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1.
Sensit 06:48
2.
Colimn 05:55
3.
Desagn 07:48
4.
Resinn 05:58
5.
Aler Besc 06:21
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Formen 07:24
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Ferna 08:28

about

Text by Barry G Nichols / Level

An exercise in compositional restraint, LEVEL create fractured melodies, and disjointed atmospheres. Fragments of piano chords and shattered rhythms spontaneously cohere for brief moments, and then disappear into the ether to re-form elsewhere within the sound field. Here is a work which defiantly short circuits the listener's expectations. Much of what we perceive to be musical composition is based upon specifically laid down rules of structure, melody and rhythm. On "Cycla", LEVEL take their own original short compositions and splice, fracture, and layer them in order to break these rules, yet still maintain the integrity of the original material. Music here is treated as sculpture, having all the formal elements stripped away, then re-composited until only the original remnants of the original piece remain. On occasion, accidental silences, errors and tonal fusion are enfolded into the work, becoming the site of compostional focus. What we arrive at are beautifully crafted atmospheres which resist easy categorisation, placing LEVEL firmly at the forefront on a new wave of deconstructionist digital minimalism. The LEVEL project, like its sister project, Si_COMM strives to extend the notion of minimalism by fusing the composer's methodology with a visual artist's sensibility, an attempt at breaking old rules and mind-sets, and creating a new space for auditory exploration. The project is influenced by the deconstructionist architects - stemming from the much cited quote from Goethe, who stated that "architecture is frozen music" - when this process is reversed, it becomes the access point for new areas of examination.

まるで太陽の反射で輝く氷河が、ダイナミックに大海原にくずれ落ちていくかのような、壮大にして最先端の極寒系アンビエント作品の登場!
とても聞きやすく、ピアノを中心とした様々な音色があらゆる角度から現れては交差し、無数の新たなハーモニーやメロディーを作りだす・・まさに永遠に浸っていたくなるような、うっとりするくらい心地よいハマり系作品で、U-coverからのKettelのアルバムや、モノレイクのゴビ砂漠〜Touchからのドローン作が好きな人まで大満足間違いなしの名作です!!

本作は、ラジオDJ, 音楽ライターやキュレーターも務める英国のBaz Nicholasによるプロジェクトで、レベル名義ではこれが初のアルバムとなる。 他にもSi_comm名義で活躍しており、同じく英国の重鎮でTouchからもリリースのあるS.E.T.I.ことAndrew Lagowskiとのコラボ作をあのポーランドのVivo Recordsからリリースしている。 この作品では、主にピアノとリズムに焦点をあてているが、本人が「自分の作品は彫刻のようなもので、とことん削っては構築をくり返し、最終的に元素材は姿を変え全く新たなものに生まれ変わる。」と語るように、そのピアノとリズムは原形をとどめない程のもくずと化し、全体として壮大で美しいアトモスフィアを形成していく高品質な立体音響彫刻作品です。 聴けば聴く程、じわじわとしみ込んでくるその作風はマイク・インク直系のミニマル・テクノやベーシック・チャンネルにも通じるものがあり、その辺りのファンからディープな音響ファンまでオススメの超大作です。なお早くも、今度のアルバムはバイオリンの音をテーマにするようで、今から楽しみでなりません!

credits

released January 3, 2006

De-Composed and Edited By LEVEL, copyright 2004 (B G Nichols)

original digital Photography by Maura Wallace from the "ICE Series", copyright 2005

Special thanks to Nao at SPEKK for supporting the project and giving these recordings a home.

Thanks to: Maura for help, love and support, Andrew Lagowski (S.E.T.I.), Justin & Jo (Cold Spring), Linden & Leighan, Shane Q & the Divine Miss P, Mr Ra, Tariq Hussain, all at 12K/LINE (for inspiration), Mike at TOUCH, Matt at Polymorphic, and everyone who has given me the inspiration to continue all these years. I love you all.

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Independent record company based in Tokyo, Japan. Since 2005, we have released over 250 fresh music from all over the world from our in-house labels, SPEKK, the ETHNORTH GALLERY, Panai, kaico, Lantern, Wonderyou, Kurage, Happy Prince, Fennely, Primo, Moamoo and more.

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