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Bryant Park Moratorium Rally (1969) Table Of The Elements TOE-CD-83 CD £13.99 Brand new archival release from Tony Conrad, this one was originally made available as a free, Internet-only mp3 file at the eve of the US invasion of Iraq, 2003. It consists of a single, time-warping 50-minute recording made by Conrad back in 1969 using two microphones, one pointing out the window of his 5th floor loft on 42nd Street recording the October 15 Vietnam Moratorium Rally, the other directed at a Television news channel. It's a recording that works to highlight a bunch of Conrad's concerns, from questions of power/who's in charge through methods of documenting the fleeting gush of now and the use of immensely detailed, amorphous sound worlds. Post 9/11 these recordings have a whole new, highly potent historical resonance. Beautiful, eerie, a real trip in every sense. Features notes by, uh, “maverick journalist” Steve Dollar. Recommended. |
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Lactamase 01 Beta-lactam Ring Records MT-021 10" £19.99 First volume of the Lactamase 10" record series from BLRR, a split 10" that sees minimalist godfather Tony Conrad in a zoned violin/cello duet with Alexandria Gelencsser on the A and solo surrealist/industrial psych from Edward Ka-Spel on the flip. Hand-numbered edition of 500 copies with insert, coupon and bookmark flier for Conrad's Texas Tour '99. OOP. |
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More Aural Symbiotic Mysteries From Belgium Taping Policies TP#5 DVD £14.99 Striking aural document of the meeting of two titanic figures in the history of 20th century minimalism: this live DVD was filmed at the Kunstencentrum in Belgium in 2011 during the Graag Traag Festival. Shot with three cameras, including one by Charlemagne Palestine himself, it’s a fantastic looking and sounding set, with Conrad on violin and Palestine on piano and wine glasses. They sound great, with Conrad searing single piano notes with ragged slow-burning drones and the pair ascending to spirals of complex mutual overtone action that feel like the apex of the sound of holy minimalism. As a bonus, the live set is preceded by an interview with Palestine at his home in Brussels in August 2012, where he talks about first meeting Conrad and about the underground scene of the times. |
