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01. Zimoun - Guitar Studies I
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02. Zimoun - Guitar Studies II
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03. Zimoun - Guitar Studies III
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ARTIST
ZIMOUN
TITLE
Guitar Studies I-III
FORMAT
CD/BOOK
LABEL
ROOM40
CATALOG #
RM 4156CD
RM 4156CD
GENRE
EXPERIMENTAL
RELEASE DATE
5/6/2022
Swiss artist
Zimoun
is known for creating effortlessly deep and fluid sound works and sculptures. On
Guitar Studies I-III
he limits his acoustic focus to just one instrument, arguably the most iconic of the modern age. In doing so, he begins a vertical study of the guitar, seeking deeper and deeper into its tonal and timbral qualities, pushing to reveal the dynamic possibilities of the instrument. Using a wide variety of techniques and settings, he unlocks an entirely personal and profound reading of the guitar. It is one that is equal parts static and dynamic, visceral and delicate.
Guitar Studies I-III
is a masterwork of iteration, patience and harmony. The edition is published in tandem with a book featuring a long form in conversation between Zimoun and
Lawrence English
, and also includes archival photos, installation views, and other materials.
From Zimoun: "With the
Guitar Studies
series I've dealt solely with noises and sounds produced by guitars. Partly I played the guitars by hand in a more conventional way, but more often I prepared them, or activated them by using small DC motors. I used various microphones for the recordings, as well as the loose contact of a pickup and many different amps; from a small toy amp that was partially defective to a beautiful Magnatone amp with analog tremolo from the sixties and an old Fender Amp I bought together with my first guitar when I was ten years old. I also played recorded sounds back in different environments, for example inside a cardboard tube or in different rooms with various sizes, and then recorded them again. This way I added natural resonate and spatiality to the sounds. I also created a distorted sounds by sending the signal of the guitar to a naked speaker membrane lying on the table, and then put some sand on the membrane itself . . . I did not work with loops in any of the compositions. For each layer in each piece, I recorded whatever I was exploring over the whole period of about an hour. In this way, I put together countless hours of sounds. Through the almost endless overlaying and long recording takes, I have tried to achieve a kind of liveliness, even if at the same time no major changes happen in the composition. It's never exactly the same, but never going somewhere else either. In that sense these compositions also have a strong sculptural component. After this process, I started working on the microstructures of the recordings. For example, I recorded slow equalizer shifts in some of these tracks over the whole period of time. I also played these live via various controllers and analogue equalizers. This approach allowed the individual frequencies to become more present over long periods of time or mix with others..."
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