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kodi 8
toy.bizarre
"kdi dctb 008 | 1996-2000"
(a collection of forgotten & unreleased pieces of rural headphone electro(acoustro)nic music)
31 january 2007

full color pro-printed A5-sized carboard cover in a plastic sleeve & full printed cd-r

artwork : cyril herry
photography : cédric peyronnet

 

as its title & subtitle suggest it, this disc is a collection of various tracks composed between 1996 and 2000. some were released on compilations and long out-of-print releases, others are unreleased. listening to these ultra detailed raw and/or processed field recordings with headphones is highly recommended.

track 1 : ants and feedback system as the sole sound sources. recorded in farsac, eymoutiers (france) 1997. composed 1997-2000. published on v/a "circles of infinity" double tape (myotis recordings) in a different version.
tracks 2 & 3 : composed 1997-1998. published on "kdi dctb 48" (atmoject)
track 4 : piece using specific tools to record wind & rain sounds (cadrocable, tuyophones...). recorded at pierre du roi, st sulpice laurière (87), france, 1996. composed 1997-2000. published on v/a "elekt noiz n°4" cd (msbr).
track 5 : composed 1996. published on v/a "kontrast" boxset (duebel).
track 6 : collaboration with k2 ; composed only with k2 sounds - 1997. unreleased.
track 7 : kdi dctb 065 is a serie of actions and sound pieces using (moving) ants with a special feedback system and the natural echo of a pine wood as the sole sound sources. recorded bois des bardys, st-priest-taurion (87), france, 1996-1997. composed 1996-1998. published on v/a "effe" cd.
track 8 : serie of pieces dealing with hydroelectric powerstations. recorded 1997-1998, centrale edf de st-marc, st-martin-terressus (france) and other hydroelectric powerstations of the limousin area. composed 1997-1999. unreleased.

 

tracklisting :
1. kdi dctb 013 | pièce avec fourmis et système feedback

2. kdi dctb 048 [b] | paysages détournés - musique pour bernard clarisse
3. kdi dctb 048 [a] | asklepios - musique pour bernard clarisse
4. kdi dctb 026 | pièce avec cadrocable, vent et pluie
5. kdi dctb 044 [b]
6. kdi dctb 059 [a]
7. kdi dctb 065 | pièce avec fourmis, système feedback et train
8. kdi dctb 052 [c] | pièce avec centrales hydroélectriques