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a r t i s t : Rafael Toral
t i t l e : Electric Babyland/Lullabies
d a t e : 2003
l a b e l : tomlab
g e n r e : Avantgarde
r l s. d a t e : Jun-2003
t r a c k s : 07
b i t r a t e : 192kbps
s i z e : 62,7 MB
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Sometimes a commissioned work gets a secret life of his own,
much stronger than the initial idea, much more surprising,
intriguing and overwhelming than we could hope for. And so
unexpected for both sides, the artist and the commissioner that
the final result reveals just pure marvel, wonder and beauty.
"Electric Babyland" can be seen in that aspect. A record that
has been Tom's dream for many many years time - ever since the
"Lullabies" 7 inch Single came out on the obscure dutch label
Meeuw Musak with 3 wonderful pieces for guitar and musicbox.
In a pragmatic viewpoint, "Electric Babyland" is what has been
coming out of the initial idea to extend the original Lullabies
into a more complete work. First versions of these pieces have
been performed during the Electric Babyland European Tour in
2002, revealing a lot of potential from just the live versions.
And now, after a lot of studio work the final release of these
pieces eventually sees the daylight.
Rafael Toral is using music box and analog modular system here.
But the result is maybe his most beautiful and accessible
record since "Sound Mind Sound Body". Quite an achievement!
PS: A small hint to explain the Hendrix reference of the title:
Rafael Toral has dedicated this record to his daugther Elsa.
(http://www.tomlab.de)
tom 027
lullabies was previously released as a 7" single on meeuw muzak
track 2 was partially recorded live at the loft, cologne, may
2, 2002
all sounds of tracks 1-5 come from a little music box
recorded and mastered at noise precision
(cover)
artist's site: (http://www.rafaeltoral.net)
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01-amb [10:11]
02-slo [05:14]
03-rdm [03:38]
04-dne [09:51]
05-my head on your shoulders feels like home [01:12]
06-little stars [01:55]
07-bodyjoya mix pt 12/dreaminginto the locked groove [13:35]
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45:36 min
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