Artist : Arthur Lipsett
Title : Soundtracks
Genre : Avantgarde
Year : 2008
Date : 02/2008
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 04
Label : Global A Records
Source : CDDA
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : 38:21 min
Size : 55,4 MB
Tracklist:
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01.21-87 09:36
02.freefall 09:21
03.very nice, very nice 06:49
04.trip down memory lane 12:35
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38:21 min
Where to begin with this incredible record?
Arthur Lipsett was an enigmatic, groundbreaking filmmaker
who was admired by both Stanley Kubrick and George Lucas,
so much so that his seminal "21-87" film is referenced in Star
Wars (look it up on Google - mental stuff). He did work for
the National Film Board of Canada and eventually developed
a plunderphonic cut-and-paste style that would gain him
notoriety and reverence from filmmakers and artists worldwide.
A quick scan on the internet tells you just how weighty Lipsett's
legacy has been, and following his tragic suicide in 1986 his
reputation has soared. This incredible record opens up a whole
new dimension to Lipsett's work, reproducing the full audio
recordings for some of his key films to vinyl and in the process
delivering an audio document that's one of the most absorbing,
inspired, disturbing and in places completely nuts albums we've
ever laid our hands on. Splicing an utterly brilliant arrangement
of interviews (Marshall MacLuhan, religious loons, Newsreel
announcers, TV scientists, politicians) with found sounds, musical
excerpts, tape loops and field recordings, the result is truly unlike
anything you'll have heard before.
What's so interesting is just
how perfectly these montages work in this format, imbuing the
record with an almost endlessly shifting character that is both
intensely involving and fascinating to play around with.
Of course, for many people this album will serve as an almost
endlessly fruitful Tool, but regardless of how you choose to play
it, we reckon "Soundtracks" will without doubt be the most original
and thought provoking record you'll hear for quite some time.
You know the score with these sort of releases, stock is in very
limited supply so we urge you to act fast, this is one record we
think you really musn't miss... ESSENTIAL PURCHASE.