{"product_id":"toral-rafael-wave-field-2025-edition","title":"TORAL, RAFAEL - Wave Field (2025 Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"In 1987, \u003cb\u003eRafael Toral\u003c\/b\u003e began making his own compositions and solo recordings using electric guitar in an enhanced signal path. In the time since then, he has developed his conceptions, first as a guitar improviser, then in what he called his 'Space Program,' utilizing self-made electronic modules. 2024's \u003ci\u003eSpectral Evolution\u003c\/i\u003e was a much-acclaimed return to guitar voicings and improvisations, edified by his further explorations in electronic sound. In the wake of his extraordinary new music comes a new set of CD masters for Rafael's first two albums, \u003ci\u003eSound Mind Sound Body\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWave Field\u003c\/i\u003e. Nearly 40 years later, these recordings sound remarkably prescient and perfectly timeless -- fresher today than when they were first released! \u003ci\u003eWave Field\u003c\/i\u003e, released in 1995, was a departure from the first album into new composition methods involving the dirty textures of rock guitar, sounding in the open ears of many listeners (like \u003cb\u003eJim O'Rourke\u003c\/b\u003e, who issued the disc in the US on dexter's cigar) as a synthesis of disparate elements -- a nexus where \u003cb\u003eAlvin Lucier\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eSonic Youth\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMy Bloody Valentine\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eEno\u003c\/b\u003e blend together. Here, the clangorous potential of the guitar was emphasized, giving a metallic edge to the two extended pieces and 'radio edit' coda. The jacket paid subtle tribute to My Bloody Valentine, which, along with the radio edit, suggested a harmony between musical directions as wildly disparate as minimalist experimental and rock. Today, such a paradoxical intent is more widely considered as a part of the artist's purview. \u003ci\u003eWave Field\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSound Mind Sound Body\u003c\/i\u003e to sit perfectly among the forward-reaching music of today -- as it continues to evolve in listeners' ears, moving ever towards the next conception of listening space.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Drag City","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":46964645167323,"sku":"","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2295\/2925\/files\/DC702CD_CU.jpg?v=1750260153","url":"https:\/\/www.fusetronsound.com\/products\/toral-rafael-wave-field-2025-edition","provider":"fusetron","version":"1.0","type":"link"}