Fluid Audio
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Posted : Oct 19, 2012 18:05:58
Title: Paraphrases
Artist: Christoph Berg
Format: Limited Edition Vinyl/CD
Label: Facture
Release: November 2012
Written and recorded over a period of more than two years, “Paraphrases” is a collection of chamber music compositions performed, recorded and layered through numerous recording sessions in a small room in northern Germany near the Baltic Sea.
Christoph Berg scores the history of eight narrow worlds, carved only from wood - violin, piano and double bass. The initial composition “Quiet times at the library” defines the tone, but the album also sees many shades; the solo piece “Poems written by an old (prepared) piano”, the crow haunted field recordings of “Interlude” and reverent remixes provided by Yasuhiko Fukuzono (aus) and Peter Jørgensen specifically for the CD edition.
The direct intimacy of the material is a stark counterpoint to the sweeping cinematic grandeur and electronic sound manipulation of previous releases as Field Rotation, and is also the logical progression from 2011 releases ‘Acoustic Tales’ and ‘And Tomorrow I Will Sleep”; the former a tribute to literature, and the latter a paean to hibernation after exhaustion. Completed in the brief escapes allowed by gaps in graduate study, “Paraphrases” is a recontextualisation of the experience of exhaustion, written in other words.
Mastered with precise weight by Ian Hawgood, the 180gm vinyl is packaged inside heavy gatefold four panel sleeves, presented/wrapped in an A1 double-sided poster. The package also includes a 12 x 12 hand numbered print and an embossed letter-pressed CD with foldout booklet featuring striking photography by Aëla Labbe. The album is a treasure of both talent and soul, and the extraordinary packaging and considered art design by Ian Hazeldine reflects the classic nature of the material.
Alienc
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Posted : Oct 21, 2012 20:41
Come on, people I implore you,,,,,this is gona be wonderful, I love this guys work,,, largely anyway,,,,:-)
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Posted : Oct 22, 2012 00:23
Really looking forward to this, and have been for a long time. Ever since I heard the “Quiet times at the library” and “Poems written by an old (prepared) piano” tracks.
I wonder if there will be just a cd version? I don't have a turntable and can't really play vinyl, but I will buy it if there is no other option. Would prefer just cd tho. ____________________________________
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Dj Samsara
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Posted : Oct 22, 2012 16:20
Cant wait to listen this one [ Ultimae Records ]
Fluid Audio
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Posted : Nov 22, 2012 01:52
