Label:Sound Reporters
Country:Netherlands
Used Cassette 1985
Tape:VG+ (plays fine)
J-Card:VG+ (good condition)
A gem of sound collage and musique concrète was produced by Italian composer/flautist Walter Maioli, known for his activities with Aktuala, Futuro Antico, Art Of Primitive Sound, and sound recordist Fred Gales. This is said to be a sister work to the masterpiece "Amazonia 6891" released the following year, and is a radical and experimental soundscape work of about 60 minutes that explores the gap between the past and the unknown world, collaging various sound sources such as field recordings on the island of Java off the coast of Amsterdam, songs from around the world played on the radio, ethnic music, animal sounds, spoken language, more and more. Why did we think it was Java? There was a building that operated the shipping route to the Dutch East Indies, especially to Java, and it seems that it was almost stopped after Indonesia's independence, and in the 1980s squatters, artists, and homeless people occupied many of the buildings in this area. Perhaps that is what the description says about the "end of the world". The yellow sleeve is a distinctive design, but the white sleeve is what seems to be the second edition. Checked and it doesn't seem to be a fake. Please be careful of this when purchasing.
Aktuala, Futuro Antico, Art Of Primitive Soundでの活動で知られるイタリア人コンポーザー/フルート奏者Walter MaioliとサウンドレコーディストFred Galesによる85年作。本作は翌年リリースの傑作”Amazonia 6891”と姉妹作とも言われる、アムステルダムに浮かぶジャワ島でのフィールド録音、ラジオから流れる世界各国の歌、民族音楽、動物の鳴き声、話し言葉等さまざまな音源をコラージュした、過去の世界とまだ見ぬ世界の間を模索するような先鋭的かつ実験的な約60分のサウンドスケープ作品。どうしてジャワと思っていたのですが、オランダ領東インド特にジャワ島への航路を運営する建物があり、インドネシアの独立後にはほぼ停止状態になり80年代には不法占拠者、芸術家、ホームレスがこの地域の多くの建物を占拠していたようです。その時代の光景が説明書きにある”世界の果て”と表現したのかもわかりません。黄色のスリーヴが特徴的なデザインですがセカンドエディションと思われる白地のスリーブ。本人と連絡取った方に確認しましたが偽物などではないようです。
Javakade 8485 A
Javakade 8485 B
