Billed as a followup to james debut selected ambient works 8592, the album differs in sound by being largely beatless ambient music. With the exception of blue calx, the tracks are all untitled on the official release, but as in the book i employ the fan titles, derived from the. Alarm will sound, alan pierson, alan pierson alarm will sound performs aphex twin. Acoustica alarm will sound performs aphex twin cd, album album cover. Acoustica is a 2005 album by the american chamber orchestra alarm will. Reich at the roxy, a cddvd of reich compositions, was released by sweetspot in 2006. Alarm will sound performs aphex twin cantaloupe music. Contemporary song choices for june 20 are listed in the playlist below. Katie gately tinymixtapes mix fatcat records podcast. James claimed that it was inspired by lucid dreaming, and likened the music to. Aphex twins blue calx evokes for me, the image of a barge on a flat canal as it chugs gracefully and endlessly through a long tunnel. Acoustica by alarm will sound aphex twin, released 01 july 2005 1. It is hard to tell whether alarm will sound is finding itself or losing itself, but it may be a bit of both. Cliffs dennis desantis remix as the longawaited followup to their acclaimed.
Alarm will sound s recording of van gogh by michael gordon was issued by cantaloupe in 2007. There is no easy way to explain this particular record, but anyone whos remotely in touch with electronic music needs to hear this live renditions. Alarm will sound performs aphex twins cockver 10 youtube. Alarm will sound arrived on the classical scene with the appearance of the album acoustica. The song later appeared on the 1994 release selected ambient works volume ii. Burhans by alarm will sound has a tempo of 5 bpm blue calx arr. Experimental, classical alarm will sound w trinity. Alarm will sound, the young 22piece new music band featuring voices, strings. In fact, alarm will sound s first recording project centered on the playing of two of.
When it comes to the dynamics and real world instruments, one of the tracks or discs, that is always in the loop is acoustica. Stream blue calx by alarm will sound from desktop or your mobile device. Acoustica alarm will sound performs aphex twin bang on a can. The more ambient pieces, such as cliffs, seem more at home with this instrumentation, and indeed some, like blue calx, seem to be improved by the addition of humanized variation in tone.
Blue calx by alarm will sound 2005 you cant hide your love aphex twin mix 1997 by dmx krew remixer credit. Alarm will sound, alan pierson, alan pierson alarm will sound performs. Theres a reason why the two extra tracks on selected ambient works volume ii, hankie and stone in focus, appear close to either end of the record, at positions 4 and 19. Rising from under the shady underside of an umbrella shared by fellow pop desconstuctionists and sound designers julia holter and holly herndon, katie gatelys immersions are perverse enough that it isnt surprising to find her brushing elbows with blue tapes and public. The project is actually not all that unprecedented philip glass. Yet there are always those who refuse to take the easy route of technical innovation. Grab your cans again and have a listen to awss version of blue calx.
Alarm will sound performs aphex twin alarm will sound on allmusic 2005 blurring the. Its so that in both their absence, blue calx remains in the center. Members of the ensemble began playing together while studying at the eastman school of music in rochester, new york, and have diverse experience in composition, improvisation, jazz, popular styles, early music, and various traditional musics from around the world. True instrumentation is almost an afterthought these days thanks to the proliferation of software and other gadgets that will do nearly any necessary musical dirty work. Alarm will sound performs aphex twin, acoustic arrangements of james electronic tracks. The first of kokyats photos from the studio session is above. Performed by alarm will sound it seems like a composition assignment from that really cool young prof. Blue calx by alarm will sound free listening on soundcloud. Burhans, a song by alarm will sound on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. The longawaited followup to their acclaimed allsteve reich debut is here. Provided to youtube by naxos of america blue calx arr.
A reasonably straightforward newmusic band in 2001, when it made the jump from college. Wpkns favorite tracks of the week 111019 wpkn radio. A gallery of images from the rehearsal will appear here tomorrow. Alarm will sound performs aphex twin blue calx produced by. Cliffs alarm will sound performs aphex twin youtube. Alarm will sound performs aphex twin cantaloupe, 2005 this weeks chart data supplied by. Meanwhile, alarm will sound s acousticallyperformed variations on aphex twin tracks is kind of amazing, even for the gelatinous audiophiletypes that usually cling to their rebecca pigeon cds and their amanda mcbroom lps. Sound whose roots are at eastman school of music, he. Work writers artists iswc type lyrics languages attributes rating blur richard david james. Blue calx by aphex twin samples, covers and remixes. A classical approach to electronic sounds at le poisson. Acoustica by alarm will soundaphex twin, released 01 july 2005 1. August 18, 1971, limerick, ireland this alias was used for the song blue calx on a 1992 compilation.
This version from alarm will sound is almost as evocative and every bit as dreamy. Acoustica alarm will sound performs aphex twin discogs. The goal is to expand the circle of those who can make great music for us, and who can contribute their ideas to the newmusic world. Take an aphex twin track which is to say one created by electronicpioneer richard james and translate it into the acoustic. Play fulllength songs from acoustica by alarm will sound on your phone, computer and home audio system with napster. Experimental, classical alarm will sound w trinity wall street choir, tarab cello ensemble, etc.
Alarm system is a program that brings musical artists from a variety of backgrounds together with alarm will sound to create new work. Alarm will sound acoustica alarm will sound performs. Alarm will sound performs aphex twin published on july 12, 2005. In 2006, alarm will sound presented odd couples, their first multimedia performance, which included pieces by frank zappa, john cage, john cale, and others. Selected ambient works volume ii is the second studio album by aphex twin, the pseudonym of british electronic musician richard d.
Its a curious smattering of savage pieces, from the emotionally simplistic flailings of his new incarceration to the steady parade of fleet leaps in the premiere blue calx, with its music by. Grim on mbient xltronic radioshow 2006 by grim on mbient. Now with acoustica, the 22member group of seriousminded musicians known as alarm will sound have taken jamess music and brought it into the pantheon of modern composers, rubbing shoulders with such luminaries as terry riley, philip glass, and steve reich. The song fingerbib was instantly a fan favorite and made alarm will sound one of the fastest growing artists at that moment. With only acoustic instruments, alarm will sound takes on aphex twin. Using music of aphex twin blue calx performed by alarm will sound, avis work is entitled touch.
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