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From: Alan Sondheim <sondheim@panix.com>
To: Cyb <cybermind@listserv.aol.com>,
"WRYTING-L : Writing and Theory across Disciplines" <WRYTING-L@LISTSERV.UTORONTO.CA>
Subject: The 4-4-2 Music e-Single of the Month Club
Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2006 11:21:06 -0400 (EDT)
The 4-4-2 Music e-Single of the Month Club The 4-4-2 Music e-Single of the Month Club brings you a virtual 7" record every month featuring quirky oddities and genre escapees. If you would like to contribute to the e-Single of the Month Club, write to contact@4-4-2music.com. http://www.archive.org/details/442-net7-06jun Listen to audio Batting Average : 0% Stream (help) 128kbps M3U (Hi-Fi) (flash) 64Kbps M3U (Lo-Fi) (flash) Download (help) 64Kbps MP3 ZIP (2.6 MB) All files: FTP HTTP Resources This program: Sondheim - Death III b/w Death V - 442-net7-06jun A departure from the usual electronic leanings, as 4-4-2 Music begins to truly branch out, and we are proud to present these 2 tracks of improvised zither tones. The tracks relate to mourning, the Alps, romanticism, Webern... Death III is made playing what are known as an elegie concert zither and a prime concert zither simultaneously. Concert zithers are also know as Alpine zithers; they're difficult, have a fingerboard with frets on one side. The elegie is a bit longer; the one in this recording is from around 1860 and was made by a relatively well-known German violin maker. The prime is probably from around 1900-1920. Both needed repairs. Death V is made playing the elegie alone. The processing done on the tracks has been hiss removal (which also change timbre), echo, some hard limiting. The pieces, taken from a larger suite of 5 tracks, were played in order, and composed on the spot; there was only one take for each, which is Sondheim's usual way of proceeding; it emphasizes the exploratory nature of music, as well as its relation to labour and the body. Author: Sondheim Keywords: lo-fi; zither; folk; improvised http://www.archive.org/details/442-net7-06jun