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Artist:	DIJKSTRA, RAYMOND
Title:	Maskenstilleben
Label:	CROUTON
Format:	LP
Price:	$120.00
Catalog #:	CROU 036LP

"Enchanting special edition LP from sculptor, painter, drawer and composer, Raymond Dijkstra. Since 2003, his recorded work has been released in very grandly designed (though extremely small editions) on the Le Souffleur label, all of which are out of print and not easy to obtain. Those who have, discovered the odd, yet personal world of Raymond Dijkstra, whose recorded output relies heavily on the acoustic side of electro-acoustic music. In Dijkstra's own words: 'My overall philosophy is to keep my kitchen closed. And the lid on the pot. I need to build up pressure; the only time I release pressure is when playing music. It's all about transformation. I guess I need to have some distance between me/my music and the public. In fact I like to see the public as non-existent. Releasing my work I only do for metaphysical reasons; to keep all psychic and physical channels open, and maintaining a healthy system. It is not much more then relieving yourself in the toilet. If not, there'll soon or later come a point when your system gets clogged, the energy flow will cease, and the transformation into music stops... I need complete isolation to protect my work.' Maskenstilleben is released in a limited numbered edition of 100 in a painted wooden box on 200 gram virgin vinyl. Raymond Dijkstra is a self-taught composer, musician, painter, drawer and sculptor, born in Sneek, (Netherlands). He works in the field of electro-acoustic music with high emphasis on the word acoustic. He has collaborated with Timo van Luijk (Af Ursin), Keith Connolly (NNCK), Dave Nuss (NNCK). Since 2003, he has run the music label Le Souffleur."

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