microsuoni: Fire Inc.

Fire Inc.

	artista : The Hafler Trio
	titolo : Whistling About Chickens
	etichetta : Fire INC.
	formato : 2xCD
	packaging : special package
	cod. nr. f-10
		2002
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Since their inception in the mid 80s, Andrew McKenzie, Chris Watson and Edward Moolenbeek have been responsible some of the finest music around. Although music might not be the term they would refer too, they rather see it as sound research, their word spread throughout many releases up to a few years ago. Moolenbeek died and Watson left the group to pursue his own work of field recordings, The Hafler Trio is since a decade or so, Andrew McKenzie with several people that work on new releases on a project base. Releasewise things became quiet following the mid 90s obscure vinyl releases. Andrew moved from Iceland to Denmark because he "was also disgusted with the move into subsidised existence by people I thought intelligent to understand that this means almost certain spiritual death. my mistake." In Denmark he worked on commercial webdesign and programmer. Recently he became seriously ill and moved back to Iceland. Whistling About Chickens was announced by Fire INC. nearly seven years ago and has undergone several reworkings before it now finally materializes as a double CD. In the usual cryptic manner, the theme of this CD (or in fact a whole series of interconnected and interlocking 'themes') is like multi-nested russian dolls. Various people involved in this CD are Willem de Ridder, Franz Graf, Jochen Schwartz as well as various Icelandic people. There has been a gap of 7 or 8 years between this work and other recent works are technological differences and developments (both externally and internally). Each one of them, in addition, deals with completely different 'things'. But as before The Hafler Trio deals with the same concerns, sometimes more obscure and sometimes clearer, depending on the approach for each situation. the essence is precisely the same. Perhaps it glows a little brighter...

Prezzo : € 19,80

	Artist: Sigtryggur Berg Sigmarsson
	Title: This One Comes Highly Recommended
	Label: Fire Inc.
	Format: CD
	Cod. nr. f-23

Made in 1999 in Amsterdam and Hannover, mastered by Johann Johannson in Reykjavik 2000. This is Sigtryggur Berg Sigmarsson's (of stilluppsteypa) second solo CD after his "ship" CD on Bernhard Gunter's Trente Oiseaux label, and "a long wait produced nothing further" LP on ERS Records in 2001. Although this album is made before the first two, it is finally being released after several misterious(!!!) delays. A mixture between the making of delicate soundscapes and the urge to dissolve them.

Being one of the members of Stilluppsteypa, it is safe to assume that Sigmarssons background is more than adequate for a solo release. He presents nine tracks with a total duration of just under fifty minutes. The first track seems based on organ sounds with a scratchy loop on top. It takes a while before the subtleties of the piece open up to the listener, but then it's certainly rewarding. The second track starts with high distorted sounds to which slow samples are added, until there's a break and the piece seems to really start.
Upon checking I discovered that we're actually in track three now. It takes track two more or less as an intro it seems. Similar sounds are used to create an atmospheric track that has unexpected breaks and cuts. Track four takes off slowly and gently, with subtle drones and tones. A desolate ambience becomes clearer throughout the piece, that grows staggeringly to its full potential. A true beauty. Track five comes in with a low pulse that desintegrates completely during the following minutes, leaving only a very soft dark drone. Very minimal indeed, maybe a little too much. Track six starts in a similar vein, but changes quite suddenly. Grungy digital sounds are layered into a dense blanket of sound, that changes it colour slowly and then ends in a very funny way. Track seven is another more ambient piece with sliding tones and sounds. Number eight is a short organ piece again. Track nine again features organ sounds (or so it seems), combined with hisses and later crackles. A strange atmosphere is present throught he whole CD, almost desolate, but not entirely, and there is this certain feel to the music that I am not really able to describe. Which is a good thing in this case. * Roel Meelkop (Vital Weekly311)

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