Beatriz Ferreyra // UFO Forest + LP [COLOR / BLACK]

ArgentinaBig manExperimental musician (86 years old)This is a record that Beatriz Ferreyra released on the Australian experimental label room2023 in November 11.

Sound collage ~ Drone 4 songs included. Comes with DL code. 

Below is an explanation by label owner Lawrence English.

"I'm not sure when I first heard Beatriz Ferreyra's music.This was probably in the early to mid-2000s when I was working with the curatorial team at Liquid Architecture.Given the festival's focus at the time, GRM and musique concrète were more common and highly visible.

However, it's only in the past decade that her work has come into sharp focus for me (and I'm sure many others). In 10 I was in BragaI had the great pleasure of meeting Beatriz Ferreyra.After that, I invited her to perform in Australia and she also got to spend time with me in Rio during her Novas Frequencies festival.Through these encounters, II have come to realize the incredible focus, generosity and vision that Beatriz Ferreyra has maintained throughout her sonic life.

Beatriz Ferreyra is one of the few female concrete composers active from the late 20th century to the present day.Her work, which she continues to actively research, is complex yet elegant and simple.Beatriz Ferreyra's work often focuses on a single object, and through the use of tape and other forms of manipulation, she radically reconfigures and opens up her chosen sonic materials.

UFO Forest + includes both tape-based music and computer-based compositions.Her work here epitomizes her ability to create dynamic, rich sound works that effortlessly convey an otherworldly feel. Beatriz Ferreyra has created her own sonic world. "

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Includes DL code. Available on 12" black vinyl or 12" clear vinyl. 

Tracklist:

1. UFO Forest 14:14
2. Vuelo de signos and remolinos 02:54
3. Cercles des rondes 10:56
4. Vivencias def 11:22

Text by Lawrence English:

"I'm not really sure when I first heard Beatriz Ferreyra's music. My best guess would be in the early to mid 2000s when I was working alongside the curatorial team at Liquid Architecture. Given the focus of the festival at that time, GRM and musique concrète more generally was very much a point of focus.

That said, it wasn't until this decade that her work was sharply in focus for me (and I am guessing a great many others). In 2017, I had the great pleasure to meet Beatriz in Braga, where we both were performing as part of the excellent Semibreve Festival. Subsequent to that I invited her to perform in Australia and we also had the pleasure to send time together in Rio during the Novas Frequencies Festival. Across these meetings, I have come to realise the incredible focus, generosity and vision that Beatriz has maintained across her life in sound.

Beatriz Ferreyra is one of only a handful of female concrète composers who were active across the second half of the 20th century through to today. Her work, which is still very much an active investigation, is simultaneously complex and elegantly simple. Often drawing upon singular object of focus, Ferreyra's use of tape and other forms of manipulation radically reconfigure her chosen sound materials, opening them outward.

UFO Forest + collects together works from both her practices in tape based music and also computer based works. The pieces featured here epitomise her prowess in create dynamically rich sound works that are effortless in their sense of otherworldliness. Beatriz Ferreyra has created a sonic terrain all her own, and here lies the proof. "

Artist: Beatriz Ferreyra

Label: Room40