Label:Ryko Analogue – RAP12-1005
Country:US
Used 12" 1988
Disc:VG+ (good shape overall)
Jacket:VG+/VG (light tear on left side of sleeve, slight wear, not too bad)
Bernie Krause, an electronic musician and bioacoustician known as one of the pioneers who played the Moog synthesizer in the 1960s, and also famed for demonstrating the Moog to George Harrison, which led to the creation of tracks for his electronic album the following year. In the late 1980s, he was also known for a series of works themed around the environment, and this 12inch single appears to have been released as part of that series. It featue the abstract slow funk track "Jungle Shoes" which combines the sounds of various animals and plays them like a single instrument, as well as the ambient like track "Fish Wrap" which is made using the sounds of marine life in a similar way. Both tracks are quite interesting, but Bernie Krause's sense of beat is also impressive.
60年代にムーグ・シンセサイザーを演奏した先駆者の一人であり、ジョージ・ハリスンにムーグを実演し翌年の電子アルバムの楽曲制作へのきっかけを作った人物としても知られる電子音楽家/生物音響学者Bernie Krause。1980年代後半には環境をテーマにした一連の作品でも知られ、本作はその一環としてリリースされたと思しき12インチシングル。様々な動物の声を一つの楽器のように組み合わせ演奏させたアブストラクト・スロウ・ファンク”Jungle Shoes”と同様の方法で海洋生物の鳴き声で制作されたアンビエント曲のような”Fish Wrap”を収録。どちらもかなり面白いんですがBernie Krauseのビート感覚にも驚かされる一枚。珍盤としての魅力も。
A - Jungle Shoes (Def Kicko Remix)
B1 - Jungle Shoes (Original Version)
B2 - Fish Wrap
