artist: VARIOUS ARTISTS
title: Blocks Of Consciousness And The Unbroken Continuum
label: Sound 323
country: UK
format: book & DVD (PAL)
title: Blocks Of Consciousness And The Unbroken Continuum
label: Sound 323
country: UK
format: book & DVD (PAL)
BLOCKS OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND THE UNBROKEN CONTINUUM.
Book + DVD (requires region free DVD player).
Editors: Brian Marley and Mark Wastell.
Hardback. 341 printed pages - full colour.
Publishing date - 1st January 2006
Exclusive Limited Edition.
Please note, this is a heavy item and as is always the case in the and/OAR Diffusion
shop, the price includes first class shipping within North America and air mail shipping
elsewhere.
"Blocks of Consciousness is, and will in future be, an important document; an invaluable
file on probably the only active global musical movement with the intellectual stamina to
consistently question the fundamental uses of sound and music." (The Wire)
What is the most significant development that has occurred in adventurous music during
technological one. Rather, it's how we, musicians and audience alike, have opened our
ears to the world and embraced its sounds as both a musical resource and as music
itself. Blocks of Consciousness and The Unbroken Continuum explores the work and
aesthetic of various cutting edge musicians, environmental / sound artists and
noise-makers. As well as profiles of Richard Chartier, The Necks, John Wall and Sachiko
M, the book contains explorations of the history and changing nature of free
improvisation, of Cage's iconoclastic 4'33", and of where to draw the line (somewhat
tentatively, to be sure) between improvisation and composition. There is, in addition, a
series of personal statements by almost two dozen musicians, composers and sound
artists, collected by Rhodri Davies; and in Out in the Field Bertrand Denzler and Jean-Luc
Guionnet interview improvisers about their music and group the anonymised answers
thematically. The authors of the principal chapters - David Toop, Clive Bell, Brian Marley,
Dan Warburton, Andy Hamilton and Will Montgomery - are well-known and respected
writers on music/sound. Machines, noise and improvisation are factors common to all of
the chapters in the book. David Reid's DVD selection of video performances also carries
this theme. The performances, all filmed during the last five years and part of his
growing archive, represent a diverse range of musicians and their musics. Note,
however, that the DVD content is neither illustrative of nor subordinate to the written
material in the book; it comprises a chapter in its own right.
A feature of Blocks of Consciousness and The Unbroken Continuum that will be much
remarked upon is Damien Beaton's lavish design, which makes the book so much more
than a mere receptacle for words.
CONTENTS:
- Introduction by the editors.
- Brian Marley: "John Cage: Qualities of Silence"
- Rhodri Davies: " What are you doing with your music?"
Answers to this question supplied by Otomo Yoshihide, Phil Durrant, Annette
Krebs, Graham Halliwell, Xavier Charles, Bernhard Günter, Andrea Neumann,
Lee Patterson, Sean Meehan, Matt Davis, Mattin, Ruth Barberán, Burkhard
Beins, Isabelle Duthoit, Jérôme Noetinger, Angharad Davies, Takehiro
Nishide, Nikos Veliotis, James Saunders, Johan Berthling, Taku Unami, Steve
Roden, and Margarida Garcia.
- Clive Bell: "Sachiko M: Ah, the Sweet Torture."
- Dan Warburton: "Les Instants Composés."
- Andy Hamilton: "The Necks."
- David Reid: Performances - video chapter (see below).
- Brian Marley: "John Wall: The Rocky Road to cphon."
- Bertrand Denzler and Jean-Luc Guionnet: "Out in the Field."
- Will Montgomery: "On the Surface of Silence: Reticence in the Music of Richard
Chartier."
- David Toop: "The Feeling of Rooms."
DVD features live concert performances from; Keith Rowe: Derby Dance Centre, Derby,
23 November 2003. Evan Parker: St Michael and All Angels, Chiswick, London, 11
October 2001. Birdyak (Bob Cobbing, Lol Coxhill, Hugh Metcalfe, Jennifer Pike): Freedom
of the City, Conway Hall, London, 4 May 2002. John Tilbury: Ongaku, St Cyprians, London,
25 November 2003. Anton Lukoszevieze & Eddie Prévost: Freedom of the City, Conway
Hall, London, 6 May 2002. Broken Consort (Matt Davis, Rhodri Davies, Mark Wastell):
Whitworth Gallery, Manchester, 20 July 2003. Jérôme Noetinger: The Termite Club,
Adelphi Public House, Leeds, 26 March 2004. John Butcher: St Michael and All Angels,
Chiswick, London, 22 November 2001 Tetuzi Akiyama: Ongaku, 291 Gallery, London, 15
June 2003. Nmperign (Greg Kelley and Bhob Rainey): Sound 323, Highgate, London, 5
June 2004.
Book + DVD (requires region free DVD player).
Editors: Brian Marley and Mark Wastell.
Hardback. 341 printed pages - full colour.
Publishing date - 1st January 2006
Exclusive Limited Edition.
Please note, this is a heavy item and as is always the case in the and/OAR Diffusion
shop, the price includes first class shipping within North America and air mail shipping
elsewhere.
"Blocks of Consciousness is, and will in future be, an important document; an invaluable
file on probably the only active global musical movement with the intellectual stamina to
consistently question the fundamental uses of sound and music." (The Wire)
What is the most significant development that has occurred in adventurous music during
technological one. Rather, it's how we, musicians and audience alike, have opened our
ears to the world and embraced its sounds as both a musical resource and as music
itself. Blocks of Consciousness and The Unbroken Continuum explores the work and
aesthetic of various cutting edge musicians, environmental / sound artists and
noise-makers. As well as profiles of Richard Chartier, The Necks, John Wall and Sachiko
M, the book contains explorations of the history and changing nature of free
improvisation, of Cage's iconoclastic 4'33", and of where to draw the line (somewhat
tentatively, to be sure) between improvisation and composition. There is, in addition, a
series of personal statements by almost two dozen musicians, composers and sound
artists, collected by Rhodri Davies; and in Out in the Field Bertrand Denzler and Jean-Luc
Guionnet interview improvisers about their music and group the anonymised answers
thematically. The authors of the principal chapters - David Toop, Clive Bell, Brian Marley,
Dan Warburton, Andy Hamilton and Will Montgomery - are well-known and respected
writers on music/sound. Machines, noise and improvisation are factors common to all of
the chapters in the book. David Reid's DVD selection of video performances also carries
this theme. The performances, all filmed during the last five years and part of his
growing archive, represent a diverse range of musicians and their musics. Note,
however, that the DVD content is neither illustrative of nor subordinate to the written
material in the book; it comprises a chapter in its own right.
A feature of Blocks of Consciousness and The Unbroken Continuum that will be much
remarked upon is Damien Beaton's lavish design, which makes the book so much more
than a mere receptacle for words.
CONTENTS:
- Introduction by the editors.
- Brian Marley: "John Cage: Qualities of Silence"
- Rhodri Davies: " What are you doing with your music?"
Answers to this question supplied by Otomo Yoshihide, Phil Durrant, Annette
Krebs, Graham Halliwell, Xavier Charles, Bernhard Günter, Andrea Neumann,
Lee Patterson, Sean Meehan, Matt Davis, Mattin, Ruth Barberán, Burkhard
Beins, Isabelle Duthoit, Jérôme Noetinger, Angharad Davies, Takehiro
Nishide, Nikos Veliotis, James Saunders, Johan Berthling, Taku Unami, Steve
Roden, and Margarida Garcia.
- Clive Bell: "Sachiko M: Ah, the Sweet Torture."
- Dan Warburton: "Les Instants Composés."
- Andy Hamilton: "The Necks."
- David Reid: Performances - video chapter (see below).
- Brian Marley: "John Wall: The Rocky Road to cphon."
- Bertrand Denzler and Jean-Luc Guionnet: "Out in the Field."
- Will Montgomery: "On the Surface of Silence: Reticence in the Music of Richard
Chartier."
- David Toop: "The Feeling of Rooms."
DVD features live concert performances from; Keith Rowe: Derby Dance Centre, Derby,
23 November 2003. Evan Parker: St Michael and All Angels, Chiswick, London, 11
October 2001. Birdyak (Bob Cobbing, Lol Coxhill, Hugh Metcalfe, Jennifer Pike): Freedom
of the City, Conway Hall, London, 4 May 2002. John Tilbury: Ongaku, St Cyprians, London,
25 November 2003. Anton Lukoszevieze & Eddie Prévost: Freedom of the City, Conway
Hall, London, 6 May 2002. Broken Consort (Matt Davis, Rhodri Davies, Mark Wastell):
Whitworth Gallery, Manchester, 20 July 2003. Jérôme Noetinger: The Termite Club,
Adelphi Public House, Leeds, 26 March 2004. John Butcher: St Michael and All Angels,
Chiswick, London, 22 November 2001 Tetuzi Akiyama: Ongaku, 291 Gallery, London, 15
June 2003. Nmperign (Greg Kelley and Bhob Rainey): Sound 323, Highgate, London, 5
June 2004.