[Microsound-announce] NET RELEASE: trans005 Bill Thompson | Untitled (McAlpine)

[bremsstrahlung recordings]

Bill Thompson | Untitled (McAlpine)
TRANS005
Net Release Date - August 2005 
Codecs: .flac, .mp3, .ogg
Physical in 2006 
Edition 50
 
http://www.bremsstrahlung-recordings.org/transradiation/trans005.php
 
"Chance favors the prepared mind." - Louis Pasteur
This work of stunning beauty presents itself more like a masterwork of compositional restraint and focused exploration of timbre than the enhanced field recording it is. Thompson's prepared mind allowed him to capture one of the most moving pieces of sound you are likely to experience this year. It must be heard to be believed


Artist Statement
This piece uses sounds drawn from a field recording made only a few meters from my home off the north sea in the small Scottish fishing village of Footdee. Wind blowing through the unfinished structure of the new harbor tower created an aeolian harp that resonated across the village. Isolating these sounds from the gusts of wind and sea, I tried to create a piece that flowed as pure and natural as the original recording. hints of wind and sea are still evident, but now with a slightly removed, alien timbre. Extreme noise reduction and equalization were used on the sounds, but otherwise no additional processing was employed. 
Bio

Bill Thompson is a sound artist living in the north east of Scotland. Formerly of Texas where he was active in the Austin experimental music scene, he now spends his time recording buildings, boats and clay pots while hoping this will somehow count towards his pending PhD. He has written for acoustic, electro-acoustic, live-electronic, tape, and digital media, including several installations. as a performer, he uses an assortment of equipment ranging from prepared guitar, digital cd mixers, laptop, radio, and digital/analogue synthesizers, as well as found objects and diy circuit bent devices. Regardless of media, an attention to sound and presence is always foremost in his approach. More info can be found at www.billthompson.org
 
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" A well-researched and beautifully produced and highly recommended collection of accomplished music." - THE WIRE
 
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 when played at a moderate volume, things become alive in your own space; I am sure that's exactly the sort of thing Kkliu is aiming for. Here the conceptualism is at work on a great level.” - Vital Weekly
 
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