Sam Dunscombe - Plasmatic Music [COMPACT DISCS] USA import

Sam Dunscombe writes: "This release marks Volume 4 in Mode's Radulescu Edition. The three works on this release explore different aspects of Radulescu's theory of Sound Plasma as it evolved over the course of the 1970s, from Radulescu's early to middle periods. Capricorn's Nostalgic Crickets (1972) presents a simple pulse of spectrally dense sound events, described in the composer's own words as a "PULSE-TIDE of MUSIC and SILENCE." The seven clarinetists should transcend their instrumental selves, coming together to evoke the sounds of the natural world - the timbres of electronic music, the magical and phonetic aspects of language, even other instruments. This is to be done in the most fluid way possible, never dwelling on any one interaction but rather creating a sense of a whole universe of sounds constantly evolving and decaying. Small Infinities' Togetherness (1972) is the shimmering articulation of a single sound spectrum (that of a low 'D') that shifts between harmonicity and inharmonicity, spectral narrowness and spectral width. The version presented on this album features two archival recordings of Radulescu playing organ (the original tape from Fountains of My Sky) and synthesiser (initially intended as a backing track for a duo version with Fernando Grillo). These are augmented with two sound groups recorded in the period between 2018-21, one of electronics (analogue and digital synthesis together with tape manipulation) and one of acoustic instruments (a set of Ra ATTENTION: please remember that all Blu-Rays are Region A USA and all DVDs Region 1 USA and you will need a multi region Blu-Ray/DVD player to play them.