Artist : Aaron Martin & Machinefabriek
Title : Chello Recycling Chello Drowning
Genre : Ambient
Year : 2007
Date : 10/2007
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 02
Label : Type Recordings Type029
Source : CDDA
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : 21:52 min
Size : 27,0 MB
Tracklist:
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01.chello recycling 11:41
02.chello drowning 10:11
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21:52 min
The relentlessly prolific Rutger Zuydervelt returns
to Type Records following his Lenteliedjes 7", this
time in collaboration with American multi-instrumentalist
Aaron Martin, whose cello performances form the central
sound source for this project.
The two pieces on this disc are based around a gallery
commission which saw Martin recording improvisations
ready for Zuydervelt's digital processing, the original piece
'Cello Recycling' is an extremely disciplined ambient
composition, rewarding the listener's patience by the time
you reach its mighty crescendo.
From a silent beginning the piece ever so slowly goes
through an auditory process of condensation, gradually
making itself more physical. Through its whispered beginnings
you can hear minuscule glitch particles erupting from the
surface, and eventually discernable cello strokes become
apparent. The piece evolves from an amorphous drone into
a melancholic swirl of minor key string phrases. As it draws to
a close the piece is immersed in digital noise, making for a
fearsome coda.
The second half of the disc, 'Cello Drowning' is a very different
affair, marrying Martin's cello recordings with a detailed watery
ambience from some impressively hi-fi field recordings of running
liquid, dripping and flowing in a pleasingly noisy fashion.
Over the piece's ten-minute duration, Martin's cello fades into a
William Basinski-style muffled state, sinking beneath wave after
wave of waterlogged audio leaving only its submerged, rusted remains.
Predictably wonderful material - a massive recommendation.
http://www.typerecords.com/