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01. AMBARCHI/FENNESZ/PIMMON/REHBERG/ROWE - Afternoon Tea 1
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02. AMBARCHI/FENNESZ/PIMMON/REHBERG/ROWE - Afternoon Tea 2
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04. AMBARCHI/FENNESZ/PIMMON/REHBERG/ROWE - Live Tea 1
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05. AMBARCHI/FENNESZ/PIMMON/REHBERG/ROWE - Live Tea 2
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ARTIST
AMBARCHI/FENNESZ/PIMMON/REHBERG/ROWE
TITLE
Afternoon Tea
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
BLACK TRUFFLE
CATALOG #
BT 003CD
BT 003CD
GENRE
ELECTRONIC
RELEASE DATE
11/10/2009
It's the people involved in
Afternoon Tea
-- originally released in 2000 on German label Ritornell and now reissued on Black Truffle with a new master, bonus tracks and newly discovered live recordings after years of being out of print -- that ensured it was more than a happy accident. The twin guitar presence of
AMM
's
Keith Rowe
and
Oren Ambarchi
and kindred spirits of the laptop -- Sydney's
Pimmon
, Vienna's
Christian Fennesz
and
Peter Rehberg
-- made it a momentous day. With all the players coming together during the 2000 What Is Music? Festival (co-curated by Ambarchi),
Afternoon Tea
stands as a highpoint of the then-emerging intersection between Powerbook performance and guitar improvisation. All subtlety, nuance and detail, it is a revelation of restraint. Built on a steadying flow of burbling rhythm, the quintet slowly weave around each others' sonics in layers, creating a tonal palette immersive in its atmosphere and magnetic in its compulsion. Hindsight clearly reveals the heart of these pieces -- important to note considering they were recorded at a time when laptop performance was an alien concept to many in experimental music, suffering controversy and backlash as well as an over-abundance of pale approaches from many who took it on as novelty as opposed to serious musical pursuit. Those involved in the
Afternoon Tea
session left their Australian tour inspired, citing their performances as a direct influence on their following work. Many great live recordings were spawned from the tour itself, including Rehberg &
Ramon Bauer
's
passt
and Fennesz's
Live At Revolver
(both on Touch), as well as Fennesz's collaboration with New Zealand's
Rosy Parlane
(released on Synaesthesia). Additionally, the seeds were sown for the Fennesz classic
Endless Summer
from 2001 (Mego).
Afternoon Tea
remains one of the quiet and real achievers for experimental music of the past decade.
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