agitation techniques in a closed system intertwines blocks of sonic material exploring a range of situations and relationships between turntables, acoustic instruments and a mini-jack (a fantastically versatile musical instrument). A sort of uneasy tension is maintained by using Vinyl’s predominant speeds 45 and 33 1/3 RPM to define the work’s rhythmic and structural proportions. The title actually comes from a medical article about wound care, that caught my eye in the context of a book I was reading Theo Deutinger’s Handbook of Tyranny. The book details protest crowd control and many other social issues that press on our minds in these times. The LPs themselves come from the remains of my collection - (Martinu, Stockhausen, Scriabin, Hindemith, Tavener, Marta, Milhaud and Elgar) - that is kindly housed by Robert Muir, and a set of “tuning” records left in my office by Petro Vouris.
credits
from live recordings 2018,
released August 27, 2018
Stuart James - turntables, Cat Hope - bass flute, Lindsay Vickery - bass clarinet, Aaron Wyatt - viola, Tristen Parr - cello and Louise Devenish - percussion
A live record from the legendary Diamanda Galás finds the artist exploring the outer fringes of pop with only her voice and a piano. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 30, 2024