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Listen to this strange and compelling mix of field recordings, cut-ups, and sound art
Composer Janek Schaefer drew from the work of John Cage, DJ Shadow, The Orb, Marina Abramovi, Steve Reich, Chris Watson, and so many other greats to create this powerfully evocative and weird 90 minute mix. A former architect, Scahefer has masterfully designed a haunting, expansive environment of found sound. This is the way, step inside...
Schaefer also prepared a complementary essay and annotated tracklist for the mix. From The Vinyl Factory:
Read the restI loved how sound creates images that you cannot see, capturing an impression of spaces and places that can only be revealed again thought playback over time...
This C-90 style mixtape, entitled New Dimensions In Time, Space and Place, is a meander through my physical collection of works that have inspired me over the last 36 years, and I still enjoy. The loosely connecting themes explore found sound, ready-mades, collage, samples, sound design, sculpture, performance, field recordings, sonic art, appropriation, alteration, and accidents. The context of these sounds brings meaning to the works, and our understanding of that context brings the work to life when listening to it.
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