Released in conjunction with her 80th birthday, Reverberations: Tape & Electronic Music 1961-1970 chronologically collects hours of experimental composer Pauline Oliveros' early tape experiments recorded at various visits to the electronic music studios of different universities. This remarkably extensive 12-disc set begins with "Time Perspectives," a rudimentary stereo tape experiment Oliveros recorded at home in 1961. This raw stereo tape piece manipulates various sounds; laughter, bell tones, minimal tubular movements -- twisting the subtle sounds through phases where they're familiar and then back to unrecognizable gurgles. The experimentation is unhinged and varied throughout the set, from the high-pitched noise of the five-part early synthesizer "Mnemonics" suite to the obscured dark rumble of the proto-ambient "Big Slow Bog." The use of patiently manipulated tape loops on later material such as "A Little Noise in the System" predicts much of what would come to be baseline sounds in the academic noise scenes of the late 2000s/early 2010s. These mostly unreleased compositions are primarily extended explorations, and range widely in sound and emotional depth, always finding a surprisingly natural and humanistic arc for their amusical sounds. Ultimately, the collection wades through the mire of sometimes difficult sounds and reveals a spectrum of sophisticated emotional reflections. Oliveros' unhurried electronic meditations often derive joy and hope from the least likely places. ~ Fred Thomas
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収録内容
構成数 | 11枚
合計収録時間 | 11:23:09
[Disc 1] 1961 Pauline Oliveros Home Studio Time Perspectives
1964-1966 San Francisco Tape Music Center Mnemonics I Mnemonics II Mnemonics III
[Disc 2] 1964-1966 San Francisco Tape Music Center
Mnemonics IV Mnemonics V
[Disc 3] 1966 University Of Toronto Electronic Music Studio
II Of IV III Of IV IV Of IV V OF IV III
[Disc 4] 1966 University Of Toronto Electronic Music Studio Team And Desecrations Improvisation The Day I Disconnected The Erase Head And Forgot To Reconnect It Jar Piece
[Disc 5] 1966 University Of Toronto Electronic Music Studio
Another Big Mother Fed Back 1 Fed Back 2
[Disc 6] 1966 University Of Toronto Electronic Music Studio 5000 Miles Angel Fix
[Disc 7] 1966 University Of Toronto Electronic Music Studio Bottoms Up 1 Nite Ringing The Mods 1 Heads Ringing The Mods 2 Tails Three Pieces I Three Pieces II Three Pieces III
Disc 8: 1966-1967 Mills Tape Music Center Big Slow Bog Boone Bog
[Disc 9] 1966-1967 Mills Tape Music Center Bog Bog Mind Bog
[Disc 10] 1966-1967 Mills Tape Music Center Mewsack
1967-1970 University Of California San Diego Electronic Music Studio 50/50 Heads(Buchla Piece head out) 50/50 Tails (Buchla Piece tails out)
[Disc 11] 1967-1970 University Of California San Diego Electronic Music Studio A Little Noise In The System Red Horse Headache
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Time Perspectives
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Mnemonics I
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Mnemonics II
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Mnemonics III
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[CD]
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Mnemonics IV
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Mnemonics V
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[CD]
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II of IV
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III of IV
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IV of IV
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V of IV
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III
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Team & Desecrations Improvisation
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The Day I Disconnected The Erase Head and Forgot to Reconnect It