Jo Thomas
Untitled Lines
Cassette (no number)
Two pieces, Drift and Swan, composed as a site- specific
response to Pablo Bronstein’s Sketches for Regency Living
exhibition at the ICA, London, where this work was
performed live on 21 July 2011.
Christopher McFall
The Anatomical Submissiveness of Lions
Cassette (E96)
“I think that this series of works represents the most visual
and visceral of my releases to date. I feel that it is accurately
reflective of my perceptions of my immediate environment at
the time it was conceived. When I composed these tracks in
2008 I wanted to create something with field recordings and
treated tape/sampled material that alluded to an epic feeling
that could be rendered in black in white; eroding more with
every subsequent play. I feel, as the title suggests, that these
works evoke a subdued primal essence; an underlining sense
of urgency and the macabre.”
S R Hess
System Failure
Cassette (E88), 2010
System Failure was assembled and recorded on a very cold
and grey Chicago afternoon in December 2009. Its two tracks
were made with analogue electronics, four-channel looping
device, guitar, and percussion. Recorded directly to cassette.
Steven Hess lives and works in Chicago. He is a member of
Haptic, On (with Sylvain Chauveau), and Ural Umbo. He has
performed and collaborated with numerous artists including
Pan American, Fennesz, David Daniell, Stefan Németh, and
Robert Hampson to name a few.
3.14...
Entrance to Exit
Cassette (E81), 2009
“A smooth linear transition from white
noise to sinus wave tone is broadcast.
Title is announced at beginning and
at end, but at end, title is announced
by a tape played backward.”
— George Brecht, 1962
Entrance–Exit was composed by Fluxus artist George Brecht
in 1962 and was realised and recorded onto magnetic tape
with James Tenney and George Maciunas the same year.
The quarter-inch tape reel — housed in a red or blue plastic
case — was published as a Fluxus edition in 1964 with the
title Entrance And Exit Music. In subsequent editions the title
was changed by Maciunas to Entrance–Exit and then Exit–
Entrance, drawing attention to the fact that if the music were
reversed the compositional structure would change but the
sounds themselves would appear to sound the same.
This version for audio cassette is realised by 3.14... who
were drawn to the work’s formalism, linearity and structural
simplicity. Two versions of the piece are presented: on side
A, Entrance to Exit and on side B, Exit to Entrance — the
same composition in reverse. No indication is given in the
score with regard to frequency or duration. In this version
the oscillator is tuned to 440 Hz (ISO 16).
E(t) = [t]*N + [1-t]*S
Thanks to Satoshi A., 1,024, E.IA~, Fehler
http://3.14159265358979323846264338327950.com
Haptic
Correction 7"
(E47/A67), 2007
For Correction, their third published recording (and the
second one to be issued by Entr’acte; see also E37),
Haptic has assembled two pieces that incorporate excerpts
from live performances and seamlessly integrate them
with material recorded by the trio over the past two years.
These disparate elements are distilled to an atmosphere
of tension and restraint in ‘sum’; in the companion piece,
‘ybo’, the same careful deliberation is deployed to slowly
envelop the listener in a composition that is subtly evolv-
ing, dense, and hypnotic.
Co-published with Absurd
Simon Whetham
Ascension_Suspension
CD (E41), 2006
These minimally-processed recordings of cable cars were made
during a trip to the Portes du Soleil region of France, in Les Gets,
Morzine and Les Lindarets. The sounds have been layered to
enhance the feelings of suspense and tension experienced during
the journey.
Bristol-based Simon has been a musician for almost 20 years.
In 2000 he composed and recorded the soundtrack to artist
Kathryn Thomas’ first solo London exhibition, and has continued
to record music for her shows, as well as working on his own
experimental pieces.
Filter Feeder Resistance Cycle/Invisible Orchestra
The Milgram Obedience… Trail of Droplets
Formatt Engtevrees
Jacques Beloeil An Absent–Minded Track
CD (E35), 2006
A compilation of four early 3" CD releases. Resistance Cycle/
Invisible Orchestra (E11): the first track was recorded with a
1960s valve sine wave tone generator, the second with records
and turntables. Trail of Droplets (E13): four tracks of filmic
and melancholic electronic music by Ben Norland’s The Milgram
Obedience to Authority Experiment. Engtevrees (E14): Peter
Smeekens’ work straddles analogue and digital technologies
without being overly suggestive of either. Engtevrees illustrates
this well over its 20-minute duration. It’s composed entirely of
a recording made at an underground car park in Antwerp which
was then manipulated with a computer, tape decks and effects.
An Absent–Minded Track (E15): a powerful union of error and
coincidence, captured onto tape via an erratic analogue keyboard
emitting its last battery pulse.
Oliveiri/Figure
Celest
CD (E32), 2006
Chad Oliveiri is a journalist living in Rochester, NY. A long-term
self-taught guitarist, he began recording audio experiments to
cassette while in high school. The advent of laptop computing
allowed him to realise many of his ideas in a much more
time-efficient manner.
Figure (Brannon Hungness) has released several albums, and has
performed extensively throughout the US and Europe, either solo
or with projects including Oblivion Ensemble, Glenn Branca
Ensemble, Hammerhead, and Kill Myself on Monday. He has also
recorded with Elliot Sharp and Tony Levin, and has shared the
stage with Zeena Parkins and Phillip Glass, amongst many others.
Lutnahimat
Kleine Mietzekatze
3" CD (E31), 2006
Fessenden
Capture/Create
CD (E29), 2005
This Chicago-based electro-acoustic improv trio consisting of
Joshua Convey (bass), Stephen Fiehn (CD players, guitar, iPod),
and Steven Hess (drums, vibraphone) has been working together
since mid–2004. Capture/Create’s two tracks were recorded
straight to MiniDisc using a strategically placed stereo microphone.
Marc Behrens, Dave Phillips,
Cheapmachines, Keith Berry
Coincident
CD (E28), 2005
Each of the four participants was invited by Phil Julian to make a
recording lasting exactly four minutes at 19.00 GMT on Saturday
15 October 2005. The results were presented with a final layered
mix incorporating all submitted tracks.
Big City Orchestra
airre
CD (E27), 2005
Especially recorded for Entr’acte. This is the end product
of the first sessions with Cliff Neighbors in over a decade.
Extraordinairre!
Saturday 10 September 2005
16.20 to 17.00
CD (E25), 2005
Recorded in situ at the London Placard headphone festival during
a performance by Signals (comprising Cheapmachines and Karina
ESP). This is an acoustic recording; any audible reference to
Signals’ performance is entirely coincidental.
Ze
First Installation
3" CD (E24), 2005
Originally conceived and recorded as an eight-speaker surround-
sound installation for Martin Holtkamp’s Bad Girls! photography
exhibition which took place in November 2003 at Pineal Eye,
London. It is largely based on audio extracted from video
recordings made in Berlin during August that year.
Jacques Beloeil
Quatre tonalités pour enceintes urbaines
CD (E23), 2005
Produced with a Casio keyboard, an effects unit, a tape recorder,
and a microphone. The seemingly simplistic instrumentation belies
the four tracks’ sustained elegance and Beloeil’s compositional flair.
Parts of this album will be remastered and reissued in 2009.
The Digitariat
Agitated
CD (E22), 2005
Three remarkable tracks by Paul D. Knowles, displacing and
replacing The Digitariat’s hectic and dense sound with drawn-out
and disciplined drones, silences and snippets of noise, without
losing focus or diluting the potency of the source material.
Recorded in one take.
Filter Feeder
Raw Materials
CD (E20), 2005
Julian Doyle’s second full-length CD for Entr’acte showcases
Filter Feeder’s further adventures in sonic manipulation
using found sound, field recordings and a mixture of digital
and vintage analogue electronics. Many of the works are
single take recordings. Keeping it raw in the London warzone!
David Payne
Feedback #2
CD (E19), 2005
This is the second part in Canadian David Payne’s series of
recordings documenting the exploration of feedback loops
as a primary sound source. This series focuses on a process
of aural manipulation where the artist has very little control
over the sound produced. All tracks were improvised directly
to tape, with no overdubs or editing.
Cheapmachines
Diagrammene
CD (E18), 2005
Two long and powerful tracks, recorded live in Norway:
Figur En in Oslo, Dans for Voksne, 16 April 2005, and
Figur To in Bergen, Kunsthall/Landmark, 17 April 2005.
Chefkirk
The Earth is Mostly Ocean
CD (E17), 2005
One-to-One
For two mono channels
CD (E16), 2005
Recorded continuously and simultaneously in two separate
locations between 01:00 13 April and 01:00 14 April 2005.
One minute per hour extracted randomly; compiled
chronologically, without editing. Duration: 24 minutes.
Jacques Beloeil
An Absent–Minded Track
3" CD (E15), 2005
[See E35]
Formatt
Engtevrees 3" CD (E14) 2005
[See E35]
The Milgram Obedience to
Authority Experiment
Trail of Droplets 3" CD (E13) 2005
[See E35]
Dave Phillips
Hole/Holy
3" CD (E12), 2005
Filter Feeder
Resistance Cycle/Invisible Orchestra
3" CD (E11), 2005
[See E35]
Ze
Self Control/Death Drive
CD (E10), 2004
This two-track single by London-based Ze sprang from
a misunderstanding over an idea for a Laura Branigan
cover version...
Sudden Infant
Look Left
3" CD (E9), 2004
Produced by Joke Lanz during his artist’s residency in London,
where he roamed the streets of Whitechapel and Soho in search
of inspiration and entertainment. Includes a cover version of
Cabaret Voltaire’s Nag Nag Nag, which was later reworked for his
Invocation of the Aural Slave Gods album. Joke Save the Queen!
For the attention of
Live Recordings 2003
CD (E7), 2004
Three lengthy compositions, recorded live to tape.
Various
Six Intermissions In Seven Acts
CD (no number), 2005
Second edition of 50 copies which includes the original CD and
a DVD containing the six intermission films which were screened
on the night of the event. (See Events)
Joke Lanz and Allon Kaye
What will be, wird sein
3" CD (no number), 2005
Badly recorded in London on Sunday, 8 May. Processed by
Joke Lanz on Monday, 9 May. Published by Entr’acte on
Tuesday, 10 May.
Various
Six Intermissions In Seven Acts
CD (no number), 2005
Edition of 120 free copies, only available at the event.
Featuring The Digitariat, Ze, Filter Feeder, Formatt, Black Hawai,
Sudden Infant, and Raionbashi, interspersed with Jac Beloeil’s
intermissions music. (See Events)
Various
Sampler Volume Two
CD (no number), 2005
Filter Feeder, Sudden Infant, The Milgram Obedience to Authority
Experiment and Absent-Minded.
Various
Antwerpen Edition
CD (no number), 2005
A limited edition of Entr’acte Sampler Two, produced on the
occasion of Filter Feeder’s show at Freaks End Future on
6 April. Edition of 25 copies, only available at the event.
Various
New York Edition
CD (no number), 2005
A promo-only version of Entr’acte Sampler Two, produced on the
occasion of Sudden Infant’s tour of New York in March.
Sudden Infant and Ze
WCD 3" CD (no number), 2005
Live recording of an improvised performance at a public lavatory
which took place on Saturday, 29 January 2005 in Kentish Town,
London, in front of an invited audience, a bemused attendant
and an unsuspecting stranger... (See Events)
Various
Sampler Volume One
CD (no number), 2004
A free sampler, featuring tracks off Entr’acte 6–9 plus material
from the long-deleted Luxury Discreet Surroundings (E1)
and an exclusive track by Ze.
(Luxury Discreet Surroundings)
CD (Intermission 001), 1999
Produced by Daniel Löwenbrück (Raionbashi/Tochnit Aleph),
with additional material by René Lamp and Robert Schalinski
(Column One). A second edition was randomly-packed with
23 copies of LDS Relationchips (E6).