Artist : Richard Chartier
Title : A Field For Mixing
Genre : Electronic
Year : 2010
Date : 05/2010
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 02
Label : Room40
Source : CDDA
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : 70:30 min
Size : 96,9 MB
Tracklist:
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01.Fields For Recording 1-8 48:30
02.A Desk For Mixing 22:00
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70:30 min
Richard ChartierÆs monochromatic
aesthetic has come to define an audio
culture surrounding minimalism. His
craftsmanship, working predominately
with sounds that exist at the edges of
perception is a powerful, albeit subtle
statement about notions of space and
sound density.
With æA Field For MixingÆ, Chartier
brings the physicality of space directly
into his compositional practise.
Recording a variety of small and large
spaces in countries from Australia
through Japan and the USA, Chartier
utilises the unique properties of these
spaces to create a newly defined
acoustic space û one that resonates with
his characteristic treatments.
Dedicated to Steve Roden, the near 50
minute piece is an wholly engaging
journey. It contracts and expands with a
curious sense of depth that at times is
utterly absorbing û drawing the listener
deeper and deeper into the acoustic
layers as one aspect is added and
another withdrawn.
The second piece A Desk For Mixing
(dedicated to William Basinski) is
equally measured. Based on his site-
specific installation work ôMixing DeskÆ
presented at the Montalvo Art Centre in
2006, this stereo rendering expands the
themes on the installation into a gentle
swelling ocean of post-ambiences and
high frequency statics. Elegant and
immersive.
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