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01. GESELLSCHAFT ZUR EMANZIPATION DES SAMPLES - Nijo-Jo
02. GESELLSCHAFT ZUR EMANZIPATION DES SAMPLES - Nanzen-Ji
ARTIST
TITLE
Uguisubari
FORMAT
7"

LABEL
CATALOG #
FAITICHE 016EP FAITICHE 016EP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
9/8/2017

Faitiche present the launch of its new Acoustic Surveillance Series. Each 7" vinyl single in the series presents a historical system for acoustic surveillance, beginning with Uguisubari by Jan Jelinek's field recordist pseudonym G.E.S.. The pieces feature recordings of uguisubari -- special floors in Japanese temples and castles. The nightingale floor was a popular acoustic warning system. It was very simple: when someone stepped on the floorboards, the nails holding them in place rubbed against metal clamps mounted on the underside of the boards, raising the alarm by creating a squeaking noise that resembled the chirping of the Japanese nightingale.