artist: SENSORBAND
title: Area / Puls
label: Sonoris
country: France
format: CD
title: Area / Puls
label: Sonoris
country: France
format: CD
"Shame of course upon myself: I have never seen the Sensorband live, and that is a
pity. Three guys with a bunch of ropes, connected with sensors. By moving around,
climbing in the ropes, the sound is changed by the sensors. These three guys are
Edwin van der Heide, Atau Tanaka and Zbigniew Karkowski - three guys with a wide
experience in sound, electronic music and performances. The question of course is:
will their sound last on CD? Since they use pure tones and oscillations which change
because of bodily movements, nothing might happen if you play this at home. It's
unclear whether these four tracks, one analogue and three digital, are recorded live, or
used in live performances. The CD opens with 'digtal.1', a slowly moving static line
with small pulses, gradually increasing tension. The 'analogue' track is much alike, but
much slower. The build-up takes more time (no surprise in a track that lasts 28
minutes) and is very austere in setting. The two shorter 'digital.2' and 'digital.3' are like
the opening track. More pulsating, without getting anywhere near a beat. Number is
almost like a sentimental song, with a tone of sadness in there. The press text talks
about the missing link between Hafler Trio and Pan Sonic, I'd like to add a link to Alvin
Lucier's 'Music On A Long Thin Wire': pure tones changed by the environment. A very
minimal, but very nice work..." (Frans De Waard - Vital Weekly)
pity. Three guys with a bunch of ropes, connected with sensors. By moving around,
climbing in the ropes, the sound is changed by the sensors. These three guys are
Edwin van der Heide, Atau Tanaka and Zbigniew Karkowski - three guys with a wide
experience in sound, electronic music and performances. The question of course is:
will their sound last on CD? Since they use pure tones and oscillations which change
because of bodily movements, nothing might happen if you play this at home. It's
unclear whether these four tracks, one analogue and three digital, are recorded live, or
used in live performances. The CD opens with 'digtal.1', a slowly moving static line
with small pulses, gradually increasing tension. The 'analogue' track is much alike, but
much slower. The build-up takes more time (no surprise in a track that lasts 28
minutes) and is very austere in setting. The two shorter 'digital.2' and 'digital.3' are like
the opening track. More pulsating, without getting anywhere near a beat. Number is
almost like a sentimental song, with a tone of sadness in there. The press text talks
about the missing link between Hafler Trio and Pan Sonic, I'd like to add a link to Alvin
Lucier's 'Music On A Long Thin Wire': pure tones changed by the environment. A very
minimal, but very nice work..." (Frans De Waard - Vital Weekly)