a r t i s t : O.Blaat
t i t l e : Two Novels
d a t e : 2004
l a b e l : Cronica
g e n r e : Electronic
r l s. d a t e : Jun/2007
t r a c k s : 18
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 80,6 MB
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once saw o.blaat perform seated with her laptop in the back of
a club, connected to the stage by a string of lights, like an
umbilical cord she was holding on to while at the same time
eager to break. The confused audience was looking at an empty
stage oblivious to the performer in the back. With our
experience of music being more and more mediated it seems
normal that the live physical presence of the performer is
being questioned by musicians like o.blaat. How can one
reconcile the live presence of musicians with acousmatic
music, now so easily downloadable whenever and wherever you
are? For this CD o.blaat interfaces with some of her regular
collaborators such as Kaffe Matthews, Toshio Kajiwara, dj
Olive, Eyvind Kang, Ikue Mori, Aki Onda & Akio Mokuno. The
second half of the CD is designed for headphones listening,
like a scientist looking through a microscope. It reveals
soundscapes full of minutiae and electric movements. o.blaatÆs
shoe tapping has now morphed into light keyboard clicks,
subtle and precise.
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01-one morning (w/ Kaffe Matthews) [05:54]
02-egg salad sandwich (w/ Toshio Kajiwara) [02:23]
03-bulle-1 [01:47]
04-bulle-2 [03:38]
05-gone fishing (w/ dj Olive) [04:52]
06-afternoon (w/ sound modules by Aki Onda & Akio Mokuno) [02:31]
07-hanging sky (w/ Ikue Mori) [06:28]
08-nightfall [02:52]
09-froid (w/ sound module by Eyvind Kang) [07:02]
10-scatsil [02:24]
11-39░ [01:43]
12-eight-o [01:02]
13-yonofushigi [01:49]
14-snowlight [06:37]
15-nightvision [04:35]
16-miminohone [00:57]
17-miminohonenouta [04:47]
18-centipede [05:57]
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67:18 min