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GOGOOO — Long, lontain
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"Gabriel Hernandez, das Gesicht hinter dem Namen GoGooo, hat ein auerordentliches Gespr fr das Strecken einer kleinen harmonischen Idee. Long, Lointain (Baskaru) ist dadurch ein sehr freundliches, wenn auch in gewisser Weise unscheinbares Album geworden: Was sich hier an Tnen und Geruschen tummelt, hinterlsst einen Gesamteindruck, der sich blendend mit der klassischen Ambient-Definition nach Brian Eno vertrgt. Diese Musik also verschwindet scheinbar, schon whrend sie erklingt. Doch das Erlebnis wird dadurch andererseits ein sehr gegenwrtiges, das auf den bleibenden Eindruck zu Gunsten einer feinsinnig ausgestatteten Begleitung durch den Augenblick verzichtet. Die Art von Field Recordings, die Hernandez seinen geschmackvollen musikalischen Miniaturen beigegeben hat, ist recht stark konzentriert auf Regen und Schlamm, auf organisch schmatzendes Material, das dem kurz gehaltenen Longplayer in der abschlieenden Zusammenstellung eine charmante persnliche Note verleiht. Andernorts hat man all das schlicht elektroakustischen Folk genannt eine Beschreibung, die dem sanften, kuriosen und gewitzten Wohlklang von GoGooo tatschlich gerecht wird." [Kai Ginkel / SPEX]
"Far-away sounds, close to the heart...
Delicately-played instruments whose sounds, once sampled and digitally treated, seem to permeate our ears from a distant world both strange and strangely familiar. And yet, the resulting music is intimate as can be, full of untold and evocative imagery.
GoGooo is Gabriel Hernandez, born in 1979 in Grenoble, France. Gabriel started making music because he wanted to accompany his guitar-playing cousin. Untrained, he turned to the computer, and thus came to life their duo Simagre. Other collaborations ensued with Alain Basso (Sol III) and Daisuke Miyatani (Miyagooo).
"Long, lointain" [Long, far] is GoGooos first professional full-length release, following a number of net releases, CDR EPs and compilation appearances. 2007 is a coming-out year for GoGooo, with additional releases on labels such as (1.8)sec Records (Canada), Magic Book (Japan), EKO (France) and his own netlabel Rain Music.
"Long, lointain" features 10 short pieces exerting a fleeting charm, populated with field recordings, found sounds and skeletons of melodies, all delicately arranged to titillate and soothe your ears. This music can be compared to electroacoustic folk for its instrumentation, but is actually unique in style.
Gabriel Hernandez is also a drawing artist, photographer and video artist, and most of these other facets of his art are represented in "Long, lointain"s packaging, including drawings decorating the digipack cover and four short videos." [label info]
www.baskaru.com
"Far-away sounds, close to the heart...
Delicately-played instruments whose sounds, once sampled and digitally treated, seem to permeate our ears from a distant world both strange and strangely familiar. And yet, the resulting music is intimate as can be, full of untold and evocative imagery.
GoGooo is Gabriel Hernandez, born in 1979 in Grenoble, France. Gabriel started making music because he wanted to accompany his guitar-playing cousin. Untrained, he turned to the computer, and thus came to life their duo Simagre. Other collaborations ensued with Alain Basso (Sol III) and Daisuke Miyatani (Miyagooo).
"Long, lointain" [Long, far] is GoGooos first professional full-length release, following a number of net releases, CDR EPs and compilation appearances. 2007 is a coming-out year for GoGooo, with additional releases on labels such as (1.8)sec Records (Canada), Magic Book (Japan), EKO (France) and his own netlabel Rain Music.
"Long, lointain" features 10 short pieces exerting a fleeting charm, populated with field recordings, found sounds and skeletons of melodies, all delicately arranged to titillate and soothe your ears. This music can be compared to electroacoustic folk for its instrumentation, but is actually unique in style.
Gabriel Hernandez is also a drawing artist, photographer and video artist, and most of these other facets of his art are represented in "Long, lointain"s packaging, including drawings decorating the digipack cover and four short videos." [label info]
www.baskaru.com