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01. RAFAEL TORAL - II.I
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ARTIST
TORAL, RAFAEL
TITLE
Space Elements Vol. II
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
TAIGA
CATALOG #
TAIGA 010LP
TAIGA 010LP
GENRE
ELECTRONIC
RELEASE DATE
4/13/2010
Space Elements Vol. II
is the fourth release in
Rafael Toral
's ongoing project, the
Space Program
. Following the first
Elements
release, this volume features a new set of collaborators:
Evan Parker
(soprano sax),
Manuel Mota
(guitar),
Afonso Simões
(drums),
Stefano Tedesco
(vibraphone),
João Paulo Feliciano
(Rhodes piano), and
Ruben Costa
(digital synthesizer), as well as returning guests
Sei Miguel
(trumpet),
César Burago
(percussion),
Fala Mariam
(trombone), and
Rute Praça
(cello).
Space Elements Vol. II
displays a melodic quality that, along with a refined management of silence, marks a new area and consolidates the
Space Program
's complex network. Its spaciousness is explained in Toral's liner notes: "
While finding ways to make decisions on sound emission, it became evident to me that such sounds should have a reason to exist, they should be essential and necessary
."
Dan Warburton
's writing in
The Wire
about
Space
fits
Space Elements Vol. II
perfectly: "
The melodic logic that drives certain instruments within
Space
also recalls birdsong, with dense, convoluted runs of twittering melody ending in single piping notes, as spontaneous as
Messiaen
's birdsong transcriptions were painstaking and meticulous
." Toral's music is a jazz-inspired re-evaluation of live electronics: "
Despite working in a sound world that is cosmetically closer to
R2D2
's vocabulary than
Louis Armstrong
's or
John Coltrane
's, Toral has claimed a kinship to jazz because it models instant music making within a disciplined framework
." (Bill Meyer,
Dusted
); "
Toral is looking for nothing less than a totally fresh language to work in
" (
The Wire
).
Space Elements Vol. II
was mastered direct to metal from 24-bit files and pressed on clear 200 gram virgin-vinyl. With design by
Helder Luis
at NOTYPE, the LP features a collage by João Paulo Feliciano. Presented in a limited edition of 500. CD version available on Staubgold.
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