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PD 016CD
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2001 release. This is the fifth CD release by Morphogenesis, and the first since 1998. Although Morphogenesis do not play live very often, it is certainly their preferred working situation, where the interaction between the space, the people present and the available equipment create a variety of different situations. Substantial extracts from nearly all of their recent concerts appear on this, and a second volume. There is also the inclusion of one studio recording per CD. Perhaps one reason for their infrequent appearances is due to the size of the group, which usually varies from between 4 to 6 people, all of whom have been working together for 10-15 years. This in itself is an unusual situation within experimental music. Another increasingly rare feature is that they have never used laptops or samplers, and although a pre-recorded CD was used on the Spitz concert, it was played through a varispeed DJ CD player. Pre-recorded analog tape is also used by manually inching the tape past the playback head. All other instrumentation (amplified objects, piano, biofeedback, water machine, percussion, etc.) is played and processed completely live. This release comes in an 8-page digipak. Volume 2 will be likewise, and the total playing time of both volumes is just under 2 1/2 hours.
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PD 017CD
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2001 release. Like Volume 1, this CD also contains excerpts from three concerts (all in London this time) and a studio piece. Morphogenesis plays a few concerts a year, almost always in London. Concerts have always yielded their most varied material, but until now, their CDs have mainly documented their studio work. Both volumes of In Streams redress this. Of the concerts; one is a whole piece from the Spitz concert organized by Eddie Prévost, then there is a short extract from the Red Rose which has an ominous feel to it that is only partially due to the hostile audience. Finally, there is the whole of their Sonic Youth support gig at the Shepherds Bush Empire which also has some interesting audience reactions -- the initial cheer of approval on this piece was not because we had finally started, but rather due to a well-aimed missile from the front row. This release comes in similar packaging as Volume 1.
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PD 002CD
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This third full-length by London improv collective Morphogenesis was released in 1996. Formed in 1985, Morphogenesis consisted of seven people at the time of recording, but for all the sessions, except the live track, the line-ups are amalgams of various members and instrumentation. All tracks are free improvisations that were recorded direct to two channels and later edited with no other post production. Recorded between 1993-1996. "Shorepoints" was recorded live at the LMC Festival 1994. Featuring Adam Bohman (prepared violin, balalaika, objects); Ron Briefel (vocals, electronics); Andy Cordery (percussion, mouthorgan); Clive Graham (springs, electronics); Clive Hall (objects, keyboards, electronics, piano); Michael Prime (water machine, biofeedback, radio, electronics); Roger Sutherland (percussion, piano); Andy Weir (guest on "Buttons").
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