| Brown, Chris / Iconicities |
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| Album: | Iconicities | Collection: | Classical | |
| Artist: | Brown, Chris | Added: | Mar 2012 | |
| Label: | New World Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2012-03-24 | Pull Date: | 2012-05-26 | Charts: | Classical/Experimental |
| Week Ending: | May 20 | May 13 | May 6 | Apr 29 | Apr 15 | Apr 1 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 12, 2013: | Music Casserole Iceberg | 4. | May 12, 2012: | The Mongrel's Stoop Stupa | |
| 2. | Sep 07, 2013: | Music Casserole Stupa | 5. | May 05, 2012: | The Mongrel's Stoop Gangsa | |
| 3. | May 19, 2012: | The Mongrel's Stoop Iceberg | 6. | May 04, 2012: | Lost Verses Gangsa |
| Album Review |
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| Adam Pearson Reviewed 2012-03-22 | ||
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Interesting “new music” by Chris Brown (electronics + piano), who is joined by William Winant on various percussion. Methodical slow pace, shimmery effects, spacious and contemplative. Not abrasive or atonal, almost ambient. High-level academic stuff -- the liner notes talk about metaphysical properties, Icons, polytemporality, perception of time, etc. Cool mix of classical, experimental, and electronic tendencies to create hypnotic, spiritual drones and sound art. 1. Southeast Asian themed, ambient feel, cycling keys/vibraphone dreaminess. (15:12) 2. More emphasis on syncopated, rattling percussion, becomes a tribal gait with trippy electronic reverberations and effects. (19:17) 3. Slow builds to intense, twinkling, harsher electronic manipulations, drones, and feedback. Percussion is closer to a drum kit here. (17:38) | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Stupa | 2. | Gangsa | |||
| 3. | Iceberg | |||||