André Almuro - Musiques Experimentales - Disques Ades- LP

If there is one composer who likes to keep mysterious , he certainly would be a contender . Funnily enough even on IRCAM's website shows relativity no information on the mysterious french-man .
Born 1927 . Piano studies since childhood , he quickly embarks in sound research by 1950 he was producer at the RDF Radio and by 1958 was part of the "Groupe de Recherches Musicales de l'ORTF"
Here is an ultimate classic in the genre from 1967 , though I think that all this man touched is genius .
Since the 90's he has been making movies.

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Pietro Grossi - Elettro Musica No.2 - Leo

Here is favourite of mine from Pitero Grossi. Sometimes twisted and very aggressive electronics followed by some mellower moments and bang more FM synthesis madness 'a la ' Pietro Grossi . Pietro Grossi was a cellist and composer, born in Venice in 1917. He founded the S 2F M (Studio de Fonologia Musicale di Firenze) in 1963 in order to experiment with electronic sound and composition, basing his work on explorations of very reduced material until his death in 2002.
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T.A.G.C. - Meontological Research Recording - Record 1- Sweatbox

I admit the cover really catches the eye !! really obscure ain't it !!! Well the cover does not lie this release is totally dark obscure late 80's experimental , but jeez what a mind twitcher !! Probably not the friendliest record to start the day with , but does hit the spot after a long day in city mayhem and the need to get all that 'shit' out !!!! It is by no means an aggressive album , but crawls on you like a crab on bad acid !! great stuff .
Side A recorded December 13, 1986 in Berlin. This work was further manipulated and later entitled Test Tones . Side B is an abridged live version of the soundtrack for Burning Water, recorded February 14, 1987 in Berlin.

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Ivan Pequeno-Ahora!- Eleven

Chilean native with this remarkable album on the small french label Eleven.

Multi instrumentalist Ivan Pequeno was born in 1945 , in the 60's he moved to Paris to continue his studies , and worked with Max Deutsch, and Jorge Arriagada.

This is the only album I know from Pequeno , though I did discover him from a retrospective CD of Chilliean Electroacoustic music.

Totally brilliant , electronic and concrete with strong socialist message . Pinochet led Chili was no happy place.

I hope Mr Pequeno won't mind that for the audio sample I allowed my self to put the whole of side A.

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Gary Kail / Zurich 16 " Creative Nihilism" Iridescence 2XLP

One of those unfortunately rather unknown records by yet another rather unknown artist , Gary Kail . For the books Zurich 16 is none other then Gary Kail this time joining forces with friends and fellow artists.
Gary Kail is a mystery to me , this is the only recording I know of his , some other works seam to have appeared on some early 80's tapes , but apart from that .................. I have no clue !

All I hope is that he is still doing music somewhere and did not fall in that broken dreams category , which really does happen 99% of the time , leaving that dreaded 'complete 'bollocks' 1% of horrific music!!!!!! but hey hey who am I to judge ! The music I love inspired me to start this blog in the first place !!! but so did the music I hate !!!!!

Recorded between 1979 and 1983 at the New Underground Recording Studio. and spread on 2xlp (one Gary Kail and other Zurich 16)

This is all fun tape manipulations , DIY , Field recording , experimental , concrete must have album .

Alvin Curran & Domenico Sciajno - Our UR - Rossbin Production / CD

Great Collaboration between well known Co-founder of Musica Elettronica Viva Alvin Curran and Domenico Sciajno. Ranging from subtle drones to concrete wizardry , even getting close to noise . I had never even heard of Sciajno before , but now will have my ears and eyes wide open for this guy , who seems to be pretty active by the looks of it , check his website for more info. http://www.sciajno.net/

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Obscure Tape Music From Japan Vol.2 - Joji Yuasa, Kuniharu Akiyama Edition Omega Point /CD

Hitomi-za is an experimental puppet theatre group. they had performed in February 13-17 in 1962 at sogetsu kaikan hall. this program was consisted of three parts, and joji yuasa, kuniharu akiyama and naozumi yamamoto composed background sound for each parts. this cd contains two works made from magnetic tape from among them. both works are world premiere issue. limited 500 copies.joji yuasa: "moment grand-guignolesques" (1962) 5'21'' this "puppet" theatre, however all the puppets were made of cutting out thin and filmy paper, which gave me an idea of using all kind of sound out of various kinds of paper for this composition-musique concrete. - joji yuasakuniharu akiyama (1929-1996): "noh-miso" (a brain)/ (1962) 23'54""noh-miso" was the 2nd part of this hitomi-za show. akiyama composed background sound for the part by musique concrete, and he used modulated sound of inner-played piano by yuji takahashi in this work. - (omega point press release)

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