a r t i s t : Yoshi Wada
t i t l e : Off the Wall
d a t e : 2008
l a b e l : EM (EM1078CD)
g e n r e : Avantgarde
r l s. d a t e : Sep/2008
t r a c k s : 03
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 80,7 MB
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The long-awaited reissue of Wada's 1985 LP OFF THE WALL,
recorded in Berlin and originally released on the esteemed FMP
label. A minimalist yet majestic monsterpiece ("massive", as
Tom Johnson declares in his perceptive liner notes), OFF THE
WALL features Wada and Wayne Hankin on bagpipes, Marilyn
Bogerd on adapted organ, and percussionist Andreas Schmidt-
Neri.
The original album consisted of two side-long pieces recorded
on successive days by Jost Geber, who captured the power and
dynamics of the quartet without losing the meditative delicacy
of the bagpipes and the intricacy of their interplay with the
homemade organ (constructed by Wada), resulting in a slowly
evolving mosaic of combination tones and overtones.
Simultaneously static yet changing, rooted and ethereal,
homespun and alien, ancient and very modern, the music is
created entirely with acoustic instruments but has
"electronic" textures at times, yet is very warm and human,
always pulsing, shifting and mutating.
EM Records is pleased indeed to release OFF THE WALL for the
first time ever on CD, with the bonus track "Die Konsonanten
Pfeifen (The Consonant Pipes)", a slightly earlier recording
with Wada and Hankin on bagpipes and Kevin Newhoff on
percussion, originally released as a cassette.
All tracks composed by Yoshi Wada/BMI
Issued under license from Yoshi Wada
(Track 1 and 2 courtesy of FMP-PUBLISHING)
Front and back cover photographs by Marilyn Bogerd
Original design for front cover: Manfred Kussatz
Special thanks to Jost Gebers and Tashi Wada
"OFF THE WALL I & II"
Recorded by Jost Gebers on May 11th & 12th,1984 in Berlin.
Mixed and produced by Jost Gebers (P) 1985 FMP RECORDS
Originally issued on FMP Records (SAJ-49)
Personnel: Yoshi Wada (bagpipes), Wayne Hankin (bagpipes),
Marilyn Bogerd (adapted organ), Andreas Schmidt-Neri
(percussion).
"DIE KONSONANTEN PFEIFEN"
Recorded by Yoshi Wada at Kunstlerhaus Bethanien Studio on
December 1st, 1983 in Berlin.
Mixed and produced by Yoshi Wada (P) 1983 Yoshi Wada
Originally issued on Kunstlerhaus Bethanien edition (cassette)
Personnel: Yoshi Wada (bagpipes), Wayne Hankin (bagpipes),
Kevin Newhoff (tympani, tam tam & cymbal).
http://www.emrecords.net/records/00093.html
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01-Off the Wall I [20:32]
02-Off the Wall II [20:04]
03-Die Konsonanten Pfeifen [27:14]
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67:50 min