a r t i s t : AER
t i t l e : Project
d a t e : 2008
l a b e l : Touch
c a t : TS03
s o u r c e : Vinyl
g e n r e : Ambient
r l s. d a t e : Jun/2008
t r a c k s : 02
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 8,3 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...
TS03 - AER "Project"
Released: 2008
7" vinyl only
Limited edition
Artwork and photography by Jon Wozencroft
Cut by Jason at Transition
'Project' began as a film soundtrack for "The Overcoming of
Hazard" by Brad Butler and Karen Mirza, whose 3 monitor
installation piece was presented in the crypt of St. Pancras
church in London, August 07. It uses four atmosphere
recordings, short wave radio and an organ stop - an attempt to
confuse inside and out. Mixed with Mathias Gmachl at Loop.ph
using Digital Performer, one side is designed for headphone
listening, the other for speaker playback. The recording of
the 16mm projector was made with the assistance of Al Rees.
AER is the occasional recording name for Jon Wozencroft, art
director and editor of Touch. For more information on AER, go
here
about the filmmakers:
Karen Mirza is an influential figure in artist film and video,
known both for her work and her curatorial practice. She has
recently been appointed a director of the new LUX
organisation, and has been a tutor in film and video at the
Royal College of Art for several years. Her work has been
screened at the Tate Modern, Dokument/Art Film Germany, the
National Film and Television Theatre, æOther British CinemaÆ,
The LUX centre æMonuments and mise en sceneÆ where it preceded
KubrickÆs æA Clockwork OrangeÆ, the Whitechapel gallery and
festivals in Australia, Holland and Germany. Karen recently
completed a new body of work, æsite/non siteÆ at Goliath
visual arts space in New York. Through her activities as a
spokesperson for experimental film, Karen has been asked to
present her work at screenings in Paris, Berlin and India, as
well as creating an evening for the London Film Festival. In
collaboration with David Cunningham and Brad Butler, Karen is
currently launching æwhere a straight line meets a curveÆ, her
second film financed by the Arts Council.
Brad Butler graduated from the Royal College of Art with an MA
in Documentary Direction. He also has a first class degree in
Anthropology from UCL. His documentaries have been screened on
Channel 4 and the BBC, as well as the ICA, NFT, Hedah,
Amsterdam. Mute Loops, D-Net, The Lux Centre for Film, Video &
Digital Arts. Instit. Francais dÆArchitectur, Paris.
Architecture Film Festival, Rotterdam, BBC British Short Film
Festival, London. Experimenta Media Arts, Melbourne,
Australia. New British Cinema, Cinema de Balie, Amsterdam, The
Tate Gallery, London and multiple festivals across Europe and
the US. In September 2000 he won and headlined BBC2Æs talent
2000 competition, as well as winning the National Student
Television Award in 1998. Brad has just directed his first
feature length documentary in the US entitled æThe TunnelÆ,
launched in Dec 2002. Brad is actively linked to the DocHouse
initiative in London and is co-curator of the light reading
series. In 1998 Brad Butler and Karen Mirza established
no.w.here. Building on their training as film specialists,
their vision was to create a cross-disciplinary, multi
platform studio for experimental film. no.w.here have grown to
become major activists in this area and now manage æArtslabÆ,
a not for profit professional studio dedicated to film as a
fine art practice. Artslab was launched in January 2003 and is
the only lab in the UK to offer the filmmaker hands on
manipulation of the film negative in post production and is a
central meeting point for Independent filmmakers interested in
the preservation of the film form.
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01-Headphones [03:06]
02-Speakers [03:05]
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06:11 min