To: owner-idm@hyperreal.com
From: "Brian O. Bozarth" <bb2j+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: global communications album
hey..I just got a press release from dedicated records usa. After
talking to a rep there..it appears the album's not due for release until
Sept. 1 stateside that is. I don't know if that's a uk date as well.
Here's the release..although it's a LOT of hype..it has a little info in
it..I've heard the first single 9:25 and it's quite good..minimal and
melodic:
Global Communication - 76 14 - by Reece Purcell
Imagine a world of melody. A universe ruled by harmony, where beats
intertwine with your soul and lead to the brink of sheer audio extacy.
Lead yourself back to those feelings of innermost contentment, warmth
and security. Take yourself to that special place and you have only
scratched the surface of the very core that is Global Communication.
"...in this case back to the womb with the comforting sound of a
maternal heartbeat."
After sveral years of experience in morphing technology to fit their
needs two Somerset natives, Mark Pritchard and Tom Middleton met and
formed their own label Evolution records. Used as a means to release
electronic material that was influenced by the likes of Eno and
Kraftwerk, Evolution was a vehicle of sonic experimentation. With
releases by Reload, Global Communication, Rebus and E621 Evolution
quickly established itself as a leader in the field of electronic music.
These releases and this label to this day remains a benchmark by which
the entire generation of electronic music (ambient in particular) must
judge itself.
While the more commonly known moniker of Reload has released a slew
of material that has given Pritchard and Middleton an enormous amount of
critical accliam (Mixmaster Morris called '94 as the year that these two
become bigger than the Orb). The music produced by Reload is very
direct and robotic, leaving the listener with an almost detached
assuredness. While satisfied with the overall feel of "A Collection of
Short Stories" these two felt like it was time to create another
universe of sonic bliss. Thus Global Communication was born.
"Global Communication is emotive expression conveyed through a
medium of sound. It is designed to appeal to people of any age, race or
class. A universal language inspired by people, places, sounds,
textures, tasts and smells."
Global Communication was spawned around Pritchard's birthday in
1992. The focus of Global Communication was to focus on researching
organic sounds. After carefully selecting the proper sound and sonic
structures the next step was manipulating these sounds and using these
structures as a basis for conveying emotions via electronic instruments.
When given the simple task of remixing the new Chapterhouse release,
Pritchard and Middleton forwent the obvious remix route and produced the
historic release "The Pentamerous Metamorphosis". This five track
ambient epic firmly established the two as the most prolific in
groundbreakers in a genre of imitators. This release simultaneously
wrote an entire new standard for the remixing game, no longer is it
acceptable to simply reconstruct and rework material. Now one must come
up with a mini masterpiece or be judged as sub-par.
Now on dedicated records comes the finest and most comprehensive
Global Communication release to date, the full length 76:14. Once again
Pritchard and Middleton have taken their genre to a new level surpassing
all contemporaries at a light speed pace. 76:14 is simultaneously
comforting and disturbing. Generating a feeling of warmth while you
bite your fingernails. Melodies swirl around your head while
subharmonic qualities move your very soul. Take a copy, depress play
and be transported into another realm of consciousness as Global
Communication demonstrates that a vocaless medium can actually speak to
you if you are willing to understand listen to the language of machines.
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