"sR:ample" Source Research Recordings sR:com:0CDX 2001 (73:43)
caution (:07)
souRce research "intro" previously unreleased (:36)
souRce research "kutof_fcut" (recorded for fällts
Year Zero project) (3:35)
CoH "menuet
max." previously unreleased (4:38)
x.aiff (:10)
Cattivo "neither/neither"
previously unreleased (3:16)
Leif Elggren "Fear" (excerpt) (outake from emre [dark
matter]) (:31)
y.aiff (:08)
EsRm (Leif Elggren/souRce research/matmos) "White" from
RGB (14:43)
Coil "Broken
Aura" (excerpt) from emre [dark matter] (3:32)
souRce research "Trapped Air (ii)" previously unreleased
(:53)
Cyclobe "Silent
Key" (excerpt) from emre [dark matter] (5:23)
AphasRia "Ti:mx" from Aphasia sR_dissections_mx (:35)
AphasRia "Fckd:mx" from Aphasia sR_dissections_mx (5:52)
Cattivo "nepalese love song" previously unreleased (2:20)
track 13 from emre (:09)
souRce research "Green" (excerpt) previously unreleased
outake from RGB (2:35)
Andrew Poppy "Snowdronia" (excerpt) previously unreleased
to Snow (3:12)
Ovum "Lavin" previously unreleased (6:22)
Andrew Poppy "Time At Rest Devouring Its Secret" (excerpt)
from sR:com:1CD (7:06)
souRce research "Dark
Start" (excerpt) previously unreleased (5:17)
souRce research "/end" previously unreleased (1:51)
Cattivo previously unreleased (:52)
It's a little odd that UK based 'experimental sound based project' label Source Research Recordings felt it necessary to produce a label sampler at this time considering that they've only released 3 CDs to date: Leif Elggren/souRce research/Matmos "RGB", v/a "Emre [dark matter]" and Andrew Poppy "Time At Rest Devouring Its Secret" (all of which are recommended). But for the uninitiated, this is a perfect low cost place to begin. Limited to a 1000 copies in a purple vinyl slipcase, "sR:ample" collects excerpts from those discs - including Coil, Leif Elggren, Cyclobe - and about 50 minutes worth of previously unreleased/forthcoming tracks by Source Research, CoH, Cattivo, AphasRia and Ovum. This music is best absorbed through very attentive deep listening as much of it is quite mysterious and minimal, though never static or dull. I will concentrate on the new material. Source Research's 6 tracks drastically range from quiet contemplation, "Dark Start" being especially so, to violent sonic chaos. CoH's "menuet max." (possibly an homage to Erik Satie) rumbles and dances through computer forged squiggles not unlike those on his own full lengths. Cattitivo cut and paste gentle female vocal bits with static on 3 eerie tracks, "neither-neither" being the most accomplished with additional male sobbing and a ghostly guitar (?) melody. AphasRia's "Fckd:mx" gracefully blends a beautiful ambient drift with stereo panned electric discharge. And Ovum's "Lavin" is barely present with 6 and 1/2 minutes of murky drone. Altogether the new and old material mesh well to showcase the recent past and recent future of the label's very respectable output. This is exactly what I expect and want from these sorts of music ... emotion, innovation and exploration. Future releases are planned for Steinbröüchel, Cattitivo, CoH and Andrew Poppy. I'll be getting them all ...
Where did I get this cd? - promo.