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Title:  This Long Lights Light Artist:  C.O. Caspar Label:  Kaon Format:  CD Price:  € 13.00   Mp3 samples:   1   2

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Co Caspar might be one of those names you come across, but you never to seem to place right. Despite his age (born in 1936), he has released so far one CD (by Tesco) and now Kaon from France releases his second CD. I had the pleasure to see one of his concerts in 1990 in Newcastle (and of which a small portion is on this CD), and I remember a full stage of pipes and machines. Caspar in the middle doing his 'thing': rumbling with the machines, feedback singing/chanting and feeding sounds through pipes. Quite an impressive sound for one man. This CD is kinda like a retrospective. The oldest piece is from 1987 up until this year. Much of the work deals with voice manipulations, either fully treated (such as the live excerpt from 1990 or 'Spacial Lust Of Hearing'), or clearly spoken poetry by Shawn Caton. Some of these pieces have a religious undertone, like the processed gregorian choirs on "Great Is Theseus" or "Pink Machinary". Caspar is at his best when he mixes his sound installations with live elements and electronica. This is on pieces as the aforementioned "Spacial Lust Of Hearing" or "Fra Det Skjulte" (which was recorded in a Norwegian cave/bunker). Overall this is a nice presentation of the work of someone who is sadly ignored too much until now.
Fdw- in Vital Weekly

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