Label:Touch – T4
Country:UK
Used Cassette 1984
Tape:VG+ (plays fine)
Insert:VG+ (good condition)
A series of cassette releases produced by the British label Touch between 1982 and 1989. This release is the earliest in the series, the “Travel” edition. This is a massive, eclectic collection that throws everything into the mix from General Strike, an experimental dub group featuring Steve Beresford, David Toop, and David Cunningham, to tribal tracks by Jah Wobble’s ensemble, recordings of rituals from the Yanomami people deep in the Amazon, and music by the Chilean folkloric band Quimantu. Highlights include the imaginary ethno track “Journey” by vibraphonist Frank Ricotti and keyboardist Brian Gulland, “Trance Formations” a human-powered trance piece by a percussion group led by Jon Keliehor, General Strike’s disjointed dub track “Snowdrops” and a piano solo by Eithne Ni Bhraonain, Enya’s pseudonym from before she became famous. A complete set featuring four meticulously crafted full-color, large-format, eight-fold inserts.
1982年から1989年にかけて英Touchが展開していた一連のカセット作品。本作はその最初期であるトラベル編。Steve Beresford, David Toop, David Cunninghamによるエクスペリメンタル・ダブ・グループGeneral StrikeやJah Wobble率いるグループによるトライバル・トラックにアマゾン奥地の裸族ヤノマミ族の儀式やチリのフォルクローレ・バンドQuimantuまでごちゃ混ぜにした大ヴォリューム。中でもオススメはビブラフォン奏者Frank Ricottiと鍵盤奏者Brian Gullandによるイマージナル・エスノ”Journey”、奇才Jon Keliehor率いるパーカッショングループによる人力トランス”Trance Formations”、General Strikeによる脱臼気味のダブ・トラック”Snowdrops”、そしてEnyaの売れる前の別名義Eithne Ni Bhraonainによるピアノ・ソロも入ってます。こだわりのフルカラー八つ折り大判インサート4枚付き完品。最高です。
A1 - Eithne Ní Bhraonáin – An Ghaoth O'n Ghrian (The Solar Wind)
A3 - General Strike – My Other Body
A5 - Brian Gulland & Frank Ricotti – Journey
A7 - 1000 Mexicans – Trans-Astrakhan (Seeing The World)
A10 - 3 Mustaphas 3 – Bam / Tsifteteli
A15 - Eithne Ní Bhraonáin – Miss Clare Remembers
B2 - Andrew Poppy – But Does Winston Own A Straw Hat (Part 2)
B4 - General Strike – Snowdrops
B5 - Quimantú – Despedida De Salta
B6 - Jon Keliehor - The Percussion Research Ensemble – Trance Formations
B10 - Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart – Tribal
