ultra eczema 49 ••••• sts01
ERIC THIELEMANS; a snare is a bell LP

this is the first in a series of solo percussion lp's on ultra eczema, titled
STS!
a meditative psychedelic experience is what i would like to call this, though i
realise i make it sound like a silly zen blowout, and that's not what it feels
like at all! when i first saw it live in a giant church in mechelen/belgium, i
was yelling "THIS IS THE BEST SHOW OF THE YEAR". i thought there wouldn't be an
end to it and didn't even feel a buildup to a more tense sound or a drone. there
was a difference in resonating sound and it definately changed, but as with more
constructive minimalists such as steve reich or maybe even terry riley, you
can't tell when things change.
that experience got enlarged as well by the scenography he played in, a splendid
eyetorturing construction, built especially for this piece by antwerp based
sculputurist filip metten. on record it feels different of course, as you can
skip the needle up and down to the end and back, you can hear an enormous
tension and sound difference. though this piece is written for only a snare drum
and a tiny bit of vocals (resonating with the snare drum) it sounds like either
20 people on a snaredrum, like if glen branca would invite 567 people playing
the exact same snare roll, or like a choir, and by the end definately like the
sound of a whitehouse lp; building up strongly to the point of abolute silence,
which feels like a relief! this piece is based on a snare roll which changes 3
times.
live, this piece can go up to an hour or longer, on this record, it is one full
side. the b side is a psychedelic etch!
ERIC THIELEMANS is based in antwerp/belgium and has made percussive pieces for
theatre, has played psychedelic guitar music with MAURO PAWLOWSKI, spaced
freemusic with SICKBOY and CASSISINI DIVISION and a ton load of great freejazz
with ANDRE GOUDBEEK and PETER JACQUEMYN.
this record is limited to 500 copies, has an insert and comes in a duo coloured
psychic design by dennis tyfus
16 euro
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http://www.ultraeczema.com

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