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Title:  Elfde Mixer - Fragment/ Workshop Artist:  Frans de Waard, Roel Meelkop - Various Artists Label:  Mixer Format:  LP Price:  € 9.00   Mp3 samples: none

Title Description:
Elfde Mixer is compiled of material taken from the Kapotte Muziek USA tour back in 1993. De WaardÕs Fragment is an edited version of a live-show
did at that time (but still very close to the original recording), Roel MeelkopÕs side is reworked a bit more drastically and build from soundmaterial collected during the several workshops Kapotte Muziek has given while touring.
Both musicians have a lot of experience in several musical projects and therefor with different ways of working. Their versatility is clearly to be recognised in their work. The use of sounds, compositional choices and aesthetic display is one of clear decisions and conviction. Both pieces are minimal in the sense that there are no decorating elements. On the other hand both composers donÕt scare back of completely opposite choices in process and sound-use and take their concept as binding as they prefer to. Hardly to be called minimal, more the opposite... Scanning through all surrounding posibilities they create their own, unique (and minimal!) universe.
This universe is mostly dark, relatively empty and rather strange...It shares characteristics of soundscapish-music, but what is it we hear? Is it concrete music, synthesized sound, or...? Exactly, it has a puzzling alienated form of itÕs own. The focus lays very much with the raw appearance of sound and interaction between elements. It shows clear composition; the patience in build-ups, the abruptness of cuttings and the interaction between layers and parts is delicate but strong. In this case, less is definately more.
Fragment and {Workshop} make a complete LP, rounded off by two different musicians with strongly complementing ideas about music.
Roel Meelkop and Frans de Waard have released on Raster-Noton, Staalplaat and 12K & Line a.o., and played worldwide as Kapotte Muziek and Goem, as well with their solo-performances.
Elfde Mixer is a split LP vinyl release in an edition of 300 copies.

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