Browse by Artist: SHUTTLE 358

Artist:	SHUTTLE 358
Title:	Chessa
Label:	12K
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	12K 1030CD

"Without a doubt Shuttle358 has become one of the most admired artists to emerge from modern electronic music's sea of musicians. From the humble beginnings of a demo CD in 12k's mailbox to 4 critically acclaimed CDs, Dan Abrams is, to some, the one credited for bringing a warmth and human touch back into what has often been considered a very cold, sterile genre. It began with 1999's Optimal LP (12k1005), a groundbreaking debut release that immediately defined the Shuttle358 sound; a hybridization of the then-emerging 'microsound' genre with Eno's true ambient explorations. In 2000 Abrams outdid himself with Frame (12k1011) by honing his sound design and exploring production techniques at rates that made his 'now' quite brief and creating what was to become one of the most sought-after CDs in the 12k catalog. Chessa is the third release from Abrams' Shuttle358 moniker on 12k and he continues to do what he does best: attempt to move microsound away from the world of theory and towards absolute real life. LIke his photographs, Chessa is music about, and to be listened to in, unexpected places. It is a narrative, a simple slice of life that plays out through the incidental photography of the CD cover. To achieve this Abrams fuses irregular granular sound particles, like the movements of everyday life, with a deliberate melodic base that captures emotion and simplicity."

Artist:	SHUTTLE 358
Title:	Frame
Label:	12K
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	12K 2005CD

"12k is very happy to announce the much-asked-for and long-awaited re-release of not only one of the label's most popular and critically acclaimed albums but one of the highlights of the entire microsound genre: Shuttle358 Frame. Complete with the original recording and video, Frame has been repackaged for 12k's Limited Series into a unique chipboard sleeve on which all graphics and text are printed only with white ink. The re-issue of this classic album will give a new generation of 12k followers a listen to one of the label's most defining moments. Frame is the much anticipated follow-up release to 1999's debut optimal.lp, a compact disc which caused quite a bit of critical stir as a very impressive and original work for a new artist. Dan Abrams (aka Shuttle358) seamlessly blends stark textures/drones with digital disfunction. Clicks, skips and tiny mechanized rhythms intertwine in hypnotic form that Abrams allows to evolve in a very organic way. Frame picks up where optimal.lp left off. A bit more distant with excursions into deeper realms of Abrams' signature skittish minimalist rhythmic work. Frame includes a video, filmed and directed Abrams himself, in DVCAM for the opening title track of the album. It is available on the CD in Quicktime format, as well as a separate high-res VHS release. The use of movement and abstracted forms along with a subtle color palette of whites, blues and yellows is a perfect visual accompaniment to the fragile rhythms of his work."

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