Anthology of Noise & Electronic Music 5

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 22, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sub Rosa
• ASIN: B001055WA2
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #158,872 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Vinylika

2. Marañon, Pt. 6

3. Shame

4. Prélude

5. Pastoral Symphony

6. Medley: Elektronicher Dé-Colleage/Happening Raum

7. Seven Organism Study

8. Texte 2

9. Scenario

10. Shur, Op. 15

See all 11 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Antithèse

2. And Would You?

3. FMSBW

4. Mégapneumues, 24 Mars 1963

5. Electro-Poème

6. Leonce und Lena

7. Tête à Tête

8. Satisfaction of Oscillation

9. Sentimental Journey

10. Live 1992

See all 14 tracks on this disc

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4.0 out of 5 stars Yet more amazing material for your ears' pleasure, December 5, 2010

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And here we are at Volume 5 in Guy Marc Hinant's scattered overview of noise and electronic music. Again, there is a wealth of archival material and expirements here; this set probably contains less material I get into than the rest, but I would still save this AND all others in this series in a house fire.

Vinylika: *****
A rip-roaring way to start off the set. If you like scratch recordings, but are allergic to hip-hop like I am, look no further. The sound on this one is amazing, and it works to great effect. I might question the wisdom of putting this track first, as it sets up impossible expectations, but this track alone is worth the price of the set.

Maranon Part VI: **
Intermittently interesting, but lots of static doesn't do it for me that much. Way too long, but it does have its occassional merits.

Shame: ****
Ponderous and slow, but a great atmopshere. Seems to have a moral point overriding the whole structure.

Prelude: **
This would seem to be more appropriate on Volume One, but there you go. Another study in sound manipulation, done well; it moves around a lot, but isn't nearly as effective as Varese's stuff.

Pastoral Symphony: **
Another sound study; okay as they go, but Guy has already covered better examples of this stuff in previous volumes.

Elektronicher de-collage: Happening Raum: *
Noise for the sake of noise. Reminds me of the Xenakis piece on Volume One. It doesn't seem to have a lot to say.

Seven Organism Study: ***
I like the noises on this one; what more can you say about an electronic piece? It's cool, but again doesn't seem to have a lot to say.

Texte 2: **
And yet more noise for the sake of noise. Also already covered before with better representations, but you've got to give Guy credit for being thorough.

Scenario: ***
The sounds are cool, but at 12 minutes, it is WAY too long. More abstract stuff, but it is trying to get a point across.

Shur: ***
Now here's an artist truly trying to break out of conventional molds; it's not exactly atonal, and it's not exactly modal either. Nice atmosphere, cool approach.

Points, Mouvements: ***
Reminds me a lot of Funktion Grau from Volume 4. I do like a little more drama with the sound structures, especially if they're going to go on for more than ten minutes. But the recording is great.

Antithese: *****
What can you say about this one; a nice little ride going into some unexpected places along the way. Here's a quote from the composer:

"Humour is an essential part of life. Were I to lose my sense of humour, it would mean that my end is near. In fact, I think humour is the most serious thing in the world."

That just about sums it up for me.

And Would You?: *
Put here for its archival significance, I'm sure. Glad to have it, but it's not that entertaining. Guy decided to do a set of vocal pieces, and this would be a starting point, but only for a student of this material.

fmsbw: *
See above.

Megapneumies: *
See above.

Electo-Poeme: **
A little more interesting than the previous three tracks.

Leonce Und Lena: ***
Better. And it's much shorter than the last two tracks, which allows it to make its point without wearing out its welcome.

Tete A Tete: *
Echo chambers by themselves don't do it for me. This one doesn't either.

Satisfaction Of Oscillation: *****
And after six tracks of stuff that I really didn't care for comes this one. Wow! Truly stunning! This track is an unedited live recording of realtime hardware and software improvisation, with no pitch-shifting or overdubbing, and is made from only five syllables of Mandarin for Satisfaction of Oscillation. This piece trips the hell of me every time I hear it. Utterly hypnotic. Another high high point of the series.

Sentimental Journey: ****
This would seem more in place in an anthology of free-form improv, but it's a lot of fun (once it gets started). It just doesn't seem like noise or electronic music to me. But I'm very glad to have it.

Live 1992: *
Another one of those loud, abrasive compositions Guy seems to like very much. Eh.

Spectrum Ripper: *
See above. I cannot appreciate this one to save my life. Ugly, cacaphonous, pointless. Maybe that was the point.

Blind Ignorance: *
Yet another one. See above.

L'enfer Est Intime: *****
Good God, this one still freaks the hell of me after probably hearing it for about 20 times. By the way:

DO NOT LISTEN TO THESE DISCS IF YOU ARE TRYING TO GET TO SLEEP! BAD BAD BAD IDEA! THIS IS NOT AMBIENT MUSIC!

Just wanted to clear that up. Some of this stuff would make a really really really bad acid trip. Really bad.

Like this one. David Lynch on steroids, pretty much.

One of the members of this charming little band likes to correspond with serial killers (Freddy Horion, Michel Bellen and John Wayne Gacy), and the other likes to "investigate the supra-moral connections in contemporary society such as between sex and technology. Her work connects different knowledge systems, explores the areas of the unconscious, and looks at moral aberrations or the obscene from a female point of view". Go figure.

This one was recorded live. Brace yourself.

Lumiere: **
A strange way to end the set. It has interesting moments, but seems to be just a random cutup of everyday sounds (not unlike Lennon/Ono's Unfinished Music). Not much going on here in the realm of substance, especially at 15 minutes.

So there you go. However, for Vinylika, Satisfaction of Oscillation and L'enfer Est Intime alone, you will get your money's worth. There is nothing like these three tracks anywhere else on the planet. And some of the other stuff is certainly worth exploring.