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2-LP Gatefold Vinyl Release.
It's the people involved in Afternoon Tea -- originally released
in 2000 on German label Ritornell and now available on vinyl for the
first time with a new master, bonus tracks and newly discovered live
recordings -- that ensured it as more than a happy accident. The twin
guitar presence of AMM's Keith Rowe and Oren Ambarchi and kindred
spirits of the laptop -- Sydney's Pimmon, Vienna's Christian Fennesz
and Peter Rehberg -- made it a momentous day. With all the players
coming together during the 2000 What Is Music? Festival, Afternoon Tea
stands as a highpoint of the then-emerging intersection between
Powerbook performance and guitar improvisation. All subtlety, nuance
and detail, it is a revelation of restraint. Built on a steadying flow
of burbling rhythm, the quintet slowly weave around each others' sonics
in layers to create a tonal palette immersive in its atmosphere and
magnetic in its compulsion. Hindsight clearly reveals the heart of
these pieces -- important to note, considering they were recorded at a
time when laptop performance was an alien concept to many in
experimental music, suffering controversy and backlash as well as an
over-abundance of pale approaches from many who took it on as novelty
as opposed to serious musical pursuit. Those involved in the Afternoon Tea
session left their Australian tour inspired, citing their merry time in
the country eating, drinking and hanging out at the beach as well as
their performances as a direct influence on their following work. Afternoon Tea
remains one of the quiet and real achievers for experimental music of
the past decade. Remastered in May 2009 and packaged in deluxe
Stoughton gatefold jacket with artwork designed by Stephen O'Malley.
Vinyl edition of the CD reissue from Black Truffle Records, includes
the same bonus tracks. First time ever available on vinyl. |
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ARTISTS
Oren Ambarchi (guitar); Christian Fennesz (computer); Paul Gough (computer); Peter Rehberg (computer); Keith Rowe (tabletop guitar) |
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