Jem Finer & Andrew Kötting's Visionary Landscapes review

[DzM]

Kudos for Christine Latek for finding this.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/ontheedg ... 54,00.html

Sample:<blockquote><blockquote type=cite>Finer and Kotting describe their sound as "a bricolage and right carryon", but it's not exactly Sid James territory. What you hear are English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) field recordings, superimposed on droning sounds that could have been made by ancient bellows instruments or tape loops. Kötting is a film-maker, best known for Gallivant, and Finer is the mathematician and composer behind the ambitious Artangel commission Longplayer, intended to play without a break for 1,000 years.

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[DzM]

This CD is a pleasant 0:36:36 of ambient music likely made with tape samples, loops, and ancient instruments along with a mash of other sounds. While most are field recordings of the English Fold Dance and Song Society (EFDSS), other samples of country life and every-day life appear in the recordings. One track features a sheepherd's dog whistle in the background, while another features a brief sample from an Art of Noise track.

This CD is entertaining, but is not a recommendation for those looking for more of Jem's contributions to The Pogues catalogue. These are quiet tracks, perfect for contemplation.