seattle phonographers union
seattle phonographers union
(and/mim1) CD
A Mimeomeme release in cooperation with and/OAR.
"The Seattle Phonographers Union convene to explore the ways in
which we recognize, differentiate, map, and navigate our sonic
environment. Our intent is to move beyond habitual experience of
sound and uncover what is foreign in the familiar and familiar about
the foreign; to explore what we hear and relearn what we know.
Some sounds will be familiar, others less so. Both novel and familiar
sounds will be juxtaposed in ways unique to each event. Our intent is
to investigate and enrich both our intuitive and analytical relationship
with sound. The goal is not to excite, confuse or entertain per se, but
to attend to the world, which is much more detailed and diverse than
any one person's perception of it." (from program notes written by
Yitzchak Dumiel for the very first SPU performance in 2002)
As has always been the case with this particular Phonographers
Union group (there are several in located in other cities in the US and
UK), no processing is used during the performances, so what you
hear are straight-up field recordings mixed within live improvised
settings. This release encapsulates some of the finest performances
over the span of four years from 2004 to 2008. Longtime followers of
and/OAR's catalog and history (e.g. the compilations produced for
Phonography.org) will be familiar with names of most of the members
of SPU featured throughout this release:
- Steve Barsotti
- Peter Comley
- Christopher DeLaurenti
- Katie Gately
- Mark Griswold
- Doug Haire
- Susie Kozawa (also of Aono Jikken Ensemble)
- Dale Lloyd
- Perri Lynch
- Robert Millis (also of Climax Golden Twins)
- Toby Paddock
- Heather Perkins
- Steve Peters
- Jonathan Way
Track Listing:
Packaged in a lovely gloss digipak.
