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style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; LINE-HEIGHT: 15px">and/16<BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; LINE-HEIGHT: 15px">artist:</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; LINE-HEIGHT: 15px"> JOHN
HUDAK<BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; LINE-HEIGHT: 15px">Comparisons between the
sand of the earth with the stars above are<BR>many, but comparisons of this
release by American composer<BR>John Hudak with his previous work are far less
to be found.<BR><BR>The first piece of this CD mastered by John's friend and
collaborator<BR>Stephan Mathieu (Sirr.ecords, Lucky Kitchen, Hapna, etc),<BR>is
unlike much of John's previous work in that it features sharp
staccato<BR>percussive sounds suddenly dodging in and out, but
nevertheless<BR>it still has John's "endless" compositional sense written into
it.<BR>A subtle sense of humor seems to be inherent in the piece as well,<BR>as
if some of the sounds hesitate with indecision as to whether<BR>or not they
should make their presence known or perhaps they are<BR>trying to avoid
colliding with some of the other sounds.<BR>And upon listening to this piece, be
careful with volume settings<BR>at first listen, because the listener will
quickly discover another aspect<BR>of this piece that is unlike much of John's
previous work: sudden<BR>volume shifts. This seems to suggest that the sounds
are also<BR>changeable in temperament as well!<BR><BR>The second piece on this
CD is perhaps the most meditative<BR>of the collection with its muted midrange
buzzing that jumps around<BR>within the stereo spectrum, perhaps being
reminiscent of musical<BR>radar signals or sonifications of normally inaudible
activity occurring<BR>in a planet's magnetosphere, all the while maintaining a
benevolent<BR>warmth throughout.<BR><BR>And what could possibly be described as
the amplification of rolling ion<BR>particle blasts being broadcast via
shortwave radio, tells us that<BR>we have reached the third and final piece of
this collection of<BR>what could be considered as being among John Hudak's
finest works</SPAN></DIV></DIV>
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A19</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; LINE-HEIGHT: 15px">artist:</SPAN></FONT><FONT
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LLOYD</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=text><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; LINE-HEIGHT: 15px">"Semper is Alluvial's first release
of 2005 and is co-released <BR soft>with the and/OAR label. Seattle-based
composer Dale Lloyd <BR soft>has collaborated in the past with people such as
Yannick <BR soft>Dauby and Michael Northam, and has had work released by <BR
soft>labels such as Bremsstrahlung Recordings, Staalplaat and <BR
soft>Sirr.ecords. For the past 5 years, Lloyd has played a quiet but <BR
soft>strong role in bringing new life to the notion of "environmental <BR
soft>recordings as sound art" (or "Phonography") with the highly <BR
soft>regarded compilations produced for Phonography.org, as well <BR soft>as
other projects and activities.<BR><BR>The first piece entitled "Semper", is
mostly a quiet and <BR soft>contemplative work, yet it contains sprawling builds
from near <BR soft>silent ebbs and flows to thunderous crescendos. Also heard
<BR soft>are delicate field recordings and found objects transformed <BR
soft>and woven into intricate electronic tapestries. The second and <BR
soft>shorter piece titled "Magnesian Recumbit" is a slowly building <BR
soft>ambient work with a unique sense of melancholy that makes <BR soft>for a
perfect ending.<BR><BR>"<I><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; LINE-HEIGHT: 15px">For me, Semper basically illustrates
a series of self-searching <BR soft>questions (with subtle epiphanies) followed
by a somewhat <BR soft>enigmatic resolve or 'answer', of which I believe we have
all <BR soft>encountered in our lives in one way or
another.</SPAN></FONT></I><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; LINE-HEIGHT: 15px">"</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10px; LINE-HEIGHT: 13px"> - Dale
Lloyd<BR><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; LINE-HEIGHT: 15px">Surely, it is one of the strongest
works to come from both Lloyd <BR soft>and Alluvial." </SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10px; LINE-HEIGHT: 13px"> - Alluvial
Recordings</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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