records > harmonic series LP
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Table
of the Elements |
tracks
| 1. harmonic series 0 | (~20') |
Special release, transparent blue vynil pressed one side only and silkscreened
with phosphorescent ink on the other. Packaged in a specially manufactured,
semi-rigid, clear vinyl sleeve. Part of the Lanthanides series.
reviews
On his entry in Table Of The Elements Lanthanides 12" series, Portuguese
experimental guitarist Rafel Toral uses his guitar like a simple sound
generator, coaxing forth warm and sonorous, gossamer strands of crystalline
low end drone, nestled in equally diaphanous tendrils of analog electronics
and computer generated sinewaves.
Truly sublime. On clear aquatic blue vinyl, with an ancient sea map silkscreened
in metallic ink.
Aquarius, San Francisco
I wouldn't normally review a 12" but Rafael Toral's "Harmonic
Series," one of the releases featured in Table of the Elements' new
series, was such an engaging listen that I thought it deserved a mention.
Each record in this series consists of a colored vinyl 12" -- one
side featuring music by one artist and the other side, a beautiful etching
that somehow relates to the artist's work. Toral's record features a carefully
hand drawn map of rivers and other waterways on the b-side, perfectly
reflecting the liquid forms that he creates with guitar, analog electronics
and computer generated sinewaves.
Though Toral is really blurring the edge dissonance in this piece, it
is only for a moment before we catch a glimpse of the fluttering harmonics
that seem to come from within the overall body of sound. He gets the most
out of each note pushing the edges of structure with long sustained notes
and mind-bending drones that pull the listener in and out of consciousness.
One of Toral's finest works! Recommended. [KH]
Other Music, NY
Il portoghese Rafael Toral, presenta un lungo drone costruito con chitarra
elettrica e generatori d'onda. Quello che differenzia Toral da altri sound
engineer, a lui contemporanei, è la corposità del suono
delle sue installazioni, l'impatto ipnotizzante delle sue stratificazioni,
anche lì dove le chitarre incidono meno del solito, come in 'Harmonic
Series 0'. In dieci anni Toral è diventato un maestro nel suo genere.
Roberto Mandolini, Pazzi
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