Michel waisvisz crackle lp fmp records claxon records 1978 fan upload, first heard this record almost 10 years ago first track of the album. Altenabaileydayhonsingerhorsthuis kploeng maarten van regteren altena, double bass, cigar box, violoncello derek bailey, electric and acoustic guitar terry day, percussion, mandoline, balloons, toys, clarinet. Lp may play with more hissslight crackle but not louder than the music. Oddly, waisvisz eschews record making for live performance, so this is basically his complete works. A beautiful recording from the german fmp label of exceptional electronic creativity from michel waisvisz, inventor of the crackle box, a small hand held electronic instrument used for causing all sorts of musical caos. Maarten van regteren altena, cello, cigar box, bass. Plus instruments exile in paradise unreleased lp from. A reissue of icp tentets tetterettet, originally released in 1977. With this term, i refer to live music pieces based on a combination of. In 1924 antheil worked with fernand leger on a dada inspired abstract film called ballet mecanique.
A composer, performer and inventor of groundbreaking. I have curated a series of diverse, yet interrelated, works on the theme of biophysical music. They teamed up michel waisvisz, the inventor of the crackle synthesizer in numerous performances where they peddled their strange single. Late in 1967, saxophonist willem breuker and drummer han bennink recorded the first lp for the new artistrun free improvised music label, icp records. Michel waisvisz rare 78 private press lp crackle mint experimental electronics. Michel waiswisz pushes technology to its expressive limit, by creating electronic musical instruments which depend on the physical intelligence of the performer. This incredible album, released on fmp in 1978, was created almost entirely with crackle synthesizer thats 3 crackle. And when i say flawless that is exactly what i mean. Adventures in the nww list, part 1 wfmus beware of the blog. Michel waisvisz crackle box alan silva bass han bennink drums, bass clarinet. Shop 2 records for sale for album crackle by michel waisvisz on cdandlp in vinyl and cd format. Michel waisvisz holanda, 1978 crackle full youtube.
In 1978 george maciunas, founder and chairman of fluxus, died in new york at the age of 47. She has incorporated its sounds over the years, blending it with her traditional singing style and continues to use her own selfdesigned synthesizers in her shows and recordings. Altena formed the group of improvising string players with derek bailey on electric and acuoustic guitars, altena on bass and cello and cigar box. Michel waisviszs crackle synthesizer played by jan st. He was the artistic director of steim in amsterdam from 1981, where he collaborated with musicians and artists from all over the world. Michel waisviszs c rackle synthesizer played by jan st. Similar in feel to his flatlands collective, this effort finds dutch expatriate and multiinstrumentalist jorrit dijkstra paying homage to a handful of artists who have inspired him, with each piece dedicated to an individual. Michel waisvisz is a composerperformer of live electronic music, who has developed new ways to achieve physical touch with electronic music instruments. Truuss inspiration was the crackle synthesizer, invented by michel waisvisz. This combination of two lp issued from indianavigation of live recording, namely the grip and metamorphosis. Michel waisvisz 8 july 1949, leiden 18 june 2008, amsterdam was a dutch composer, performer and inventor of experimental electronic musical instruments. Gramavision edition block, greb 114, 1982, 3sided doublelp, gatefold sleeve.
Playing odd electronic instruments, bass and vocals, most of their performances were improvised. After bending a vcs3 synth the putney in the early 70s to play it with a touchable crackle. Michel waisvisz crackle lp fmp records claxon records 1978 fan upload, first heard this record almost 10 years ago. Recorded in 1977, the instant composers pools tetterettet is the first classic of the bands larger incarnations. I have many examples of flawless lps, of various genres. Over the years writes dozens of compositions for his own ensembles. The policemen thought they captured some kind of spy. France 1967 press released in uk sleeve, nm condition, eur 110,the kinks. This excellent lp was already on my to do list for is but nick was quicker. Michel waisvisz holanda, 1978 crackle full nicolas guzman.
With batteries, an amplifier inside and its own horn loudspeaker it could be played everywhere. An international summit meeting, pillow circles joins four american jazz musicians with four dutch improvisers. Michel waisvisz was once brought to a police station in the ardennes after having been found playing on a clear night in the woods. The crackle synthesizer was a selfsupporting instrument. I caught a great triplebill last saturday just up the street from my house at the toothblack house. These two lps have been already reissued in one cd with changing orders of titles. Icp tentet tetterettet cd cdsteimcrackle boxmichel waisviszinstant composers pool. An ongoing project, with the intention of basically recreating the audion guide to nurse with wounds annotated version of the nww list which has, for each artist listed, the particular recording that audion believes that artist was chosen for, but without the bogus entry they included for fun. At the same time she was also the lead singer in the popular dutch new wave band nasmak. Soundblog michel waisvisz 19492008 sing laping, sing. His debut lp crackle was almost entirely performed on the crackle synthesizer. Michel waisvisz touch sound wmmna michels crackleboxes in public action. As an improviser, and from 1977 as leader of his own ensembles, maarten van regteren altena amsterdam, 22 january 1943 has built an international reputation. Dempsey present a reissue of willem breuker and han benninks new acoustic swing duo, originally released in 1967.
Han benninkpiano, drums, viola, banjo, bass clarinet. I have very high standards for grading and am seriously skeptical of any claim of m or nm. So went the the slogan scrawled on the wall of michel waisviszs. Michel waisvisz crackle vinyl records, lp, cd on cdandlp. Waisvisz s first effort at a crackle based instrument, made out of an adapted putney vcs3 synthesiser and played by pressing and connecting the solder blobs with. Just like tolerances album anonym, it is one of the great and insanely rare albums on the famous nurse with wound list. It took a while, but it was finally identified as the track a cheval from the michel waisvisz album crackle, released 1978 on fmp. Lp plays with more noise due to either dirt or stronger surface marks but no bad marksscratches and is still is in a very. His wonderful fmp record from 77, with crackle synthesizer, vcs3, mouth organ, plus five bonus tracks from later that do not disappoint. Swinging the bim import cd schlippenbach trio currently unavailable. Motor ghost a gold chain round her breast private lp. Original ep 67 w boogie with lp 68 78 w living the blues 2lp 68 w hallelujah twen lp 69 w live future blues boot lp 70 w future blues lp 70 w vintage lp 70 w 70 concert live in europe lp w hooker and heat 2lp 71 w live in topanga.