Tagged : minimal

27 Nov

Michael Pisaro – Hearing Metal 1

by Christian Nelson

The 60-inch (“Mikrophonie”) tam-tam is a large piece of metal, a proto-sculpture. Brancusi might have altered it: rounding and tapering the edges, making an oval instead of a circle, polishing the surface into smooth gold. The tam-tam is also a vast sound landscape-an instrument that makes noise at the slightest provocation. A resonance is created [...]

21 May

A Blessed Ascension Day to Everyone

by Christian Nelson

Yellow6/Rothko/Landing – New Found Land (Music Fellowship) New Found Land is part of a series of split CDs the Music Fellowship will be releasing. The idea is to take three different, but complementary, bands and give them each approximately twenty minutes a piece. The three bands chosen for this CD, first of all, are three [...]

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18 May

12k | Line

by Christian Nelson

12k is an independent record label, based in Pound Ridge, New York, USA. It was founded on January 1, 1997 by Taylor Deupree. The label focuses on experimental electronic music, specifically on digital minimalism and contemporary forms; as of January 2007, it has released over 40 CDs and become one of the most respected experimental [...]