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Artist:	AU
Title:	Recycling
Label:	LOCUST
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	LOCUST 022CD

"Part of the Location Sound Series devoted to city sounds and reactions, we're happy to present the first stateside release by the psychedelic electronic duo, AU. Based in Holland, multimedia artists Jan Borchers and Paul Klaui, naturally bring us into the soundworld of the Haag by doing what most everybody there does -- they ride their bikes. The twist in the spoke is that AU recorded their tour through the city and captured everything from the squeaky sound of old bicycle seats to a sudden intrusion on a street parade. The result is a fun panoramic earshot of the pace of the city's life. AU's musical response is a subdued yet loose piece incorporating elements of the field recording, analogue electronics and reverberating guitars that recall the efforts of German Krautrock bands like Cluster or a mellowed out Faust."

Artist:	AU
Title:	Mort Aux Vaches
Label:	STAALPLAAT (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	MORT AU

"Au stands, in Dutch for 'ouch', but it's also the two first letters from Audio -- I guess the music of Au is more about the latter than to really hurt. Au, Paul Klaui and Jan Borchers, are from The Hague (but not connected to the famous The Hague electro-scene) and have two CDs out so far (besides a whole bunch of CRs, cassettes and even mini-discs), Non-Existing Output (on their own Grond Records label) and Recycling (on Locust Media/Met Life). Both of these CDs were a culmination and a full stop to what they did up until that point, and in that respect their live recording for VPRO radio in the 'Mort Aux Vaches' series is no different. Past elements return here, like the bicycle ride used on 'Recycling', but now embedded in electronica. New elements for Au, like acoustic sounds and found sound, are used here for the first time, so in that respect 'Mort Aux Vaches' is the breakpoint between old and new. Rather than using computers, Au likes analogue electronica."

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