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ARTIST
TITLE
Compound Full of Bones, Translucent Thousands
FORMAT
CD

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CATALOG #
CORE 023CD CORE 023CD
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RELEASE DATE
6/3/2022

The trio's music creates a strong sense of place, yet you can't quite put your finger on the exact location. There are crescendos that remind me of the vibrant frenzy once experienced in the Amazonian rainforest. Jan Bang injects into the mix both snippets of his co-creators' performances and samples collected over time for deployment in just the right context. You hear faint orchestral swells and then voices, both spoken and sung, the recordings degraded so far as to be barely recognizable. These add a strange authenticity to this imagined territory, the acoustic purity of David Toop and Mark Wastell's instruments providing a counterpoint that expands the stage.

Personnel: Jan Bang - live sampling, samples; David Toop - lapsteel guitar, flutes, whistles, small percussion, harmonica, elastic, paper; Mark Wastell - Paiste 32" tam tam, gongs, beaters, brushes, sticks, bow, autoharp. Recorded by Shaun Crook, London, November 22, 2019. Compositional structure by Mark Wastell. Mixed and mastered by Rupert Clervaux. Cover image by Crimson Wastell. Liner notes by David Nibloe. Design by Matthew Brandi. Produced by Mark Wastell.