a r t i s t : Chris Watson
t i t l e : Oceanus Pacificus
d a t e : 2007
l a b e l : Touch
c a t : TS02
s o u r c e : Vinyl
g e n r e : Ambient
r l s. d a t e : Feb/2008
t r a c k s : 02
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 8,6 MB
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Touch Sevens Series of 7" Vinyl
7" vinyl was the quintessential format for popular music.
Today, it is an undervalued and mostly promotional medium,
used as a fetishistic signpost to a time of musical
authenticity and a "healthy" popular culture. It might seem
like another retrograde step to launch a vinyl series just as
the download format threatens to dominate, and indeed there is
an element of "the rear view mirror"... the generation of
Touch artists who grew up with vinyl [and cassette] still
feeling a strong emotional attachment to it. This series is
more than that... an overtly critical, non-digital statement
is supported by treatments of audio work which cannot be
applied to digital formats - the sonic texture, the use of a
locked groove, the A & the B and the additional dimension of
the visual counterpoint. As for the aspect of audience
participation, we choose not to specify the RPM on the label,
encouraging the listener to experiment with playback options
and personal preferences. An attempt to make music that works
at both speeds. The front cover might actually be the back
cover...
TS02 Chris Watson: Oceanus Pacificus
7" vinyl only - not available for digital download
Limited edition of 1000
Locked grooves on both sides...
Artwork & Photography by Jon Wozencroft | Cut by Jason @
Transition
The voices and rhythms of the Humboldt current around the
Galapagos Islands recorded April 2006 using a pair of Dolphin
Ear Pro Hydrophones onto a NAGRA ARES-Pll digital audio
recorder.
Chris Watson, originally from Sheffield but now resident in
Newcastle, England, is the world's leading wildlife sound
recordist. After co-founding Cabaret Voltaire with Richard
Kirk and Stephen Mallinder, he left in 1981 to work for Tyne
Tees Television and he also joined The Hafler Trio. He then
left to become the sound archivist for the Royal Society for
Protection of Birds. He is now working full time as a
freelance sound recordist.
This is the first release in a new series of Touch 7" vinyl
only releases, 'Touch Sevens'
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A-3m [02:44]
B-10m [03:23]
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06:07 min