FS music: Bernard Parmegiani/Philip Samartzis split lp

[ddohnggo]

Sorry for the spam, but there a few people on this site that seem to be into experimental music. My label Plates of Sound just released its second lp, a split with Synaethesia records in Australia.

Plates of Sound 002/Synaethesia 003

Bernard Parmegiani/Philip Samartzis - Immer/Sound b/w Transparency

"The pairing of the influential French electronic musician, Bernard Parmegiani, and Australian born sound artist

Philip Samartzis on the Immer/Sound - Transparency split is a match that makes perfect sense. Parmegiani's

body of work is massive and has been a driving force behind the evolution of electro-acoustic music. His

contribution to the split, Immer/Sound, is a continuation of his exploration into composed acoustic sounds,

which begins with a reverberated snare hit and evolves into a head spinning journey. On the flip-side, Philip

crafts a carefully plotted and composed piece, Transparency, which sends the listener in and out of a hazy

world of electronic hisses, hums, and intonations.

This split celebrates Bernard's performance and involvement in Philip's Immersion festival. Although generations

apart, both artists have laid common ground in their music, evident in this exciting new split lp between

these two heavyweight electronic musicians."

- plates of sound

"Over the last several years I have curated a series of events called

Immersion focused on the theory and practice of surround sound

spatialisation. For the inaugural Immersion (1999) I commissioned

Bernard to compose a piece for Dolby surround sound playback as part of

a concert series that took place in a cinema. Bernard titled the piece

Immer/sound and will accompany a track that I produced for the second

Immersion called Transparency based on field recordings I made of the

Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art in Paris in 2001. The next

iteration of Immersion takes place in Berlin this September which is

why I am trying to get the record out over the next couple of months. I

have brought Bernard out to Australia twice, the first time was for

Immersion and the second time was for Liquid Architecture in 2003. For

LA we set up a 24-loudspeaker orchestra so that he could present his

work in the best possible way. Composers like Bernard initially compose

for a loudspeaker orchestra before publishing their works in stereo so

the most accurate way to experience their work is through such a

system. Listening to a Parmegiani piece in stereo pales in comparison."

- Philip Samartzis

You can go to Keith Whitman's http://www.mimaroglumusicsales.com

to check out a music clip, read his description of the record, AND buy tons of awesome music.

I have a few copies, so when I run out please buy from Keith or Forced Exposure.

price:

13.00 ppd US

14.50 ppd Canada

COMBO DEAL

----------------------

You can get this record and Philip Samartzis' Soft and Loud (180 gram vinyl deluxe release. First record I put out) for

$24 ppd in the US referenced here:

http://www.bagatellen.com/ihatemusic/viewtopic.php?t=3290&highlight=samartzis

Check out Philip's profile in Sept's Wire magazine (Smegma on the cover).

paypal: platesofsound (at) gmail.com

[minya]

I saw Samartzis live about five years ago. Amazing stuff.

too bad I don't have a turntable anymore

[ddohnggo]

unfortunately, releasing experimental music, on vinyl no less, is probably one of the least glamorous things to do.