Daniel Menche - Field Of Skin (c) 1997 Soleilmoon
Artist....: Daniel Menche
Album.....: Field Of Skin
Type......: Album
Source....: CDDA
Tracks....: 09
Genre.....: Avantgarde
Label.....: Soleilmoon
Catalogue#: sol 58cd
Encoder...: LAME 3.97
Quality...: VBR kbps / 44.1Hz / Joint-Stereo
URL.......: http://www.esophagus.com/htdb/menche
Tracklist:
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01 Field Of Skin 1 16:24
02 Field Of Skin 2 08:25
03 Field Of Skin 3 01:14
04 Field Of Skin 4 12:44
05 Field Of Skin 5 02:58
06 Field Of Skin 6 04:35
07 Field Of Skin 7 12:34
08 Field Of Skin 8 07:10
09 Field Of Skin 9 07:58
Total:93,7 MBB / 74:02 min
Release Notes:
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Moving on from the oppressive atmospheres created on his last album,
"Screaming Caress" (Side Effects DFX 23), Daniel Menche has brought a new
esthetic to bear, one that evokes more of David LynchÆs "Eraserhead"
soundtrack than any obvious or common sort of brutal noise assault. ItÆs a
direction that heÆs been moving in recently, and after working on this
project for the last two years heÆs crafted an intricate and profound
recording that confirms his originality and solidifies his position as
one of AmericaÆs most inventive and original soundcrafters. The atmosphere
of "Field of Skin" is one of solitary isolation in a dark cell, somewhere
deep inside an overwhelmingly huge ship, where all the common sounds of
human life have vanished and the background hum found in such places
becomes the central focus. With this release Daniel has taken the ideas of
minimalism and atmosphere that provided the foundation for "Screaming
Caress" and fully exposed them. As with every album released previously,
all of the sounds used come from accoustic and somatic (of the body)
sources.
"Field of Skin" is Daniel MencheÆs third full length project for Soleilmoon.
His recording history for the label began in 1993 with "Incineration", an
epic blast of noise and emotion, which he followed the next year with
"Static Burn", an equally powerful exorcism-by-fire. Both releases were
presented as limited edition packages that subsequently sold out. Another
limited edition, "Furious Eclipse", a 12 inch single released in 1995,
marked the beginning of a gradual move towards more subtle sound
constructions. Just as these pure sounds were beginning to emerge in his
live shows, audiences outside of Northwest began getting their first
exposure to his relentless performances. Starting in Japan, and in later
France, Germany and Sweden, Daniel won over new converts to his music. 1997
has been another busy year, starting off with his CD for Side Effects and
concluding with this release and a return to France for a short series of
performances and workshops with the Grateful Dead.