Derek Baron/Luke Martin // Distinct and Concealed TAPE
- Availability:
This is a collaborative cassette by American experimental musicians Derek Baron and Luke Martin, released in June 2024 by the New York-based experimental label Notice Recordings in a limited run of 6 copies.
Over an hour of collage and 2 musique concrète pieces using piano, no input mixer, and cassette.
*If you would like a digital sound source, please feel free to contact us.
Below is a commentary by the label.
"This encounter between two thoughtful practitioners of minimal, process-oriented music is successful not because it is witty, but because of the clarity of their gestures: methodical and dispassionate, rising periodically to select their tools and working with concentration, audible sounds of footsteps and the rustle of clothes. The titles of the works, "Distinct" and "Concealed," suggest the tension between public self-exhibition and private self-awareness, yet these recordings were made live, and the sounds of the room and the activities and movements of the players suggest a theatricality that complicates the polarities.
"Distinct" plays like a game of catch between friends, with periods of seriousness that eventually give way to active, glassy communication. If "Distinct" is a catch-up, "Concealed" is like a tense second meeting. Centered around piano, there are spoken word loops and long pauses that eventually settle into a satisfying equilibrium. The barely controllable nature of no-input mixing is pitted against the tractable elements of electronics and tape, with keyboards complicating the relationship. In Baron and Martin's hands, minimalism is always an active pursuit."
Labels and other works ///Click here to see more Notice Recordings releases available at Tobira.
-------------------------
Ask us for digital files. Cassette in norelco case. Edition of 100.
tracklist:
1. Distinct 32:01
2. Concealed 31:34
Notice Recordings:
"This meet-up between two thoughtful practitioners of minimal and process-oriented music succeeds not because it is resourceful but because its gestures are clearheaded. Disciplined and exploratory, it is like observing someone fixing a watch: methodical and calm, periodically getting up and selecting a tool, working for stretches of full concentration, and hearing the footsteps and rustle of clothing. The titles of the pieces – “Distinct” and “Concealed” – suggest tensions between public self-presentation and private self-knowledge, and yet these recordings were made live, with sounds of the room and the activity and movements of the players suggesting a theatricality that complicates both poles.
“Distinct” plays like a long-delayed catch-up session between friends, seriousness arising periodically before resolving into active and glassy communication. If “Distinct” is a catch-up, “Concealed” plays as a tense second meeting: piano-led , with zipped spoken-word loops and long stretches of pause, eventually falling into a satisfying equilibrium. The barely controlled nature of no-input mixing confronts the more manageable elements of electronics and tape, with keyboards complicating the relationship. In the hands of Baron and Martin, minimalism is a constant and active search."
Artist: Derek Baron/Luke Martin
Label: Notice Recordings
CAT No: NTR085
This is a collaborative cassette by American experimental musicians Derek Baron and Luke Martin, released in June 2024 by the New York-based experimental label Notice Recordings in a limited run of 6 copies.
Over an hour of collage and 2 musique concrète pieces using piano, no input mixer, and cassette.
*If you would like a digital sound source, please feel free to contact us.
Below is a commentary by the label.
"This encounter between two thoughtful practitioners of minimal, process-oriented music is successful not because it is witty, but because of the clarity of their gestures: methodical and dispassionate, rising periodically to select their tools and working with concentration, audible sounds of footsteps and the rustle of clothes. The titles of the works, "Distinct" and "Concealed," suggest the tension between public self-exhibition and private self-awareness, yet these recordings were made live, and the sounds of the room and the activities and movements of the players suggest a theatricality that complicates the polarities.
"Distinct" plays like a game of catch between friends, with periods of seriousness that eventually give way to active, glassy communication. If "Distinct" is a catch-up, "Concealed" is like a tense second meeting. Centered around piano, there are spoken word loops and long pauses that eventually settle into a satisfying equilibrium. The barely controllable nature of no-input mixing is pitted against the tractable elements of electronics and tape, with keyboards complicating the relationship. In Baron and Martin's hands, minimalism is always an active pursuit."
Labels and other works ///Click here to see more Notice Recordings releases available at Tobira.
-------------------------
Ask us for digital files. Cassette in norelco case. Edition of 100.
tracklist:
1. Distinct 32:01
2. Concealed 31:34
Notice Recordings:
"This meet-up between two thoughtful practitioners of minimal and process-oriented music succeeds not because it is resourceful but because its gestures are clearheaded. Disciplined and exploratory, it is like observing someone fixing a watch: methodical and calm, periodically getting up and selecting a tool, working for stretches of full concentration, and hearing the footsteps and rustle of clothing. The titles of the pieces – “Distinct” and “Concealed” – suggest tensions between public self-presentation and private self-knowledge, and yet these recordings were made live, with sounds of the room and the activity and movements of the players suggesting a theatricality that complicates both poles.
“Distinct” plays like a long-delayed catch-up session between friends, seriousness arising periodically before resolving into active and glassy communication. If “Distinct” is a catch-up, “Concealed” plays as a tense second meeting: piano-led , with zipped spoken-word loops and long stretches of pause, eventually falling into a satisfying equilibrium. The barely controlled nature of no-input mixing confronts the more manageable elements of electronics and tape, with keyboards complicating the relationship. In the hands of Baron and Martin, minimalism is a constant and active search."
Artist: Derek Baron/Luke Martin
Label: Notice Recordings
CAT No: NTR085
Related Products
