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01. The Vegetable Orchestra - Scoville
02. The Vegetable Orchestra - Nightshades
03. The Vegetable Orchestra - Le Massacre Du Printemps
04. The Vegetable Orchestra - Transplants
05. The Vegetable Orchestra - Pocket Stampede
06. The Vegetable Orchestra - Malang
07. The Vegetable Orchestra - Regen
08. The Vegetable Orchestra - Brazil
09. The Vegetable Orchestra - Excess Pressure Symphony
10. The Vegetable Orchestra - Krautrock
11. The Vegetable Orchestra - Untitled
12. The Vegetable Orchestra - Untitled
ARTIST
TITLE
Onionoise
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
TRES 008CD TRES 008CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
10/26/2010

This is the third CD by The Vegetable Orchestra, an ensemble unique to the world of music which is committed to the exploration of the acoustic qualities of vegetables! In addition to performing on the international concert circuit, the 12-person collective from Vienna has spent the last dozen years experimenting with the building of vegetable instruments, industriously unearthing the acoustic universe of roots and legumes, cabbages and courgettes. All the instruments used are exclusively made from vegetables: from fresh as well as dried plant material such as carrot, leek, celery root, artichoke, dried pumpkin and onion skin. All these components are used for building organic instruments and sound generators which usually only last for one concert or one day in the studio. In addition to the vegetables, various utensils like record players or power drills are used to create unusual noises and to add unexpected texture to the music. The sounds produced by the vegetable instruments are amazingly multi-layered: transparent & crackling, shrill & massive, dark & hypnotic, funky & groovy... a heterogeneous multitude of acoustic gems and strange, unfamiliar sounds whose organic origin is not always immediately recognizable. The compositions are tailored to suit the specific characteristics of the vegetable instruments being used, in terms of their sonic attributes and practical considerations to optimize performance. Stylistically the music oscillates between organic pop music and aural sound experiments, with inspiration from various sources: minimal techno, ambient, noise, pop, new and electro-acoustic music. This CD is an aural voyage through phantasmagorical continents of sound and imaginary gardens. Living music: multi-layered and idiosyncratic. The elaborate digipak also includes a poster.