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ceasing to exist
personnel:
frank makowski: electronics, sampling, loop devices
stephen parsick: low freq drones, atmospherics, loop devices, treatments
markus reuter: touch guitar, loop devices, treatments
"ceasing to exist" is the latest album by [īramp]. this time itīs not a
recording of the duo parsick/makowski but a collaborative effort which was
recorded together with experimental guitar player markus reuter. markus
gained a lot of reputation by not only collaborating with ian boddy on
several joint albums on ianīs own din label but also by being a member of
centrozoon, europa string choir, tuner, and of various other groups which
venture deep into the realm of progressive music. markus helped [īramp]
greatly to push the envelope and create the most progressive and least
traditional album of the bandīs career thus far.
"ceasing to exist" is an entirely ambient affair which was based around
touch guitar improvisations markus submitted to [īramp] for further
treatments. the material recorded during one long session was then
processed
and produced further separately by stephen parsick, markus reuter, and
frank makowski resulting in a final batch of dronescapes that was grouped
and arranged by markus reuter. unfortunately, the first-generation master
was technically flawed and had to be redone completely. hence it took so
long until the group came up with the final result.
most listeners may feel a little cautious about buying an ambient album
from [īramp] because, alas, a lot of ambient music is very one-dimensional
and - put frankly - reduced to boring "fridge drones" only. [īramp] and
markus reuter tried to come up with enough interesting timbres, textures,
structures, and elements to keep the listener riveted over the full length
of the album. markusī beautiful contribution of divine frequencies from
his
touch guitar add a lot of spice to [īramp]īs deeply ambient sound currents.
The gorgeous cover painting deserves to be mentioned in particular as it
was created by bernhard woestheinrich, markusī creative partner in
centrozoon.
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