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Pure Water Construction - 11CD (1999)

by Martin Archer & Simon H Fell

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From the original 1999 sleeve note:

Both Simon and myself have worked over the last few years with the idea of creating composed works by collaging improvisations made by different players at different times with our own prearranged material, and this basic idea carries into the current work. The general availability of well designed digital editing software such as Pro-Tools or Soundscape makes working in this way much more viable than working to tape, as different ideas can be tried out very quickly in real time. This has enabled us to work in a spontaneous way in the studio as we have put these compositions together.

Pure Water Construction is a six part electroacoustic composition generated in the studio jointly by Archer and Fell. The five main sections are based on solo improvisations which have been computer manipulated, electronically stimulated, and orchestrated with additional improvisations, samples and written parts. The Prelude introduces each improvisor in turn over an electronically treated percussion ensemble. Part One multitracks air escaping from the tuba at different speeds, orchestrated with pinpoint drum machine sounds. Part two features only piano sounds, filtered and ring modulated in hommage to Stockhausen's early work. Part three pits the natural harp sound against overdriven organ, and introduces a melody for double bass, bass guitar and bass clarinet. Part four is a string trio of violin, cello and double bass, all subjected to some of Archer's most extreme electronics to date. Part five is a marathon guitar workout over bass and electronic percussion, closing with a section which reprises the previous parts. Features the players named above plus Archer, Fell, Charlie Collins (woodwind) and Gino Robair (percussion). Recorded and released with financial assistance from the Arts Council of England.

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released February 25, 2021

Martin Archer - electronics, woodwind
Simon H. Fell - electronics, double bass

with

Robin Hayward - tuba
Chris Burn - piano
Rhodri Davies - harp
Jenni Molloy - cello
Stefan Jaworzyn - guitar
Gino Robair - percussion
Charlie Collins - bass clarinet

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Discus Music was founded in 1994 by Martin Archer. The label releases leftfield rock music, free jazz, extended songform, electronics, improvised music, and other sounds which defy categorisation.

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