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various artists
Random Spheres of Influence compilation CDR [IBOL]
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A compilation representing a variety of approaches to experimental / noise music
from mostly low profile artists from around the world. The label IBOL put this
together from artists on mp3.com and sold it for just $5 post paid in the US.
The Brutum Fulmen track here is "Waiting in the Basement", a title which seems a bit autobiographical as I hunch here over my keyboard in the cellar. My sound sources include: a low rumbling which (if I remember correctly) is the sound of my DAT deck recording it's own motor sounds, various shuffling about, metal shelving, a sculpture made of welded scrap metal, the hinge on my refrigerator, an old manual typewriter, and a broken music box in a cardboard Christmas tree. I developed some sound processing techniques on this piece that I like quite a bit and will be exploring in the future. My only complaint with this compilation is that the relative volumes of the tracks were not normalized, resulting in very loud pieces next to very quiet pieces. I didn't even think "Waiting in the Basement" was all that quiet, but if you have the volume adjusted for the material that comes before it, you might not even notice it. My advice to anyone submitting material to a compilation: make it loud! Track listing:
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