{"title":"december 17, 2021","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"agencement-viosphere-selected-works-1984-1991","title":"AGENCEMENT - Viosphere+ Selected Works 1984 - 1991","description":"\u003cimg src=\"http:\/\/anmailorder.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/06\/agencement-box.jpg\" width='199\"' height='199\"' align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http:\/\/www.art-into-life.com\/data\/a-i-l\/_\/70726f647563742f32303133303532345f6531646337312e6a7067003330300000660066.jpg\" width='199\"' height='199\"' align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http:\/\/www.art-into-life.com\/data\/a-i-l\/_\/70726f647563742f32303133303532345f3363646465652e6a7067003330300000660066.jpg\" width='199\"' height='199\"' align=\"right\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\\r\\n\"...dont imagine any rigid structure. Fixed points are constantly forced into motion, and the provision of any explicit three dimensional model is avoided entirely. 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This 2LP set reissues 'Radio Embudagonn', a self-released double-CD-R and booklet set in an edition of just 18 that saw virtually no distribution at all in 2009. It's a record of an intensely distinctive approach to sound collage that drew together AM radio recordings from the late 1980s with Kasaharas own compositions. It's a deeply moving portrait of his inner world of consciousness at that particular historical moment. Includes a 12-page booklet - each one individually handmade by Kasahara and includes purpose-made prints, porn mag collages, etc. Comes in a 12 inch envelope, tied with a black-dyed kite string. (The tracks that wouldn't fit on to the LPs have been added as a cassette). 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All tracks were remastered by Kiyoharu Kuwayama (Lethe) in 2016. The individual sleeves provide printed reproductions of the original artwork and package design. Limited edition of 200.\" - Art Into Life.\\r\\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\\r\\n\"\"Maria\" (1995), \"Medium of Lights\" (1996) and \"Assimilation\" (1999) were a three-part solo work, where the album and track titles were deliberately designed to overlap and resonate with each other. Since the release of my first CD in 2002, I have concentrated on drone performance, so these three works record the final manifestation of the guitar amp feedback approach I used before. \"Maria\" was released by the Kyoto label G.R.O.S.S. in an edition of 120, but I released the other two works myself and they saw virtually no distribution. 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The 1990s were a fascinating moment for music and new idioms of experimental music began to bubble in the underground. While often belonging to highly localized scenes and thus overlooked by a broad listenership in the moment, many of these gestures have proven to be profoundly important and influential and have left an indelible mark on the musical landscapes that have followed in their wake. Particularly notable among others C.C.C.C.'s first album, Cosmic Coincidence Control Center, that sprang from Japanese noise scene, during what can be considered the \"golden age of noise\". The Japanese noise act C.C.C.C. was formed in 1989 by Hiroshi Hasegawa and Japanese bondage film star Mayuko Hino and was active until 1998. On their first work, recorded at Telecom Studio in Higashi-Nakano, Tokyo on 1991 and released by Hasegawa's own label Endorphine Factory in CD format on 1992, there are four members; each playing a different instrument, to create their own unique sound. Hiroshi Hasegawa and Fumio Kosakai on electronics and synths, Ryuichi Nagakubo on bass and Mayuko Hino on vocals and metal percussion working together make for a diverse project that goes a way beyond the standard \"electronic roar\" that most noise artists rely on. The result is a startlingly visionary body of sound that stretches across this vinyl reissue, gathering intricate, noise ambiances and captured sonic fragments, deftly manipulated and infiltrated by electronic pulses and various other interventions, toward an immersive and cohesive sonic environment, that drowns the ear in sheets of detail. Bordering on an ecstatic sonic assault of the highest order, the work's movements range from incredible arrangements of electronic noise and tonality to a stunning effort of synth, all constructed with an incredible sense of immediacy and physicality, making the album easily one of the most noteworthy and incredible recordings from C.C.C.C. An absolute gem from the vaults of '90s noise music: bristles with energy, physicality, and immediacy, representing a highwater mark from one of the most important noise collectives of the last 30 years. With Hidenobu Kaneda's pictures from the photo session used for the original CD artwork and Akifumi Nakajima's original notes on layout, Urashima create the perfect replica of the original artwork for the vinyl version; Includes exclusive inserts and posters.\" - Urashima.","brand":"Urashima","offers":[{"title":"LP\/7\"","offer_id":42201574539483,"sku":"","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2295\/2925\/products\/UMA152LP_CU.jpg?v=1639765955"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.fusetronsound.com\/collections\/december-17-2021.oembed?page=3","provider":"fusetron","version":"1.0","type":"link"}