings dragged across drumheads. An urgent siren
knifes through, a violent sandstorm rages, a lone drum thuds;
it's over. Very strong."-Brian Olewnick, Bagatellen
serge baghdassarians - reotrop
boris baltschun - sampler
burkhard beins - percussion
track 1 23:22
track 2 11:58
recorded in berlin by rainer robben in august 2005
mixed by baghdassarians/baltschun
mastered by boris baltschun
limited and numbered edition of 500 copies with original
handmade covers by marcus liebig
production and photo by marcus liebig
absinth records CD 008, d 2006
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01-Zur Stabilen Stuetzung part 1 [23:22]
02-Zur Stabilen Stuetzung part 2 [11:58]
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35:20 min