INFREQUENCY is pleased to announce the release of
SNOWFIELD + REMIX by DROUIN/OLSEN.
Disc one of this 2-CD set features documentation of DROUIN/OLSEN’s 4-channel installation SNOW:FIELD from 2003. The seven tracks were derived from the interaction with a field of snow in British Columbia measuring the same dimensions as the empty host gallery in the United Kingdom where the compositions were played back. Originally issued as a limited CD-R release in 2003, SNOWFIELD retains an unexpected quality that continues to reveal new details through it’s densely woven field recordings.
Disc two contains remixes of the original material by Drouin and Olsen, as well as by invited artists Tomas Jirku and Yann Novak, breathing new dimension and variation into the tracks. The intimate scratchings of the SNOWFIELD tracks open up into extended cinematic movements, with familiar textures reshaped into micro journeys through icy terrain.
"The seven untitled tracks here have a remarkable cumulative impact, the contrast between their tiny, crystalline details and the vastness of the landscape becoming ever more telling. The CD comes with a second disc of remixes by Drouin, Olsen, and fellow North Western audio adventurers Tomas Jirku and Yann Novak; denser and more layered than the source material, they're an excellent counterpoint which builds to a bracing climax with Drouin's inexorably rising "The Walk Out." THE WIRE
"A deep work of musical art...If this is the calibre of release we can expect from this label in the future, then I for one will be eagerly anticipating the next installment! Quite superb from beginning to end and a must for lovers of Raster Noton, NVO, Line and other such labels. Highly recommended." SMALLFISH.UK
"This re-issue of a set of CDR field recordings now emerges as a tour de force for Canadian based Infrequency Recordings. Documenting and interacting with a field of snow in British Columbia, artists Jamie Drouin and Lance Olsen have taken their original installation piece, and offered it up for remixing by fellow collaborators, Yann Novak and Tomas Jirku, as well as re-mapping the contours of their source work.
This is a densely layered piece, not only a direct recording of snow activity, but also thematically and compositionally corresponding to all the manifestations of snow. The original installation piece sets out to record snowfall, interspersed with energetic sampling that gives life and energy to the field recordings, that are muted, gray renderings of dappled sound.
Essentially, this is minimalism with a capital “M” pared down to minute shavings of granular texture, and literally brings the outdoors into a gallery environment, blurring the boundaries between the real and the simulated." WHITELINE
"Scratchy contact microphone crackles and lush drones make these discs a delight." THE STRANGER
TOMAS JIRKU
Tomas Jirku has quickly established himself on the international electronic music scene. From his humble beginnings of independently released MP3s — first by No Type in 1999 — and CDRs, his unpredictable explorations of techno have since been released on prestigious record labels around the world.
With already an impressive discography to his name, and an unrelenting desire to challenge himself, Jirku has created a new method of realizing his ideas and music though his new label Rivers of Recording
YANN NOVAK
Sound artist and Dragon's Eye Recordings label owner Yann Novak documents the emotional impact of the world around him by recording it and then uses digital filtering to hone in on the feelings of time and place that field recordings can evoke. While maintaining the naturally occurring composition of the original document, Novak reveals the delicate nuances of sound within the new context of evocative soundscapes. www.yannnovak.com
JAMIE DROUIN
The work of sound and multimedia artist Jamie Drouin explores the subtleties of experience, with a specific interest in the way audio can dramatically alter perceptions of both physical and temporal space. Incorporating photography, field recordings, guitar and synthesized sounds, Drouin’s works create intricately detailed patterns and textures which, while retaining references to corporeal sources, seek to expand and transform audience perceptions of familiar habitat.
Featured at international festivals of new music such as MUTEK (Montreal), Decibel (Seattle), and 2:13 (Greece) and in solo exhibitions in Japan, Germany, and Canada. www.jamiedrouin.com
Comments made
No comments yet
Add comment
This item is closed, it's not possible to add new comments to it or to vote on it
05/05: snowfield + remix: infrequency
INFREQUENCY is pleased to announce the release ofSNOWFIELD + REMIX by DROUIN/OLSEN.
Disc one of this 2-CD set features documentation of DROUIN/OLSEN’s 4-channel installation SNOW:FIELD from 2003. The seven tracks were derived from the interaction with a field of snow in British Columbia measuring the same dimensions as the empty host gallery in the United Kingdom where the compositions were played back. Originally issued as a limited CD-R release in 2003, SNOWFIELD retains an unexpected quality that continues to reveal new details through it’s densely woven field recordings.
Disc two contains remixes of the original material by Drouin and Olsen, as well as by invited artists Tomas Jirku and Yann Novak, breathing new dimension and variation into the tracks. The intimate scratchings of the SNOWFIELD tracks open up into extended cinematic movements, with familiar textures reshaped into micro journeys through icy terrain.
Now available for pre-order. Shipping July 2.
Price $20 / includes International shipping.
REVIEWS
"The seven untitled tracks here have a remarkable cumulative impact, the contrast between their tiny, crystalline details and the vastness of the landscape becoming ever more telling. The CD comes with a second disc of remixes by Drouin, Olsen, and fellow North Western audio adventurers Tomas Jirku and Yann Novak; denser and more layered than the source material, they're an excellent counterpoint which builds to a bracing climax with Drouin's inexorably rising "The Walk Out." THE WIRE
"A deep work of musical art...If this is the calibre of release we can expect from this label in the future, then I for one will be eagerly anticipating the next installment! Quite superb from beginning to end and a must for lovers of Raster Noton, NVO, Line and other such labels. Highly recommended." SMALLFISH.UK
"This re-issue of a set of CDR field recordings now emerges as a tour de force for Canadian based Infrequency Recordings. Documenting and interacting with a field of snow in British Columbia, artists Jamie Drouin and Lance Olsen have taken their original installation piece, and offered it up for remixing by fellow collaborators, Yann Novak and Tomas Jirku, as well as re-mapping the contours of their source work.
This is a densely layered piece, not only a direct recording of snow activity, but also thematically and compositionally corresponding to all the manifestations of snow. The original installation piece sets out to record snowfall, interspersed with energetic sampling that gives life and energy to the field recordings, that are muted, gray renderings of dappled sound.
Essentially, this is minimalism with a capital “M” pared down to minute shavings of granular texture, and literally brings the outdoors into a gallery environment, blurring the boundaries between the real and the simulated."
WHITELINE
"Scratchy contact microphone crackles and lush drones make these discs a delight."
THE STRANGER
TOMAS JIRKU
Tomas Jirku has quickly established himself on the international electronic music scene. From his humble beginnings of independently released MP3s — first by No Type in 1999 — and CDRs, his unpredictable explorations of techno have since been released on prestigious record labels around the world.
With already an impressive discography to his name, and an unrelenting desire to challenge himself, Jirku has created a new method of realizing his ideas and music though his new label Rivers of Recording
YANN NOVAK
Sound artist and Dragon's Eye Recordings label owner Yann Novak documents the emotional impact of the world around him by recording it and then uses digital filtering to hone in on the feelings of time and place that field recordings can evoke. While maintaining the naturally occurring composition of the original document, Novak reveals the delicate nuances of sound within the new context of evocative soundscapes.
www.yannnovak.com
JAMIE DROUIN
The work of sound and multimedia artist Jamie Drouin explores the subtleties of experience, with a specific interest in the way audio can dramatically alter perceptions of both physical and temporal space. Incorporating photography, field recordings, guitar and synthesized sounds, Drouin’s works create intricately detailed patterns and textures which, while retaining references to corporeal sources, seek to expand and transform audience perceptions of familiar habitat.
Featured at international festivals of new music such as MUTEK (Montreal), Decibel (Seattle), and 2:13 (Greece) and in solo exhibitions in Japan, Germany, and Canada.
www.jamiedrouin.com