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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>dear microsound-community!</FONT></DIV>
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<P align=left>NVO 007</P>
<P align=left>Tomas Phillips/Dean King</P>
<P align=left>Á TRAVERS LE BORD</P>
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<P align=left>The product of a definite convergence of ideas as well as my own
nascent french, the title Á Travers le Bord can be interpreted<BR>as both a
‘crossing through’ a material edge or border and a liminal move from exterior to
interior, or vice versa, in terms of, for<BR>example, flesh, or more generally,
selfhood. A happy accident. Though I would never presume to attribute any
central meaning<BR>to music, such border crossings are a constant in my life and
most likely inform my composition process as it unfolds in front of<BR>the
laptop, moving or being still, listening, inside or out. It’s a delightful
paradox, the ongoing flux that finds its faithful correlate<BR>in the pull
towards a relative silence and calm. Also delightful was my good friend and
collaborator Dean King’s willingness to<BR>contribute sound material for this
piece, in addition to a much needed critical ear. After a few limited edition
cd-r releases as Eto<BR>Ami, we were due a joint project. Many of these sounds I
processed further and set about composing – a long and sometimes<BR>arduous
course that prompted its own numerous excursions through borders. Most
importantly, however, I was reminded of the<BR>pleasures of camaraderie, even at
a distance.</P>
<P align=left>The duo of Dean King and Tomas Phillips came together as Eto Ami
in 2000 with the mere intention of exploring a shared<BR>aesthetic. This
partnership soon developed a trajectory of its own, however, compelling us to
push the compositional process<BR>towards further levels of refinement and
performative dexterity. What this continues to mean for us is the achievement
of<BR>a balance between digital and non-digital sound and a functional
recognition of their differences in terms of utility and<BR>signification.
Whilst computer technology remains central to our work, we make an effort to
locate composition within a space<BR>of physicality, a space in which the
composing subject(s) is allowed to “become,” in the language of Deleuze,
alongside the<BR>relative self-sufficiency of software. Hence our use of
acoustic instrumentation and field recordings gathered on the periphery<BR>of
laptops. By extension, we seek to foreground the act of listening (as composers
and audience alike) in the slowly evolvingtradition of microsound, without
precluding the possibility of active and engaged harmony.</P>
<P align=left>Tomas Phillips</P>
<P align=left><BR>Following his critically acclaimed release on Trente Oiseaux
(ON DIT, 2003) and other collaboration works with Tobias C. van
Veen<BR>(and/OAR, 2005) and I8U (Petite Sono, 2006) we are proud to release this
beautiful, fresh piece by Tomas Phillips and Dean King.<BR></FONT><FONT
face=ATRotisSansSerif-Regular size=2>The cd will be released as a limited
edition of 300 numbered copies.</P></FONT><FONT face=ATRotisSansSerif-Regular
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<P align=left>Available now at our online shop at
www.nonvisualobjects.com/label</P>
<P align=left>For further information please visit <A
href="">www.nonvisualobjects.com</A><BR>or contact us directly at
label@nonvisualobjects.com</P>
<P align=left>all the best,</P></FONT><FONT face=ATRotisSansSerif-Regular
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<P align=left>Heribert Friedl, Raphael Moser</P></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>out!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>NVO_001 | Steve Roden | oder delias or
butterflies<BR>NVO_002 | Roel Meelkop | >momentum<<BR>NVO_003 | Heribert
Friedl | bradycard</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>NVO_004 | Garet/Lloyd/Smolders/Ubeboet |
territorium<BR>NVO_005 | Richard Chartier | tracing </FONT></DIV>
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