GENDREAU, MICHAEL/FRANCISCO LOPEZ - Split

"Both Francisco Lopez and Michael Gendreau are extremely well known sound artists with dedicated fan bases throughout the United States, Western and Eastern Europe, and Japan. Francisco Lopez is perhaps best known for his dynamic studio and live performances that sway between crushing silence and dynamic, shifting volume swells. A trained acoustician, Gendreau uses extremely refined microphones - designed for acoustic and vibrational research - to record sounds such as turntable motor hum, belts, and run out grooves on records more than 70 years old to create incredibly rich recordings. Gendreaus side is an incredible journey through a forest of alternately prickly and soothing sounds generated from turntable motor hum, belts, and run out grooves. Lopez used similar source material for his side, creating a beautiful oceanic wall of sound based (predominantly) on crackle, hum, and scratches". - C.I.P.