Artist : Ten And Tracer
Title : Tsotsitaal
Genre : Ambient
Year : 2009
Date : 02/2010
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 14
Label : Care
Source : CDDA
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : 53:08 min
Size : 62,10 MB
Tracklist:
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01.Needed To Wet The Collar 04:24
02.The Tradewasp 05:26
03.Secular Boland 05:37
04.Cut Grass Vuur Plaats 04:48
05.You Sure Won't Need An Enemy 01:11
06.What The NRPG Did For Me 06:28
07.I'm Sorry You're Here 01:09
08.Hetch Hetchy Crowd 02:53
09.Another Way Of Ways 04:30
10.Take A Like Of Me 03:12
11.Falling Asleep In Sadness 04:00
12.Dallon 03:37
13.Not The Best Place To Leave Friends 01:09
Behind
14.The Small-Shellies 04:44
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53:08 min
Some bits of piano were played by
Twosheds. Clarinet and Violin loaned by
Able. Some other recordings may have
come from other members of the Acre
Collective and so should be given
credit.
Comes with twelve page booklet of
original art, prose and photographs. Six
full color and hand drawn pages. Pages
vary with each copy.
The music:
The word "Tsotsitaal" means "criminal
language," but the music couldn't be
more distant from such. Tsotsitaal is a
collection of soft drones and patient
textures sourced from old synths, tapes,
violin, acoustic guitar, flute, broken
music boxes and field recordings. Each
source has been carefully manipulated in
a variety of ways. Some were subjected
to deconstruction and wearing using
reels and recorders, sound-on-sound
layering, microphone mischief and the
like. Others were sent through Ten and
Tracer's collection of home-made Reaktor
patches and a cascade of other novel
digital processes all performed live.
Each session resulted in dozens of
layers (and hours) which were then
edited down and detailed. The sound is
almost wholly organic in nature,
reflective and meditative. It is a bath
of pleasantries with a distinct opiate
sensibility. Calm and warm. Deeply
personal and full of heart.
The package:
The package is backed by a sturdy piece
of wood or board upon which there lies a
cork or balsa wood button to hold the CD
(there are a few different versions).
The booklet is attached to the backing
with an exposed, hand stitched binding.
The CDr is either a black-bottom CDr
with a clear label top, or a lightscribe
CDr with some clever 3D tricks we
suspect you've never seen before.
Additional drawings, stickers, photos,
pressed leaves and flowers to be thrown
in on a whim without discretion. We do
things dangerously.
The book:
The books are composed from a selection
of more than one hundred and fifty
different photographs, digital art,
drawings and bits of prose - all by Ten
and Tracer himself. All editions include
one-of-a-kind personal hand drawings and
writings.
The book is printed on fine photo paper
for the color pages and sturdy,
wonderfully white as white paper with
lovely inks that won't fade too quickly,
we're sure. The books are sewn together
with sturdy strings and attached neatly
to the CD.
The release comes in three different
physical editions and will be released
digitally very soon.
All of these details are subject to
minor changes.
Thank you very much for your support. We
hope you enjoy our first release on the
CARE label.
http://www.acrerca.com