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a r t i s t : Keith Fullerton Whitman
t i t l e : Playthroughs
d a t e : 2002
l a b e l : Kranky
g e n r e : Ambient
r l s. d a t e : Oct-16-2002
t r a c k s : 05
b i t r a t e : 192kbps
s i z e : 68,3 MB
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keith-hrvatski's debut album under his own name, reflecting 10
years of computer-guitar sound research. having nothing to do
aesthetically with the hrvatski output (hence the use of
keith-hrvatski's christian name...). this is more the logical
progression of the experiments witnessed on the '21:30 for
acoustic guitar' ep on apartment b. not exclusively
pitch-tracking guitar pieces however (feedback zwei is composed
of 34 channels of electric guitar feedback, ACGTR SVP is all
strummed acoustic guitar chords). keith-hrvatski is quite happy
with the way this record turned out.
'content: The source material for every piece on Playthroughs
is guitar: acoustic, electric or otherwise. From Sept. 2001 to
April 2002 Keith Fullerton Whitman transformed raw guitar tones
via laptop computer into the tracks on Playthroughs. Whitman
has used ring modulators, granular re-synthesis algorithms,
banks of delays and spectral effects in a process that owes
much to Terry Riley's Time Lag Accumulator setup and Steve
Reich's Phase Pieces. Technology and Whitman's careful
selection of notes combine to create shimmering drones and deep
waves of sound. Though the source material was improvised
guitar and the processing involved computer technology,
Playthroughs reflects Whitman's mastery of composition.
context: Keith Fullerton Whitman has recorded and released
music under a number of pseudonyms, most notably Hrvatski.
Whitman has toured America and Europe with Greg Davis playing
both the drone material from this album and the hectic
complexities of Hrvatski material. Hrvatski has appeared on
more compilations than you can shake a stick at and has a brand
new album coming out on the Planet Mu label. Playthroughs is
the first album under Keith's given name, and differs
considerably from the breakbeat concret that is the Hrvatski
stock in trade. Playthroughs reflects Whitman's interest in
drone, academic and process music (IRCAM algorithms were used)
and improvisation.
"The repetitive blips generated through the computer resonate
with the insistent strum of the guitar, but manifest tonalities
that weightlessly float in clusters of shimmering particles
blown outward in a slow aerosol dispersion."
The Wire Sept. 2001
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01-track3a(2waynice) [05:30]
02-feedback zwei [10:01]
03-fib01a [08:01]
04-ACGTR SVP [09:05]
05-modena [17:02]
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49:39 min
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