a r t i s t : Martiensgohome
t i t l e : Abscons Depuis 1996
d a t e : 2009
l a b e l : Private release
c a t : n/a
s o u r c e : FLASH MEDIA MP3
g e n r e : Electronic/Electro-acoustic/Improv
r l s. d a t e : Nov/2009
t r a c k s : 10
b i t r a t e : 224kbps
s i z e : 918,4 MB
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Consider this in the running for the "minimalist/maximalist"
release of the year.
10 complete albums on bamboo housed usb flash memory stick.
Founded in April 1996, martiensgohome is a sound collective
whose primary outlet is radio. Operating at the crossroad
between radio drama and improvised electronic music, it has
been present on the airwaves of Brussels, on radio campus,
without interruption since its first broadcast. Instant
soundscape, musique concrete sauvage, martiensgohome's music
is first and foremost a celebration of the sound spectrum,
from the roughest noise to the tiniest resonance. Through
line-up changes, regular or occasionnal guests, special
projects, challenges, game pieces, the collective has tried
and maintained a constant renewal, justifying its longevity.
In 1998, it produced a series of exceptionnal concerts in the
Bruxelles-Chapelle train station, in order to test new forms
of public performance, that would neither be a broadcasting
nor a conventional concert. Today, it is back in the station
to celebrate its 12 years of existence through an exhibition
of photos, videos and sound material, and through a new series
of concerts.
To commemorate this occasion, martiensgohome has also
published a retrospective "box set" under the guise of a
wonderful usb-key, containing the equivalent of ten complete
albums, previously unissued, and some photographs. These
albums have been chosen among an archive of roughly 600 hours
of musical and radiophonic material, covering the period 1999
to 2008. The key and its box are made of bamboo, and are
emblazoned with the martiensgohome logo. It is now available,
during the exhibition, at the concerts, or by simply asking.
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01-Torsion [59:03]
02-Tance [60:30]
03-Ruption [59:03]
04-Position [52:05]
05-Cretion [54:12]
06-Section [67:03]
07-Parition [54:18]
08-Traction [54:51]
09-Topie [56:56]
10-Cursif [55:08]
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