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ON SALE
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Harangue
1 98001
Various |
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evocative
electroacoustic works by 6 earsay artists: Andrew Czink (CA), Susan
Frykberg (NZ), Damian Keller (AR), Giorgio Magnanensi (IT), John Oliver
(CA), and Hildegard Westerkamp (CA). harangue I showcases work that
shares a concern for rich, carefully crafted sound and a gutsy, intense
sensibility. |
"The sound is excellent
throughout." Computer Music
Journal
"....Great
label, superb compilation. Highly recommended."
Earwaves online magazine |
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Escape
Velocity
98002
Andrew Czink |
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Rich, intricate,
rhythmic, layered.
A virtuosic performer, Czink wrings hidden orchestras from his
instrument and changes how we hear piano music. |
"chops to burn...ears
saturated in music. Intense"
Coda Magazine, July/August 1999 |
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Astonishing
Sense
98003
Susan Frykberg |
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A collection to saturate
the senses, Astonishing Sense features exquisite performances by
vocalists Kate Hammett-Vaughan and DB Boyko, and violinist Nancy
DiNovo, and includes works from Frykberg's moving Audio Birth Project. |
"a tour de force in
both composition and subject... sumptuous and dynamic sound textures
throughout."
Anna Rubin, Computer Music Journal Winter 1999 |
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Icicle
Blue Avalanche
98004
John Oliver |
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Extraordinary, sculpted
sounds. The collection of 6 works features both electroacoustic studio
works and solo electric/MIDI guitar. From the avalanche of sound in
“Off the Edge” to the dense textural trance of
“Copper Flying,” through to the evocative beauty of
“InDia,” this disc shows the breadth of
Oliver’s music from the 1990s. |
"one of the most
viscerally dramatic discs I've heard in quite a while...huge slabs of
extremely solid music"
George Zahora, Splendidezine |
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Harangue
2
98005
Various |
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fresh evocative
electroacoustic works by 6 earsay artists: Rainer Bürck (GR),
Andrew Czink (CA), Susan Frykberg (NZ), Damian Keller (AR), Giorgio
Magnanensi (IT), John Oliver (CA), and Hildegard Westerkamp (CA). |
"some of the most
challenging and rewarding electro-acoustic material available. I
unreservedly recommend it..."
George Zahora, Splendidezine.com |
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Without
Fear
99001
Rainer Bürck |
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A complex sonic tapestry
- Without Fear features works for solo instrument and interactive
computer electronics, as well as works for "tape" alone. Performances
by Miriam Arnold, flute, and Günter Marx, violin, reveal such
a close integral relationship between musician and electronics that it
truly sounds like extensions of the instruments themselves. |
"The evocative strength
of "Des ombres de la nuit" on its own is worth finding this record and
listening to it."
François Couture, AllMusicGuide.com |
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Touch
'n' Go
99002
Damian Keller |
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Keller’s music
is based on "ecological sound models." The music is gesturally intense
and spacially sophisticated. The enhanced portion of the CD (for
PC/Mac) includes poetic text, sound examples and most of the CSound
code that was used to create the sounds on the CD! |
"Wonderful textures and
sonic structures."
Ralph Hopper, SoCal radio (California) |
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Live
at the Lux
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Structural Damage |
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Structural Damage
(Andrew Czink, piano & percussion; John Oliver, guitars)
perform Live at the Lux Theatre of the Western Front (Vancouver) with
special guests Douglas Schmidt, accordion, and Giorgio Magnanensi,
DJ/electromics. |
"Oliver (a master of the
guitar), Czink (a pianist of extraordinary energy and power), Schmidt
(…incapable of error [on] accordion), & Magnanensi
(who manages… beeping gizmos as skillfully as a surgeon)"
Georgia Straight, April 6-12, 2000 |
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vector
alpha
02001
TRIONYS |
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A spectacular, dark,
brilliant CD-length piece from this virtuosic German group. Heavy
interactive computer and signal processed sound makes for an intense
experience.
Rainer Bürck, Keyboards & Electronics
Günter Marx, Violin & Electronics
Martin Bürck, Gongs, Percussion & Electronics |
"…high levels
of performance mastery… the treatment of sound materials
… was sophisticated and effective.”
Peter Lucas Hulen, www.computermusic.org |
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Into
India
02002
Hildegard Westerkamp |
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Into India reveals
Westerkamp at the height of her compositional and philosophical powers.
These works have captured "the extraordinary intensity of daily living
on the one hand and the inner radiance, focus, and stillness on the
other hand that emanate from deep within the culture and its people..."
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“…beautifully
crafted compositions, shaped by [Westerkamp’s] ear for melody
and large-scale form.”
Tamara Bernstein, National Post, November 30, 2002 |
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Double
Entendre
05001
François Houle |
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Internationally-acclaimed
Vancouver clarinetist performs the music of Pierre Boulez, Paul Dolden,
Giorgio Magnanensi, and John Oliver. Houle has taken the idea of
Boulez’ “shadow dialogue” as inspiration
for a program of works where the sound of his clarinet becomes the core
of rich sound textures. |
“…clarinet
guru Houle becomes an entire new music ensemble on this solo
CD…his dizzying techniques are wildly successful.”
Stuart Derdyn, The Province, March 31, 2005 |
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Transformations
IMED-9631
Hildegard Westerkamp |
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Evocative soundscapes
take you into the forest, the city, and soundscapes of the world,
bending your ear to listen inside the sounds themselves then come back
out to their possible assocations |
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Sergio Barroso
SNE-556
Sergio Barroso |
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John Oliver's dramatic award-winning
El Reposo del Fuego for FM keyboard synthesizer and tape is featured here along with works by Sergio Barroso and Jean-François Denis. |
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beyond
the physical scope
CD-fmw-0295
Rainer Bürck
and Frank Schweizer |
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Rainer Bürck
and Franz Schweizer released beyond the physical scope to great acclaim. |
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GEMS: Before the Freeze
McGill University Records 750038-2
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John Oliver co-founded the Group of the Electronic Music Studio (GEMS) in Montreal with composer/performers alcides lanza and Claude Schryer. Oliver's title track composition is performed by clarinetist Claude Schryer. Also features music by Brent Lee, Laurie Radford and Morton Feldman. |
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Música Eletracústica Brasileira
Sociedade Brasileira de Música Eletroacústica CD SBME 001 |
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Features the best of Brasilian electroacoustic music from the 1980 and 90s by several generations of Brasilian composers, including earsay artist Damián Keller, as well as Conrado Silva, Jorge Antunes, and Frederico Richter. |
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• OTHER Canadian Artists •
The artists below have web sites hosted by earsay.com. Learn more.
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Kathryn Cernauskas: Canadian Music for Solo Flute
[visit site] |
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Flutist Kathryn Cernauskas plays Canadian Music by Dolden, Steenhuisen, Pentland, Chatman, Mather and others |
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John Burke: Remember Your Power
[visit site] |
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Includes the Jules Léger prize-winning work String Quartet |
"The performances of both works are outstanding...The sound quality, clarity and ambience all meet the excellent standards we have come to expect from current CMC Centrediscs releases."
- Edward Jurkowski, CAML Review |
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