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EMEGO 148-1LP
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After the Répercussions CD+DVD (EMEGO 132CD), Robert Hampson returns with two vinyl LPs released simultaneously. On Signaux, Hampson sets up a rich tapestry of needle-like high frequencies and subtle bass spreads, expertly woven into two side-long pieces. "Signaux One" is a two-channel mix of an eight-channel diffusion at Planétarium ECM Mendes France, Poitiers in 2012, whereas "Signaux 2" is a new composition, made specifically for this release. No computer manipulations are used. A computer is only utilized as a recording and editing device for the compositions. Mastered by Rashad Becker @ Dubplates and Mastering. DMM cut at Optimal.
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EMEGO 148-2LP
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Suspended Cadences is a series of live improvisations for analog electronics and guitar lasting a duration of 20 minutes each. Each performance is given a number and it can be based either in concert or the studio. Two variations of the same theme are presented here. "(Three)" is a majestic, uplifting, high-velocity stormer of a set, which shows Hampson's improvising skills coming into full force. If "(Three)" is the "upper," then "(Four)" could be seen as the "downer," with its far more concentrated and inward character. Another worthy addition to his recent very busy canon of work. No computer manipulations are used in the performances. A computer is only utilized as a recording device in the studio environment to record a direct-to-stereo mix. The concert performances will not be recorded at any time. This vinyl album features the first two studio-based performances titled "(Three)" and "(Four)." Previous concert performances have been: "Suspended Cadences (One)," performed at Instants Chavirés, Paris, October 27th, 2011 and "Suspended Cadences (Two)," performed at Le Batofar, Paris, December 8th, 2011.
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TO 071CD
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Touch releases an album by UK experimental musician Robert Hampson. Before his involvement with acousmatic sound, Hampson was the originator behind such guitar-based acts such as Loop and Main. He was also a member of Godflesh, and collaborated with Jim O'Rourke and Organum. Vectors features three pieces, two of which were commissioned by the Group du Recherches Musicales (GRM) which had their debut performances on the Acousmonium in Paris. "Umbra" (2006) is a 16-channel piece that had its debut performance on the Acousmonium -- GRM's speaker orchestra -- at Salle Olivier Messiaen, Maison de Radio France, Paris. The umbra (Latin: shadow) is the darkest part of a shadow. From within the umbra, the source of light is completely concealed by the occulting body. In astronomy, an observer in the umbra is said to be in the shadows experiencing total eclipse. This phenomenon is a direct influence on the work in the sense of the way that sounds are cast in the shadow of others, slowly becoming more distinct as the piece progresses, materializing and then casting a shadow of their own. "Ahead -- Only The Stars" (2007) was commissioned by Vibrö for a performance at the Planetarium de Poitiers in 7.1 Surround ratio. Inspired by and dedicated to the astronauts of the NASA Mercury Missions space program and possibly the greatest pilot ever, Chuck Yeager. After the introduction of jets blasting across the soundstage, the piece is then interspersed with radio transmissions (communication bleeps and static, with dialogue removed) that form the framework. "Dans Le Lointain" (2008), also commissioned for GRM, is a 2-channel Stereo piece. It also had its debut performance on the Acousmonium at Salle Olivier Messiaen, Maison de Radio France, Paris. Sounds of shortwave radios, recorded by Hampson in the early '80s and recently rediscovered on a cassette, are manipulated through very traditional techniques utilized by early tape experimental works of the GRM and collected with more modern forms of digital manipulation. The title ("In The Distance") refers to the distance radio signals can travel, but also the distance of time that elapsed since the shortwave recordings were made on a four-track recorder and dubbed onto cassette by Hampson around 1981/1982.
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