DOCKSTADER, TOD — Aerial # 3
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TOD DOCKSTADER ist nach jahrzehntelanger Pause aktiver denn je und scheint die kurzen Titel / Namen zu lieben (schon 1962 komponierte er übrigens ein Stück namens „Drone“ !), der dritte Teil des AERIAL-Werkes enthält 23 Stücke mit solchen Titeln wie „MUTTER“, „WHEEZE“, oder „OH“. Auch AERIAL 3 ist eine sehr kurzweilige Reise in die Welt der Drones & Radiofrequenzen, aurale Kraftfelder die komplexe und doch amorphe, fast unbestimmbare Strukturen ausbilden, entrückt fremdartig und plastisch...
Das ganze AERIAL - Werk ist eine Selektion von unglaublichen 580 Stücken, die in jahrelanger Arbeit entstanden sind..
Inkl. Booklet mit einem Abriss seiner kuriosen "Karriere"...
"This release is the third and last in the three-part Aerial series. Tod Dockstader is one of the all-time great figures in the world of musique concréte composition, with his "organized sound" works from the 1960s being amongst the most radical ever conceived -- in league with Schaeffer, Henry, Stockhausen, and Varese. Aerial is a rare new work in the realm of shortwave radio, from one of America's most experimental composers. Volume 1 was released in March 2005 inside a slipcase. Volume 2 and 3 have been released separately and packaged in individual standard jewel cases that conveniently fit into the slipcase provided with Volume 1. Working from his interest in shortwave radio, Dockstader attempts to "play the radio," thus redefining this cultural medium as a musical instrume nt with the help of a computer and a good editing system. Out of the 580 mixes, he selected 90 "best" mixes -- eventually reduced to 59, which became representational of the distilled magic of the radio, as it elucidates the sounds between stations. Finally, in assembling the CDs, Dockstader allows each piece to flow into the next -- making a continuous journey to the end. Ghostly, ethereal, and irresistibly interesting-- like hearing secrets passed over airwaves." [label description]
Das ganze AERIAL - Werk ist eine Selektion von unglaublichen 580 Stücken, die in jahrelanger Arbeit entstanden sind..
Inkl. Booklet mit einem Abriss seiner kuriosen "Karriere"...
"This release is the third and last in the three-part Aerial series. Tod Dockstader is one of the all-time great figures in the world of musique concréte composition, with his "organized sound" works from the 1960s being amongst the most radical ever conceived -- in league with Schaeffer, Henry, Stockhausen, and Varese. Aerial is a rare new work in the realm of shortwave radio, from one of America's most experimental composers. Volume 1 was released in March 2005 inside a slipcase. Volume 2 and 3 have been released separately and packaged in individual standard jewel cases that conveniently fit into the slipcase provided with Volume 1. Working from his interest in shortwave radio, Dockstader attempts to "play the radio," thus redefining this cultural medium as a musical instrume nt with the help of a computer and a good editing system. Out of the 580 mixes, he selected 90 "best" mixes -- eventually reduced to 59, which became representational of the distilled magic of the radio, as it elucidates the sounds between stations. Finally, in assembling the CDs, Dockstader allows each piece to flow into the next -- making a continuous journey to the end. Ghostly, ethereal, and irresistibly interesting-- like hearing secrets passed over airwaves." [label description]