Chen, Jonathan / Drummer/Preface
Album: | Drummer/Preface | Collection: | General | |
Artist: | Chen, Jonathan | Added: | Aug 2004 | |
Label: | P.N.G. Records |
A-File Activity
Add Date: | 2004-11-15 | Pull Date: | 2005-01-17 | Charts: | Classical/Experimental |
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Week Ending: | Dec 19 | Nov 28 | Nov 21 |
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Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
1. | Dec 17, 2004: | Memory Select
Preface [excerpt] |
3. | Nov 17, 2004: | Brownian Motion
Drummer |
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2. | Nov 25, 2004: | The Person Who Stole My Bike Will Die a Horribly Painful Death
Drummer |
4. | Nov 17, 2004: | Dross
Preface |
Album Review
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2004-11-04
Reviewed 2004-11-04
Noise, constructed of sparse, droning elements. An exercise in sound-art.
The sounds come from "normal" instruments sent through feedback. "Drummer" was created entirely on a drum kit, although you'd never guess. "Preface" was a quartet including saxophone, drums, and accordion; some of these elements are left untouched in the mix.
There are two 3-inch CDs here, each with a single, 14:51 track. They came to us in a single package, so we're treating them as one release.
"Drummer": The noisier track. Succession of long, loud drones that shift into and out of harmony, eventually getting growly and rumbling. Snare-drum samples peek in, recognizable at first but mutated and blobby later.
"Preface": Starts and ends with minimal sine-wave drones... but in the middle, there's a banjo! (probably pizzicato violin). From -11:30 to roughly -3:00, a spare banjo-and-drum riff repeats over off-key violin drones. Ending is *very* quiet. You'll be tempted to play just the middle part, but somehow it's not as effective that way.
The sounds come from "normal" instruments sent through feedback. "Drummer" was created entirely on a drum kit, although you'd never guess. "Preface" was a quartet including saxophone, drums, and accordion; some of these elements are left untouched in the mix.
There are two 3-inch CDs here, each with a single, 14:51 track. They came to us in a single package, so we're treating them as one release.
"Drummer": The noisier track. Succession of long, loud drones that shift into and out of harmony, eventually getting growly and rumbling. Snare-drum samples peek in, recognizable at first but mutated and blobby later.
"Preface": Starts and ends with minimal sine-wave drones... but in the middle, there's a banjo! (probably pizzicato violin). From -11:30 to roughly -3:00, a spare banjo-and-drum riff repeats over off-key violin drones. Ending is *very* quiet. You'll be tempted to play just the middle part, but somehow it's not as effective that way.
Track Listing
1. | Drummer | 2. | Preface |