David Toop & Avsluta // Haunted Tape Found in the Attic, All Covered in Dirt and Spells CD
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This is a co-written CD by British experimental musicians David Toop and Avsluta, released in September 2023 from the experimental label/festival NEXT Festival in Bratislava, Slovakia.
This is a live recording performed by two people at the experimental box Cafe OTO in London.
Below is a commentary by the label.
David Toop and Avsluta are friends, collaborators, and sometimes performers in different zodiac signs. Recorded live at the 2021 NEXT Festival at Cafe OTO, it was their first performance together since their hiatus due to the pandemic, and offers a glimpse into their mystical practice of object-oriented improvisation and sonic dialogue. can.
David Toop blogged in late November 2021,He recalls using his collection of egg flutes, a gift from Ecka Mordecai, at several of his concerts.In particular, he highlights his performance with Avsluta and the use of the egg flute in it: ``While playing the egg flute as a flute, I also used it as a resonance chamber to amplify the sound coming from the bone conduction speaker. ”
This modest description highlights the care and intentionality, as well as the playfulness and curiosity, that characterize the duo's relationship with objects as they improvise. Haunted Tape Found in the Attic, All Covered in Dirt and Spells, as its name suggests, embodies these qualities.The duo works with many objects and sounds, as if exploring a long-forgotten secret attic.Treating homemade instruments, toys, found cassette tapes, cherished wind instruments, mechanical devices, and the most mundane objects with equal care and importance, they bring tangible charm, kindness, and inquisitiveness. to navigate between and within the sounds.
The result is a fascinating sound document that conjures up visions of both deep investigation and exploration.It's a testament to David Toop and Avsluta's common language, their mastery of improvisation, and above all their willingness to listen. "Haunted Tape Found in the Attic, All Covered in Dirt and Spells" is David Toop & Avsluta's second release, following the mini-album released on Cafe OTO's label Takuroku in 2020. "
Labels and other worksplease use this form. ///Click here to see more NEXT Festival Records releases available at Tobira.
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CD in digipack. Performed and recorded at NEXT Festival in Cafe OTO, London, 22/11/2021
Tracklist:
- Haunted Tape Found in the Attic, All Covered in Dirt and Spells 39:04
Text by Adam Badí Donoval via NEXT Festival Records:
"David Toop and Avsluta are friends, collaborators and occasional co-performers in various constellations. This live recording from their 2021 set at NEXT Festival in Cafe OTO is from their first concert together following a pandemic-enforced pause, and provides a glimpse of their mystical practice of object-oriented improvisation and sonic dialogue.
On a blog post from late November 2021, David Toop recalls how he utilized a gift from Ecka Mordecai – a collection of eggflutes – in several concerts at that time. In particular, he highlights this performance with Avsluta and his use of the eggflutes in that context: “What I found myself doing was playing the eggflute as a flute, while simultaneously using it as a resonant chamber to amplify sound transmitted through a bone conduction speaker… I also used my teeth for bone conduction, so there was a cava feeling within myself …ofities and edges at work together.”
This small account highlights the care and intention, but also playfulness and curiosity, which characterizes the duo's relationship with objects when they improvise. 'Haunted Tape Found in the Attic, All Covered in Dirt and Spells' embodies these qualities even in its name; duo treats the plethora of objects and sounds as if they were exploring a long-forgotten secret attic. They navigate among and within the sounds with tangible fascination, gentleness and inquisitiveness, treating homemade instruments, toys, found cassettes, treasured wind instruments, mechanical devices , and the most mundane of objects with equal care and significance.
The result is a fascinating sound document, one which conjures visions of both a deep investigation as well as an expedition. It's a legacy to David Toop and Avsluta's common language, improvisational proficiency, but most of all their willingness to listen. 'Haunted Tape Found in the Attic, All Covered in Dirt and Spells' is David Toop & Avsluta's second release, following a mini-album released by Cafe OTO's Takuroku label back in 2020."
Artist : David Toop & Avsluta
Label : NEXT Festival Records
This is a co-written CD by British experimental musicians David Toop and Avsluta, released in September 2023 from the experimental label/festival NEXT Festival in Bratislava, Slovakia.
This is a live recording performed by two people at the experimental box Cafe OTO in London.
Below is a commentary by the label.
David Toop and Avsluta are friends, collaborators, and sometimes performers in different zodiac signs. Recorded live at the 2021 NEXT Festival at Cafe OTO, it was their first performance together since their hiatus due to the pandemic, and offers a glimpse into their mystical practice of object-oriented improvisation and sonic dialogue. can.
David Toop blogged in late November 2021,He recalls using his collection of egg flutes, a gift from Ecka Mordecai, at several of his concerts.In particular, he highlights his performance with Avsluta and the use of the egg flute in it: ``While playing the egg flute as a flute, I also used it as a resonance chamber to amplify the sound coming from the bone conduction speaker. ”
This modest description highlights the care and intentionality, as well as the playfulness and curiosity, that characterize the duo's relationship with objects as they improvise. Haunted Tape Found in the Attic, All Covered in Dirt and Spells, as its name suggests, embodies these qualities.The duo works with many objects and sounds, as if exploring a long-forgotten secret attic.Treating homemade instruments, toys, found cassette tapes, cherished wind instruments, mechanical devices, and the most mundane objects with equal care and importance, they bring tangible charm, kindness, and inquisitiveness. to navigate between and within the sounds.
The result is a fascinating sound document that conjures up visions of both deep investigation and exploration.It's a testament to David Toop and Avsluta's common language, their mastery of improvisation, and above all their willingness to listen. "Haunted Tape Found in the Attic, All Covered in Dirt and Spells" is David Toop & Avsluta's second release, following the mini-album released on Cafe OTO's label Takuroku in 2020. "
Labels and other worksplease use this form. ///Click here to see more NEXT Festival Records releases available at Tobira.
----------------------------
CD in digipack. Performed and recorded at NEXT Festival in Cafe OTO, London, 22/11/2021
Tracklist:
- Haunted Tape Found in the Attic, All Covered in Dirt and Spells 39:04
Text by Adam Badí Donoval via NEXT Festival Records:
"David Toop and Avsluta are friends, collaborators and occasional co-performers in various constellations. This live recording from their 2021 set at NEXT Festival in Cafe OTO is from their first concert together following a pandemic-enforced pause, and provides a glimpse of their mystical practice of object-oriented improvisation and sonic dialogue.
On a blog post from late November 2021, David Toop recalls how he utilized a gift from Ecka Mordecai – a collection of eggflutes – in several concerts at that time. In particular, he highlights this performance with Avsluta and his use of the eggflutes in that context: “What I found myself doing was playing the eggflute as a flute, while simultaneously using it as a resonant chamber to amplify sound transmitted through a bone conduction speaker… I also used my teeth for bone conduction, so there was a cava feeling within myself …ofities and edges at work together.”
This small account highlights the care and intention, but also playfulness and curiosity, which characterizes the duo's relationship with objects when they improvise. 'Haunted Tape Found in the Attic, All Covered in Dirt and Spells' embodies these qualities even in its name; duo treats the plethora of objects and sounds as if they were exploring a long-forgotten secret attic. They navigate among and within the sounds with tangible fascination, gentleness and inquisitiveness, treating homemade instruments, toys, found cassettes, treasured wind instruments, mechanical devices , and the most mundane of objects with equal care and significance.
The result is a fascinating sound document, one which conjures visions of both a deep investigation as well as an expedition. It's a legacy to David Toop and Avsluta's common language, improvisational proficiency, but most of all their willingness to listen. 'Haunted Tape Found in the Attic, All Covered in Dirt and Spells' is David Toop & Avsluta's second release, following a mini-album released by Cafe OTO's Takuroku label back in 2020."
Artist : David Toop & Avsluta
Label : NEXT Festival Records
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