ABRAHAMS, LEO — Scene Memory
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"LEO ABRAHAMS ist auf "Scene Memory" wiederholt ganz vorn mit dabei, wenn es um strukturell dichte Texturen, die aus den Saiten der E-Gitarre sprechen, geht. Die Tracks sind voller Stimmung und Atmosphäre; gleichzeitig melancholisch und melodisch, radikal und eingängig. Aufgenommen wurde das Ganze in real time: die Gitarre wurde durch Laptop-Effekte eingespielt, anstatt erst nach der Aufnahme an den Sounds zu basteln. Viel ist Improvisation, nachträgliche Änderungen gibt es nicht. LEO ABRAHAMS hat mit BRIAN ENO auf einigen seiner Alben gespielt, mit ED HARCOURT getourt und aufgenommen und mit dem Filmkomponisten DAVID HOLMES (Oceans 12, Code 46) gearbeitet. Dazu kommen Arbeiten mit einer ganzen Reihe von Künstlern von RACHID TAHA über PAUL SIMON, GRACE JONES und NICK CAVE bis zu ROXY MUSIC." [Cargo]
'Scene Memory is a step in a completely different direction, consisting of a series of contemporary textural studies for the electric guitar.Moody and atmospheric; broodingly melancholic yet melodic; radical but accessible, the album is the result of Leo’s experiments with new ways of approaching the guitar. The tracks were constructed by playing the instrument through chains of laptop effects in real time, rather than manipulating the sounds after the performance. Partially improvised, it contains no edits.
Therefore, an air of tension is maintained even throughout the most static and bucolic pieces. The extraordinary variety of sounds makes it hard to believe that they all come from the same instrument.
Remixes have been provided by Hans Joachim Roedelius (formerly of Cluster), J Peter Schwalm, David Holmes and Jon Hopkins. These are available to download from the Bip_Hop website.
The record’s mood is influenced by the composer Morton Feldman, whose intent was to isolate what he called the Abstract Experience – in Leo’s words “...this emotion we get from art that can’t be categorised, a bit like melancholy in a positive and beautiful sense. In that way I like music to be suggestive of something, but to leave a lot to the imagination.” [label info]
'Scene Memory is a step in a completely different direction, consisting of a series of contemporary textural studies for the electric guitar.Moody and atmospheric; broodingly melancholic yet melodic; radical but accessible, the album is the result of Leo’s experiments with new ways of approaching the guitar. The tracks were constructed by playing the instrument through chains of laptop effects in real time, rather than manipulating the sounds after the performance. Partially improvised, it contains no edits.
Therefore, an air of tension is maintained even throughout the most static and bucolic pieces. The extraordinary variety of sounds makes it hard to believe that they all come from the same instrument.
Remixes have been provided by Hans Joachim Roedelius (formerly of Cluster), J Peter Schwalm, David Holmes and Jon Hopkins. These are available to download from the Bip_Hop website.
The record’s mood is influenced by the composer Morton Feldman, whose intent was to isolate what he called the Abstract Experience – in Leo’s words “...this emotion we get from art that can’t be categorised, a bit like melancholy in a positive and beautiful sense. In that way I like music to be suggestive of something, but to leave a lot to the imagination.” [label info]