(Catalogue no. 10733)
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| Title: |
Chases through Non-place |
| Artist: |
Battery Operated |
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Label: |
Mixer |
| Format: |
CD |
| Price: |
€ 13.80 |
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Title Description:
Vital Review:
After a bunch of interesting vinyl releases, Mixer presents their first CD
release, by the for me unknown Battery Operated. I had the pleasure to see
them play live last November, but that concert didn't impress me very much.
A recording being played and sound effects being added. Thanks to the press
release, I know a little bit more. Battery Operated are the French Thomas
Couzinier and the English Wade Walker and their music are soundtracks for
'non-places'. Non places are according to the architect Marc Auge, modern
repetitive buildings which allow no personal input/initiative, like hotel
chains, leisure parks, airports. Battery Operated made recordings on
locations like these and feed them through a bunch of sound effects, partly
repeating some elements (I am trying to avoid the word 'sampling' here) or
using cut-up/collages of the work. Apart from the strict location
recordings, they have also added rhythms to it, but I don't understand why.
Are the location recordings not interesting by themselves? Luckily these
are kept to a minimum. The entire CD is a strange affair, it moves all over
the place, without being anywhere, but what makes it strange is that is
doesn't bother. At some times drenched somewhat too much in the effect box,
but nevertheless a fascinating journey, with at times recognizable sounds
and unrecognizable electronica. Nice work this is. (FdW)
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