Seven Recorded Works (Volume 1)

Ilya Monosov /Preston Swirnoff LP

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The sound of two souls, all alone in claustrophobically infinite space. These two volumes see disenchanted Californians Ilya Monosov and Preston Swirnoff whittling out their own autonomous spaces far from the surf and sun, then climbing in and nailing the door firmly shut behind them. Seven Recorded Works comes over like someone has leached the spirits of Ennio Morricone, Eric Satie and Pauline Oliveros, stuffed them in a leaky wooden barrel, and set them rolling out to sea on a spring riptide. Uncertain, hesitant piano and melodica miniatures undercut with the evil drone of harmonica and hurdy-gurdy. It's a creaking and queasy trip, guaranteed to heave underwater, piratical nightmares out of some long suppressed substream of your subconscious. - Alan Cummings. "Our collaborative effort is our search for new models for what people call 'song', 'improvisation', 'dub', and 'composition'. The first volume documents a difficult pairing, I play Hurdy Gurdy and Harmonica, Preston Swirnoff plays piano and organ. I used a harmonica on the last day of our Blues sessions, and with that we ended the recording of Volume 1. We would like to thank Ed Hardy for offering us creative freedom over a span of four vinyl records, the last of which we plan to record in 2005." - Ilya Monosov (2005). Edition of 500 copies.
Artist Ilya Monosov /Preston Swirnoff
Media LP
Land USA
Label Eclipse Records
Udgivelsesår 2005
Grading Still Sealed/New
Genre Avant-Garde
Sub Genre 1 Sound Art
Sub Genre 2 Experimental
Condition New