[Microsound-announce] Sirr :: New Release :: Eric La Casa

[Sirr :: paulo raposo]

June2006 http://www.sirr-ecords.com
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Sirr is very excited to present such a challenging Release!



Artist :: Eric La Casa

Title :: Air.Ratio

cat.no: Sirr 0026

Limited edition: 250



Air Ratio
It all started in 1994, in a bathroom. An air vent above the bathtub
attracted my attention. There, in the dusty environment, air became noise,
music. Microphones were brought into contact with this acoustic territory to
transmit the sonority of the aeraulic device directly. Since that day, I
have been attentive to the flow of air in the modern architecture. This CD
presents a selection of sound recordings made in Paris in buildings of
various ages and dimensions. Without seeking to itemize mechanized
ventilation systems in any methodical manner, I was interested in
documenting their sonic and musical qualities. My approach wasn't strictly
scientific, but nor was it primarily musical. All the sound recordings were
made using a boom and of a pair of condenser microphones. Direct contact
with the material was avoided. The recordings were subsequently assembled
and equalized to optimize their abstract qualities, i.e. I sought to
emphasize only sonic particularities related to the acoustics of the point
of listening, not events related to the external movements (sounds of doors,
or voices): a listening devoid of both context and reference. (Eric La Casa,
2006) 

Please find the complete information and excerpts to download at:
http://www.sirr-ecords.com/cat/026.html

Eric La Casa 
«My work is just as much to interrogate the perception of reality as it is
to expand the idea of what music consists of today.» Born in 1968, Eric La
Casa has been distinguishingly recognized as a fundamental sound artist
dealing with landscape and sound environment issues through a radical and
highly personal exploration of microphones, installations, speakers and
records.
Associate producer for France Culture, French national radio. La Casa¹s work
is a research into the question of listening: from the landscape (the
concept) to the field recording. [www.ascendre.free.fr]

Air.Ratio is available from 1st of July from the following Distributors:

Forced Exposure (USA)
Metamkine (France)
Improvised Music from Japan (JP)
Drone (D)
And of course through our own online shop.

Have a nice day!
Best,
Paulo Raposo
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