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Understanding 9/11Brian Lavelle - the houses of the russians [cnv 19]
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The Houses of the Russians was composed during 2004 entirely of locally recorded field recordings manipulated using Max/MSP on a PowerBook G4. Each of the pieces is a live improvisation, without overdubs or further post-recording sound processing. Like the eponymous dwellings, the six segments of this work are deliberately unnatural and out of place; they exist as nebulous entities, storm clouds born of confusion - 'Their houses are supposed to be unlucky, and no one goes near them.'
Miehen on mela K ädessä, Jumala venettä viepi.
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The Houses of the Russians was composed during 2004 entirely of locally recorded field recordings manipulated using Max/MSP on a PowerBook G4. Each of the pieces is a live improvisation, without overdubs or further post-recording sound processing. Like the eponymous dwellings, the six segments of this work are deliberately unnatural and out of place; they exist as nebulous entities, storm clouds born of confusion - 'Their houses are supposed to be unlucky, and no one goes near them.'
Miehen on mela K ädessä, Jumala venettä viepi.
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| Painted in Faded Blue |
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| Second House |
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| Blessed Medals |
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| Faint Lights |
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Reviews
Reviewer:
LAJ
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March 27, 2006
Subject: First Experience
Subject: First Experience
The Houses of the Russians was my first listening experience with Brian Lavelles compositions in sound and whetted my appetite for more of his work. The individual tracks (whose sounds are derived from field recordings) range from choppy, minimal explorations [Blessed Medals] to noisy, dense abstract meanderings [First House, Painted in Faded Blue] to beautiful, flowing drones [Second House] to unrelenting, tension filled atmospheres [Third House]. A personal favorite is Fainted Lights with a blend of gentle drones, almost annoying percussive sounds, and bursts of discordant noise. LAJ
