The Element That Defies Description

Archive release

The Element That Defies Description

Solomonoff & Von Hoffmannstahl · 1987 · Tape · US · Sound Of Pig, SOP 076

<div> <div id="tracklist" class="section tracklist" data-toggle="tracklist">Tracklist <div>&nbsp;</div> <div class="section_content">A1 Joel&#39;s Long March And A Little Bit Of Mary &nbsp; <br /> A2 Uber Den Tod Und Sein Verh&auml;ltnis Zur Unzerst&ouml;rbarkeit Unseres Wesens An Sich &nbsp; <br /> B1 Shoot Me (The Rapture) &nbsp; <br /> B2 P.S. &nbsp; </div> </div> <div class="section credits toggle_section toggle_section_remember" data-toggle-section-id="credits" id="credits">Credits <div class="section_content toggle_section_content"> <ul class="list_no_style"> <li>Featuring &ndash; Al Margolis (tracks: A2, B2), Amy Denio (tracks: B1), Architect&#39;s Office* (tracks: A1, A2), Bart Plantenga (tracks: A2), Bog-Art* (tracks: A1), Cauchy Productions (tracks: A1), Commando Bruno* (tracks: B1), Denier Du Culte (tracks: A1), Didier Moulinier (tracks: B1), G.X. Jupitter-Larsen* (tracks: A2), Mary Horn (tracks: A1, B1), No Unauthorized (tracks: A1, A2), Psychodrama (tracks: A1, A2), Reportage (2) (tracks: A1, B1), S. Gustav Hagglund (tracks: B1), Seiei Jack Nakahara* (tracks: A2), Solomonoff &amp; Von Hoffmannstahl (tracks: B1, B2), Uterus Of Plant (tracks: A2), Valerie Haller (tracks: A2), Wally Shoup (tracks: A1), Zanoisect (tracks: A1, A2)</li> <li>Producer, Arranged By &ndash; Solomonoff &amp; Von Hoffmannstahl</li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="section notes toggle_section toggle_section_remember" data-toggle-section-id="notes" id="notes">Notes <div class="section_content toggle_section_content">1) Joel&#39;s Long March And A Little Bit Of Mary: <br /> BOG-ART begins with drone soon joined by WALLY SHOUP on vacuum tube and then a mix by MR. ZAN of himself (ZANOISECT) and ARCHITECT&#39;S OFFICE. MARY HORN laughs and PSYCHODRAMA raves. All become silent however, before the relentless march of REPORTAGE. ARCHITECT&#39;S OFFICE provides historical perspective. Resolve to electronics courtesy of NO UNAUTHORIZED, loops culled from CAUCHY PRODUCTIONS and DENIER DU CULTE, plus a little bit more of MARY. <br /> <br /> 2) Uber Den Tod Und Sein Verh&auml;ltnis Zur Unzerst&ouml;rbarkeit Unseres Wesens An Sich: <br /> G.X. JUPITTER-LARSEN breaks glass in the mix which opens Part Two. SEIEI JACK NAKAHARA contributes a language lesson. ZANOISECT mixes it up in Italian and German and NO UNAUTHORIZED holds a father and son chat. Break to electronics by UTERUS OF PLANT/SHINICHI IGARI, punctuated by comments from BART PLANTENGA and VALERIE HALLER. A duet for piano and steam heat by ARCHITECT&#39;S OFFICE and UTERUS OF PLANT follows. Out of it rises the voice of The Old Prospector, BART PLANTENGA. Wolves howl and Al MARGOLIS joins in on violin. ZANOISECT&#39;s choral mix with PSYCHODRAMA wraps it up. <br /> <br /> 3) Shoot Me (The Rapture): <br /> SOLOMONOFF &amp; VON HOFFMANNSTAHL provide the rhythm track (special thanks to Tasha Thomas) which opens and continues through Part Three. DIDIER MOULINIER plays video games while REPORTAGE marches on. MOULINIER metamorphizes into COMMANDO BRUNO&#39;s digital Minnie Mouse loop which in turn yields to S. GUSTAV HAGGLUND&#39;s turntable madness. MARY HORN returns to drink champagne in the penthouse while AMY DENIO plays sax. C&#39;est fini. <br /> <br /> 4) P.S.: <br /> Afterword by SOLOMONOFF &amp; VON HOFFMANNSTAHL with AL MARGOLIS. Recorder live in The Garden State.</div> </div> </div>

Tracklist

  1. A1Joel's Long March And A Little Bit Of Mary
  2. A2Uber Den Tod Und Sein Verhältnis Zur Unzerstörbarkeit Unseres Wesens An Sich
  3. B1Shoot Me (The Rapture)
  4. B2P.S.
  5. 1) Joel's Long March And A Little Bit Of Mary:
  6. 2) Uber Den Tod Und Sein Verhältnis Zur Unzerstörbarkeit Unseres Wesens An Sich:
  7. 3) Shoot Me (The Rapture):
  8. 4) P.S.:

Credits & notes

Featuring – Al Margolis (tracks: A2, B2), Amy Denio (tracks: B1), Architect's Office* (tracks: A1, A2), Bart Plantenga (tracks: A2), Bog-Art* (tracks: A1), Cauchy Productions (tracks: A1), Commando Bruno* (tracks: B1), Denier Du Culte (tracks: A1), Didier Moulinier (tracks: B1), G.X. Jupitter-Larsen* (tracks: A2), Mary Horn (tracks: A1, B1), No Unauthorized (tracks: A1, A2), Psychodrama (tracks: A1, A2), Reportage (2) (tracks: A1, B1), S. Gustav Hagglund (tracks: B1), Seiei Jack Nakahara* (tracks: A2), Solomonoff & Von Hoffmannstahl (tracks: B1, B2), Uterus Of Plant (tracks: A2), Valerie Haller (tracks: A2), Wally Shoup (tracks: A1), Zanoisect (tracks: A1, A2) Producer, Arranged By – Solomonoff & Von Hoffmannstahl 1) Joel's Long March And A Little Bit Of Mary: BOG-ART begins with drone soon joined by WALLY SHOUP on vacuum tube and then a mix by MR. ZAN of himself (ZANOISECT) and ARCHITECT'S OFFICE. MARY HORN laughs and PSYCHODRAMA raves. All become silent however, before the relentless march of REPORTAGE. ARCHITECT'S OFFICE provides historical perspective. Resolve to electronics courtesy of NO UNAUTHORIZED, loops culled from CAUCHY PRODUCTIONS and DENIER DU CULTE, plus a little bit more of MARY. 2) Uber Den Tod Und Sein Verhältnis Zur Unzerstörbarkeit Unseres Wesens An Sich: G.X. JUPITTER-LARSEN breaks glass in the mix which opens Part Two. SEIEI JACK NAKAHARA contributes a language lesson. ZANOISECT mixes it up in Italian and German and NO UNAUTHORIZED holds a father and son chat. Break to electronics by UTERUS OF PLANT/SHINICHI IGARI, punctuated by comments from BART PLANTENGA and VALERIE HALLER. A duet for piano and steam heat by ARCHITECT'S OFFICE and UTERUS OF PLANT follows. Out of it rises the voice of The Old Prospector, BART PLANTENGA. Wolves howl and Al MARGOLIS joins in on violin. ZANOISECT's choral mix with PSYCHODRAMA wraps it up. 3) Shoot Me (The Rapture): SOLOMONOFF & VON HOFFMANNSTAHL provide the rhythm track (special thanks to Tasha Thomas) which opens and continues through Part Three. DIDIER MOULINIER plays video games while REPORTAGE marches on. MOULINIER metamorphizes into COMMANDO BRUNO's digital Minnie Mouse loop which in turn yields to S. GUSTAV HAGGLUND's turntable madness. MARY HORN returns to drink champagne in the penthouse while AMY DENIO plays sax. C'est fini. 4) P.S.: Afterword by SOLOMONOFF & VON HOFFMANNSTAHL with AL MARGOLIS. Recorder live in The Garden State.

Format
Tape
Catalog no.
Sound Of Pig, SOP 076
Country
US
Year
1987

Gallery

Reviews

No reviews yet — be the first.