http://www.touchmusic.org.uk/touchsevens/ Touch Sevens is a new series of 7" vinyl releases, manufactured using pro-printed cardstock sleeve with spine writing. All vinyl is cut by Transition, London, with design by Jon Wozencroft. en Copyright 2008 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:42:15 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The 8th in the series of Touch Sevens, and the first to introduce melodic narrative. Both songs are results of the WFMU podcast series "Codpaste", in which Vicki & Ergo publicly composed a series of collage compositions, deconstructing their respective practices, and a live soundtrack to Christian Marclay's "ScreenPlay". The series and soundtrack resulted in the online only album "Rhapsody in Glue", from which these two songs are alternative versions. "Withers in the Whist" takes one of Vicki & Ergo's current staple obsessions: the melody line of Prokofiev's 'Troika' from the Lieutenant Kije soundtrack (originally used in V & E's work during a particularly snowy sequence of the Marclay film). This treatment dispenses with sampling entirely, instead using instruments to create variations on Prokofiev's deceptively simple melody-line, tied together with impressionistic, stream-of-consciousness lyrics. It is playing with Prokofiev like a bad child who loves it's toys. "In The Waking" began with Ergo replaying with multitracked guitars the main melodic motifs Vicki collaged in the composition "Carmic Waltz", with Vicki then ornamenting the guitars with splashes of colour like a real painter of sound, all blended into a pot of carnival steam with Ergo's wordplay. It is a fantasy for the dream the fairground has when the world is sleeping, but only takes place five minutes before the carousel wakes up Side A: In the Waking 5:55 [Locked groove] Side B: Withers in the Whist 4:27 Available Now]]> http://www.touchmusic.org.uk/touchsevens/ts07_people_like_us_ergo_phizmiz.html http://www.touchmusic.org.uk/touchsevens/ts07_people_like_us_ergo_phizmiz.html left Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:42:15 +0000 Side A: Despite the Water Supply Part 1 4:12 Side B: Despite the Water Supply Part 2 4:05 Recorded at Steamroom Tokyo, May 2008. Thanks to Makino Takashi and Takayama Yumiko. Available Now]]> http://www.touchmusic.org.uk/touchsevens/ts08_jim_orourke_despite_the_water_supply.html http://www.touchmusic.org.uk/touchsevens/ts08_jim_orourke_despite_the_water_supply.html left Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:58:47 +0000 Side A: Behind the Radiators 1 2:52 Side B: Behind the Radiators 2 2:58 Recorded in Berlin, February 2008. Special thank you for Lary 7 Available Now]]> http://www.touchmusic.org.uk/touchsevens/ts06_mika_vainio_behind_the_radiators.html http://www.touchmusic.org.uk/touchsevens/ts06_mika_vainio_behind_the_radiators.html left Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:56:48 +0000 Side A: Highway of Diamonds 5:55 Side B: Bleeding Shadow 6:38 Electric guitars, organ, samples, bells, percussion and motorised cymbal recorded at BJB Studios, Sydney with additional overdubs made at home 2005-2007. Gratitude to Fairport Convention and Boris D Hegenbart. Available Now]]> http://www.touchmusic.org.uk/touchsevens/ts05_oren_ambarchi_highway_of_diamonds.html http://www.touchmusic.org.uk/touchsevens/ts05_oren_ambarchi_highway_of_diamonds.html left Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:18:46 +0000 7" vinyl was the quintessential format for popular music. Today, it is an undervalued and mostly promotional medium, used as a fetishistic signpost to a time of musical authenticity and a "healthy" popular culture. ]]> http://www.touchmusic.org.uk/touchsevens/touch_sevens_series_of_7_vinyl.html http://www.touchmusic.org.uk/touchsevens/touch_sevens_series_of_7_vinyl.html right Sun, 11 Nov 2007 13:36:06 +0000 Side A: On a desolate shore 5:14 Side B: A shadow passes by 3:21 These three tracks [including the download-only track, "On a desolate shore a shadow passes by"] are based on 8 different guitar recordings made at Amann Studios, Vienna, between 2005-07. The acoustic guitar was recorded with an AK c12 microphone. Other sounds were made using a Fender Stratocaster and a Vox ac15 amp. Available Now ]]> http://www.touchmusic.org.uk/touchsevens/ts04_fennesz_transition.html http://www.touchmusic.org.uk/touchsevens/ts04_fennesz_transition.html left Sun, 11 Nov 2007 13:27:07 +0000 Side A: Headphones Side B: Speakers Film soundtrack for Now.here, "The Overcoming of Hazard" by Brad Butler/Karen Mirza, August 07. Uses four atmosphere recordings, radio and an organ stop - an attempt to confuse inside and out. Mixed with Mathias Gmachl at Loop.ph using Digital Performer. 16mm projector loaded by Al Rees. Available Now]]> http://www.touchmusic.org.uk/touchsevens/ts03_aer.html http://www.touchmusic.org.uk/touchsevens/ts03_aer.html left Sun, 11 Nov 2007 13:26:54 +0000 Side A: 3m Side B: 10m The voices and rhythms of the Humboldt current around the Galapagos Islands recorded April 2006 using a pair of Dolphin Ear Pro Hydrophones onto a NAGRA ARES-Pll digital audio recorder. Locked grooves on both sides... Available Now]]> http://www.touchmusic.org.uk/touchsevens/ts02_fennesz_transition.html http://www.touchmusic.org.uk/touchsevens/ts02_fennesz_transition.html left Sun, 11 Nov 2007 13:26:37 +0000 Side A: Fennesz plays Charles Matthews Side B: Philip Jeck plays Charles Matthews Charles Matthews plays the Grand Organ in York Minster, during Spire Live on 20th January 2007. This release is a homage to Arvo Pärt... Available Now]]> http://www.touchmusic.org.uk/touchsevens/ts01_fennesz_jeck_matthews_amoroso.html http://www.touchmusic.org.uk/touchsevens/ts01_fennesz_jeck_matthews_amoroso.html left Sun, 11 Nov 2007 13:26:10 +0000 Transition; The Touch Sevens Series of 7" vinyl-only releases are available directly from the TouchShop. You can now order a bundle of all 8 produced so far from the TouchShop here A full list of Touch distributors throughout the world may be found here]]> http://www.touchmusic.org.uk/touchsevens/availability.html http://www.touchmusic.org.uk/touchsevens/availability.html right Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:52:59 +0000 TS01 | TS02 | TS03 | TS04 | TS05 | TS06 | TS07 | TS08]]> http://www.touchmusic.org.uk/touchsevens/reviews_features.html http://www.touchmusic.org.uk/touchsevens/reviews_features.html right Tue, 11 Sep 2007 13:57:40 +0000 Bruce Gilbert | Stephan Mathieu | Biosphere | Ryoji Ikeda | Philip Jeck | Rosy Parlane | BJNilsen | Jóhann Jóhannsson | Robert Hampson | Kode 9 ... http://www.touchmusic.org.uk/touchsevens/future_releases_2008.html http://www.touchmusic.org.uk/touchsevens/future_releases_2008.html right Fri, 13 Jul 2007 09:10:28 +0000