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a r t i s t jon iverson
a l b u m alternesia
l a b e l Momentum (M3)
g e n r e ambient
r i p d a t e 31-05-2003
s t r e e t d a t e 1999
o r i g i n a l r e l 1999
s u p p l i e r *******
s o u r c e cd
b i t r a t e 192 kbps
e n c o d e r lame 3.92
r e l e a s e n o t e s
This disc is rooted deeply in Jon Iverson's love of Balinese gamelan,
but it's not a gamelan record. How could it be? It uses traditional
gamelan instruments (among others), and Jon has studied the music and
its performance techniques - he obviously respects them - but this
music cannot ever truly be considered Balinese as Jon hears gamelan
as an outsider. However, outsiders can hear things in new ways - and
that is what Jon has done here. Using the interlocking rhythms and
polyphonic stratification of gamelan music, he has produced a portal
into a new sonic world. The disc opens with a subtly swelling wash of
gong overtones, as fat as pillows, before embarking on a pulsing,
relentless march through different percussive landscapes - think of
Steve Reich's [Drumming] without the phased decay element and you'll
be in the very general neighborhood, although Jon hearkens as much to
Brian Eno's sonic explorations as to the rules of either third world
or classical music. Just as it melds cultural references,
[Alternesia] takes what it needs from different instrumental
traditions. In addition to the traditional drums and idiophones of
the gamelan, Jon has added sampled bass "in just a couple of tiny
spots," some evocative flute (played by Robert Rich, who mastered
this recording), and a smattering of non-traditional instruments.
Think of [Alternesia] as a 46-minute vacation to an alternative
world. The normal rules don't apply (do they ever on a vacation?). I
like traveling to [Alternesia]. I return there often - and I look
forward to taking many more trips with Jon in the future. -- Wes
Phillips, Stereophile Magazine
...and remember: s t a y f u f f e n s f o r l i f e
t r a c k l i s t
premonition 03:57
alternesia 06:39
metalanguage 05:56
the culm dialect 04:03
beside a liquid land 04:11
east rim, looking west 07:16
gamhuh ikat 07:38
speaking in ugal 06:41
46:21
MB 63,7
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