Karlrecords is also really worth supporting, good dude.DaveA wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 9:02 amGot that not long after it was released on Bandcamp, as I follow the Unseen Worlds account, they recommended it, and liking Xenakis a bit previously, I thought, "Why not?" and took the plunge. It's the most I've ever plunked down for a digital release, more than I'd usually be willing to spend on any non-collectible recording. But it's also...totally worth it.A_Man_Who_Tries wrote: Mon Mar 07, 2022 3:44 am Granted, a collection, but Iannis Xenakis' Electroacoustic Works 1922-2001 is staggering.
There have been moments during the pandemic wherein I've been at wit's end and nothing has seemed to assuage irritations and general listlessness like a good "noise cleansing." Have liked noise in the past, in a non-committal/dabbler sort of way, but it can hit the spot now in ways sometimes only previously hinted at. Xenakis's stuff along these lines is the real deal, not to mention ahead of the curve in historical terms. Will sometimes put it on even when in a perfectly good mood.
Worth noting is that the mixing and mastering are first rate, a good reason to upgrade to the new, 24-bit versions.
I have a lot of that stuff on CD but have been very tempted to pick it up the box anyways, or pick up the digital.
Currently trying to stop myself from buying a copy of the old Francois Bayle boxset till I sell some stuff here.