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karu:20, 2 x CD (jewel-box)
14 audio tracks, (p) 2011
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Release date: 15/10/2011
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Great Sounds Also Come In Small Sizes...Francisco López, the undisputed master of aural mystification, is best known for using time, silence, and sound to confound our perception of reality through large-scale works. However, occasionally, he also revels in shorter forms. A rare case in his impressive discography, the 2-CD set untitled (2009) features 14 sound art compositions ranging from two to twenty minutes.
In the course of these two hours of music, López performs one magic trick after another: are these really snores prominently featured in “untitled #220” and “untitled #239”, or are they more trivial sound sources, devilishly transformed? What is real, and what is masqueraded, transmuted? Can we believe our ears at all?
And beyond this mystification layer hides an in-depth research on aural aesthetics, a finely developed approach to sound, philosophy, and sound ecology. A great traveler, López is using materials recorded all around the globe.
Internationally recognized as a leading figure in field recording, sound art, and experimental music, Francisco López has assembled a major discography, both in terms of size and influence. His concerts and sound installations often invite listeners to reprogram the way they listen. The double CD set untitled (2009) is his second release on Baskaru, following HB, his collaboration with Lawrence English.
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Untitled #220 |
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07:23 |
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Untitled #225 |
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09:42 |
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Untitled #234 |
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05:01 |
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Untitled #222 |
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03:12 |
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Untitled #233 |
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10:01 |
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Untitled #240 |
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07:35 |
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Untitled #231 |
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20:02 |
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Untitled #237 |
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02:50 |
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Untitled #239 |
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02:49 |
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Untitled #221 |
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08:45 |
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Untitled #232 |
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20:00 |
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Untitled #238 |
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09:47 |
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Untitled #235 |
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05:57 |
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Untitled #223 |
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08:19 |
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Impressive and timeless stuff!
PETER WULLEN, December 2011
Done in an extremely skillful way.
HIFLY, December 2011
López knows how to get into the most popular idioms of electronic research.
RUMORE, December 2011
Plus que jamais, il est indispensable de se frotter à la vénéneuse fréquentation de Francisco López.
RIFRAF, December 2011
Exciting compositions and audio pieces.
DE:BUG, December 2011
Une oeuvre très intéressante.
ELECTROMANIA, November 2011
López-typical minimal electronics of the better art
030, November 2011
López is the absolute forefront of contemporary performing sound artists.
KINDAMUZIK, November 2011
This disc represents the full range of López’s sound art skills.
BOOMKAT, November 2011
If López is a name you come across a lot, but you never heard his music, then this double CD is a good place to start your research.
VITAL WEEKLY, October 2011
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