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Habitats for metal plants CHRIS WHITEHEAD (Linear Obsessional 2014) Review by David Vélez I ‘Habitats for metal plants’ is a release based the humorous existence of metallic plants in Great Britain. From the liner notes ‘Plants growing in these environments have,…
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LL PARTIAL -Joseph Clayton Mills, Noé Cuellar- (Another Timbre 2014) Review by Patrick Farmer Written during a stint at the 03 Gallery in Oxford, with David Stent and Neil Chapman, where we wrote our occupation. Note the occasion to write…
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Music for earbuds STEPHEN CORNFORD (3Leaves 2013) Review by David Vélez From Stephen Cornford’s website ‘A series of works composed entirely from acoustic recordings of the feedback between a walkman tape-head and a pair of earbud headphones.’ I Is not…
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Kamchatka. JIM HAYNES (Contour Editions 2012) Review by Maria Papadomanolaki Haynes’s work sits between the static and the turbulent. While giving you the impression of non-movement, it’s inner and micro perplexities embrace the ear and the mind with an intent.…
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Blank tape positive RICHARD GARET (Contour Editions 2013) Review by David Vélez I from the liner notes: ‘Blank Tape Positive focuses on the modification of magnetic tape and playback machines as a substantial material for sonic sources. This exploration has been…
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Big Wad Excisions. COPPICE (Quakebasket Records 2013) Review by Caity Kerr Here are some lines from the promotional literature:- …have now blasted open the gates for them to rip through the status quo of musical law, and help redefine the future of…