After bending a vcs3 synth the putney in the early 70s to play it with a touchable crackle. Lp plays with more noise due to either dirt or stronger surface marks but no bad marksscratches and is still is in a very. This will preserve the content of the old site which is now defunct and provide other. Truuss inspiration was the crackle synthesizer, invented by michel waisvisz. Icp tentet tetterettet cd cdsteimcrackle boxmichel waisviszinstant composers pool. This incredible album, released on fmp in 1978, was created almost entirely with crackle synthesizer thats 3 crackle. Oddly, waisvisz eschews record making for live performance, so this is basically his complete works. Michel waisvisz crackle vinyl records, lp, cd on cdandlp.
An international summit meeting, pillow circles joins four american jazz musicians with four dutch improvisers. Michel waisvisz rare 78 private press lp crackle mint experimental electronics. Han benninkpiano, drums, viola, banjo, bass clarinet. This excellent lp was already on my to do list for is but nick was quicker. 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. Michel waisvisz is a composerperformer of live electronic music, who has developed new ways to achieve physical touch with electronic music instruments.
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. 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. Playing odd electronic instruments, bass and vocals, most of their performances were improvised. Michel waisvisz holanda, 1978 crackle full youtube.
I have very high standards for grading and am seriously skeptical of any claim of m or nm. Michel waisvisz crackle lp fmp records claxon records 1978 fan upload, first heard this record almost 10 years ago. With batteries, an amplifier inside and its own horn loudspeaker it could be played everywhere. Adventures in the nww list, part 1 wfmus beware of the blog. It took a while, but it was finally identified as the track a cheval from the michel waisvisz album crackle, released 1978 on fmp. France 1967 press released in uk sleeve, nm condition, eur 110,the kinks. These two lps have been already reissued in one cd with changing orders of titles. Recorded in 1977, the instant composers pools tetterettet is the first classic of the bands larger incarnations. The policemen thought they captured some kind of spy. Some 20 years ago i bought an obscure philipsharlekijn lp containing the famous ballet mecanique by george antheil. Welcome to crackle michel waisvisz information archive. Performercomposerinventor waisvisz built his first crackle box in the 70s and is still going strong.
I caught a great triplebill last saturday just up the street from my house at the toothblack house. Altena formed the group of improvising string players with derek bailey on electric and acuoustic guitars, altena on bass and cello and cigar box. A composer, performer and inventor of groundbreaking. With this term, i refer to live music pieces based on a combination of. He is pioneering a music that manages to structure improvisation with composed elements in an inimitable and sophisticated manner. Plus instruments exile in paradise unreleased lp from. Michel waisviszs c rackle synthesizer played by jan st. Michel waisviszs crackle synthesizer played by jan st. Michel waisvisz was once brought to a police station in the ardennes after having been found playing on a clear night in the woods. Swinging the bim import cd schlippenbach trio currently unavailable. In 1978 george maciunas, founder and chairman of fluxus, died in new york at the age of 47. Michel waisvisz holanda, 1978 crackle full nicolas guzman. Michel waisvisz 8 july 1949, leiden 18 june 2008, amsterdam was a dutch composer, performer and inventor of experimental electronic musical instruments. Maarten van regteren altena, cello, cigar box, bass.
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. So went the the slogan scrawled on the wall of michel waisviszs. Michel waisvisz crackle lp fmp records claxon records 1978 fan upload, first heard this record almost 10 years ago first track of the album. Gramavision edition block, greb 114, 1982, 3sided doublelp, gatefold sleeve. 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. A reissue of icp tentets tetterettet, originally released in 1977. Dempsey present a reissue of willem breuker and han benninks new acoustic swing duo, originally released in 1967.
In 1924 antheil worked with fernand leger on a dada inspired abstract film called ballet mecanique. He was the artistic director of steim in amsterdam from 1981, where he collaborated with musicians and artists from all over the world. His wonderful fmp record from 77, with crackle synthesizer, vcs3, mouth organ, plus five bonus tracks from later that do not disappoint. At the same time she was also the lead singer in the popular dutch new wave band nasmak.
Michel waisvisz crackle box alan silva bass han bennink drums, bass clarinet. They teamed up michel waisvisz, the inventor of the crackle synthesizer in numerous performances where they peddled their strange single. His debut lp crackle was almost entirely performed on the crackle synthesizer. An outer realm jam session of one man utilizing his own invention. Michel waisvisz 8 july 1949, leiden 18 june 2008, amsterdam was a dutch composer. And when i say flawless that is exactly what i mean. Over the years writes dozens of compositions for his own ensembles. Late in 1967, saxophonist willem breuker and drummer han bennink recorded the first lp for the new artistrun free improvised music label, icp records. Lp may play with more hissslight crackle but not louder than the music. Soundblog michel waisvisz 19492008 sing laping, sing. Shop 2 records for sale for album crackle by michel waisvisz on cdandlp in vinyl and cd format.
This combination of two lp issued from indianavigation of live recording, namely the grip and metamorphosis. Altenabaileydayhonsingerhorsthuis kploeng maarten van regteren altena, double bass, cigar box, violoncello derek bailey, electric and acoustic guitar terry day, percussion, mandoline, balloons, toys, clarinet. Michel waisvisz touch sound wmmna michels crackleboxes in public action. The crackle synthesizer was a selfsupporting instrument.