a r t i s t : Arnold Dreyblatt
t i t l e : The Sound Of One String
d a t e : 1998
l a b e l : table of the element
g e n r e : Avantgarde
r l s. d a t e : Apr/2009
t r a c k s : 11
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 103,2 MB
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"Live and previously unreleased recordings: 1979-1991,
including classic works like Nodal Excitation, Propellers in
Love, etc. Dreyblatt's music focuses on the harmonic
possibilities of stringed music and heightened sound awareness
and this is an important and supremely pleasurable sound
document of his works. Includes music for various combinations
of prepared double bass, miniature princess pianoforte, hurdy
gurdy, pipe organ, French horn, trombone, violin, percussion,
electric guitars, electronics, cimbalom, tuba, voice, etc.
Arnold Dreyblatt is a major contributor to American
minimalism; yet his efforts to date, like those of fellow
composers Rhys Chatham and Tony Conrad, have been
conspicuously underdocumented. The tracks compiled on The
Sound Of One String range from early solo performances to
digital studio recordings of Dreyblatt's full ensemble;
together these comprise the first comprehensive retrospective
of a remarkable, twenty-year career." - Table of the Elements"
The Sound of One String may be (DreyblattÆs) best album. ItÆs
a collection of recordings from the late 70Æs to the early
90Æs, some solo, some featuring his group, The Orchestra of
Excited Strings. DreyblattÆs music is primarily concerned with
the manipulation of various string instruments to produce
ghost-like overtones and harmonics. The wide variety of
instrumentation here (everything from e-bowed guitars to
hurdy-gurdys to a conventional string ensemble) brilliantly
displays the range and musicality of DreyblattÆs sound
experiments. - David Licht, Pulse.
"An expat composer, Dreyblatt has studied and played with
Alvin Lucier, Pauline Oliveros, and LaMonte Young. His music
is precise, gorgeous, and rich, based on the ringing,
overlapping tones of droning, "excited" strings and other
instruments. In his 19 years of making minimalist/maximalist
music, Dreyblatt has only released three full-length works,
each of which combines the visceral wallop of primitive rock &
roll with the ethereal, glistening, timbral qualities of the
finest orchestral string section. Fans of Phill Niblock, Tony
Conrad, and the Deep Listening Band will be pleasantly excited
by this collection of experiments, live recordings, and
unreleased shorter works that include horns, percussion, a
variety of prepared string instruments, and hurdy-gurdy put to
exquisite, levitating use". - Mike McGonigal
(www.dreyblatt.net)
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01-Nodal Excitation (Solo) [07:20]
02-E-Bow Blues [03:07]
03-Nodal Excitation (Excerpt) [04:47]
04-March Of The Nodes In Formation [05:55]
05-The Odd Fellows [04:22]
06-Propellers In Love [10:47]
07-Damping Influence [05:35]
08-Die Luftmenchen [05:36]
09-End Correction [06:50]
10-Music For Small String Orchestra [13:43]
11-Dirge Relations [05:14]
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