JOHN WIESE : Seven Of Wands

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Format: CD [PAN22]
Shipping Weight: 0.08lbs
Label: PAN

2,566円

'As a composer, John Wiese is an elusive one. Employing a very healthy range of conceptual framework throughout his oevure, he's unmistakably recognizable, but rarely easy to predict. No matter what the sound, we find it always sounds like Wiese. Seven Of Wands contains a romanticism only hinted at previously. Comprised of pieces from a range of eras and sequenced into a narrative arc, this very unique album has a quality of being beautiful, listenable, immersive, and transportive all at once. On this latest, we find more emphasis on beauty and musical qualities, employing strategies and techniques of musique concrete and electroacoustic music throughout, all the while further emphasizing the mixing desk as a true instrument. Two of the album's central pieces were developed while touring the U.S., UK and Europe with Liars, No Age, and (in quadraphonic) Matmos, and feature source material contributed by Angus Andrew (voice, field recording) and Julian Gross (percussion) of Liars. CD is a limited edition of 1,000 copies, packaged in a pro-press digisleeve jacket which is housed in a one-tone silk-screened PVC sleeve.'

Tracklist
1 The New Dark Ages 2:28
2 Scorpion Immobilization Sleeve
Percussion [Sampled Percussion] ? Julian GrossVoice [Sampled Voice], Recorded By [Field Recording] ? Angus Andrew
13:40
3 Alligator Born In Slow Motion 3:41
4 Burn Out 7:24
5 Corpse Solo 3:43
6 Don't Move Your Finger 3:46
7 Don't Stop Now, You're Killing Me
Percussion [Sampled Percussion] ? Julian GrossVoice [Sampled Voice], Recorded By [Field Recording] ? Angus Andrew
15:52

Credits
Art Direction ? Bill Kouligas, John Wiese
Electronics, Tape, Electronics [Contact Mic, Mixer], Voice, Guitar, Drums ? John Wiese
Photography By [Cover Photo] ? Cali Thornhill deWitt
Photography By [Inside Photo] ? Zen Sekizawa

Notes
The New Dark Ages 2007
Scorpion Immobilization Sleeve 2010
Alligator Born In Slow Motion 2004
Burn Out 2006
Corpse Solo 2007
Don't Move Your Finger 2007
Don't Stop Now, You're Killing Me 2010

Recorded in Europe, UK, and US, 2004-2010. Track 4 recorded live at No Fun Fest. Track 6 originally a contribution to Hex Out Tapes Exquisite Corpse for The Wire's 25th anniversary.
Limited edition of 1000 copies. Packaged in a pro-press digisleeve jacket housed in a one-tone silk screened PVC sleeve with artwork.