Annea Lockwood: Tiger Balm / Amazonia Dreaming / Immersion - VINYL LP

Annea Lockwood: Tiger Balm / Amazonia Dreaming / Immersion - VINYL LPTitle: Tiger Balm Amazonia Dreaming Immersion Artist: Annea Lockwood Label: Black Truffle Product Type: VINYL LP UPC: 880319855016 Genre: Electronic Release Date: 2017 08 18 Number of Discs: 1 Black Truffle presents a new issue of Annea Lockwood's classic 1970 tape piece "Tiger Balm", unavailable on vinyl for over thirty years, accompanied by two exquisite unreleased works for percussion and voice. "Created while Lockwood was living in the UK, the

Title: Tiger Balm / Amazonia Dreaming / Immersion
Artist: Annea Lockwood
Label: Black Truffle
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 880319855016
Genre: Electronic
Release Date: 2017-08-18
Number of Discs: 1

Black Truffle presents a new issue of Annea Lockwood's classic 1970 tape piece "Tiger Balm", unavailable on vinyl for over thirty years, accompanied by two exquisite unreleased works for percussion and voice. "Created while Lockwood was living in the UK, the side-long 'Tiger Balm' is a singular work within the cannon of tape music. Inspired by research into the ritual function of music, the piece explores the possibility of evoking ancient communal memories through sound. Breaking entirely with the dynamic language of the musique concrète tradition, Lockwood uses a select palette of mainly unprocessed sonic elements chosen for their mysterious and erotic characteristics (a purring cat, a heartbeat, gongs, slowed down jaw harp, a tiger, a woman's breath, a plane passing overhead), presenting at most two sounds at once. As one sound flows organically into the next, their shared characteristics are highlighted, opening a space of dream logic and mysterious associations between nature and culture, the ancient and the modern. The B side presents two pieces for percussion recorded here for the first time. 'Amazonia Dreaming' (1987), performed by Dominic Donato, uses unaccompanied snare drum and voice to evoke the nocturnal soundscape of the Amazon rainforest. Unorthodox techniques and materials (marbles, chopsticks, a plastic jar lid) transform the snare into a resonant field of sensual textures. 'Immersion' (1998), performed by Donato and Frank Cassara, is a slow-moving exploration of gentle beating tones, performed on marimba, tam tams, and gong. Like the other two works presented on this LP, it provides captivating proof of Lockwood's belief in the complexity that deep listening can reveal within seemingly simple sounds." -Francis Plagne Comes in a deluxe gatefold sleeve with archival pictures and liner notes by Annea Lockwood; Includes the score to "Amazonia Dreaming"; LP design by Stephen O'Malley; Mastered and cut by Rashad Becker at Dubplates & Mastering.

Tracks:
1.1 Tiger Balm - Annea Lockwood
1.2 Amazonia Dreaming - Annea Lockwood
1.3 Immersion - Annea Lockwood

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