Cue, by Andrew Pekler (CD on Kranky)
A Norman Records recommendation (26th April 2007)
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CD on Kranky |
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CD |
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Kranky |
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£9.99 |
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KRANK109 |
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What we say
 This record left our Mingus feeling ecstatic.
This weeks review missive from your humble, though opinionated reporter, Mingus the Lord of the Rude(est) is a little shorter than usual. As I'm away early I won't get my usual quota of guff. I do however get to get the most excited I've been for awhile about the new Andrew Pekler release "Cue" on Kranky. I first became familiar with his work through his releases on Scape. Thing is, I don't remember him sounding anything like this. Sparse, concentrated developing and enveloping serial systems that seemed to have grown out of premeditated themes. What I'm trying to say is each piece seems to have its own space or has grown out of clearly defined ideas. This is a very infectious, highly detailed set that gets better and better with each listen. Mostly made up of synthetic sounding electronics and what sound like treated found-sound, I think what has got me hooked, or continually pricks up my ears, is the warm atmospherics of the beats & intricate percussion. This warmth is augumented by keenly textured keyboard lines & washes invoking the soundscaping-mood grooves of film and television music. If I really needed to compare this work it would be the early work of To Rococo Rot or Stefan Schneider's Mapstation project. Much has been made lately of the fashion for Library music, this is much more than incidental muzak This is music to immerse youself in. It's been awhile since I got this excited about a collection of instrumental musics. I think it's time I delved back in my collection and reasessed what it is I liked about instrumental/electronica. If Mr Phil dosen't make this Album of the week then I'll nominate it as Mingus Rude's Opus of the month. Seek!
What the label says:
*Andrew Pekler (Bergheim 34/Sad Rockets) has previous releases on Scape,
Staubgold, Klang and Matador. He is one third of the Kosmischer Pitch live
band, and is part of an as yet unnamed project with Jan Jelenik and Hanno
Leichtmann.
*Cue is not an attempt to re-create, re-imagine or re-contextualize library
music of past eras. The attempt to re-create the "style" of library
music would be pointless anyway as the music found on library records does
not adhere to any distinct stylistic or aesthetic formula. Instead library
music can be defined by the formal constraints pertaining to its mode of
production and it is the appropriation and application of these same const
-raints that have enabled and inspired Andrew Pekler to produce the music for
this album.
*On the whole it is a vibrant, playful album of post-rock electronica with
the occasional sombre passage providing some contrast to the predominantly
ebullient tone. Piano and analog synthesizer sounds abound while percussion
(when used) is typically reduced to a minimum of tom toms, bells and unidentif
-ied noises.
*Tracklisting: 01. On 02. Roomsound 03. Pensive Boogie 04. Steady State 05.
Rockslide 06. Dust Mite 07. Vertical Gardens 08. Dim Star 09. Contact 10.
Mote 11. Floating Tone |
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