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Title:  Section 1-6 Artist:  Gareth Mitchell Label:  ERS Format:  LP Price:  € 8.00   Mp3 samples: none

other Titles by.. Gareth Mitchell August; Snow; Pieces (CDR)

Title Description:
Sections 1-6 is the title of the new album by Gareth Mitcell (a.k.a. Philosopher's Stone) on ERS Records. It is the 12th vinyl release on ERS.
Sections 1-6 is a more extreme album than its predecessors for Kranky, "Preparation" and "Apparatus". Extreme in that it is louder, quieter, more angular, more contrasting, fuller or emptier, track for track, than those releases. There is also a greater emphasis here on the structure of the record as a whole: the individually shaped tracks are placed deliberately within the whole with a view to creating a certain shape, symmetry and poise. There is no one determining mood. Instead, the unexpected changes in style themselves suggest a space which is very much awake, potentially volatile and umwilling to allow the listener to fall into trance, despite other forces tugging the listener in that direction.
There is an attempt to make use of wide frequency and dynamic range: the record asks the listener to treat sound of searing volume with the same degree of importance as sound barely audible; cavernous, deep bass tones interchange with shrill, high pitches. The observance of space is also a feature. Great care and attention is placed on the precise locating of sound within the stereo field.
The music is as varied in its emotive character as its stylistic. Whilst refusing to employ traditional techniques of emotional provocation, moods conjured range from sombre to epic, to schizophrenic and back again.
Sections 1-6 is designed to be of interest both on an individual track basis and as an entirely immersive entity. The juxtaposition of the tracks is designed to provide both relief for each piece and a percievable, overall structure.

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