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Mesmer Variations year of publication: 1995 available format(s): CD-2 label: Ash International distribution: Semaphore note: Sampler with non-austrian music creators: Bruce Gilbert, Koji Marutani, Drome, Steve Williams, Ryoji Ikeda, Robert Hampson, Quest, Gescom,... guess I've been under a rock for the last 3 years... what is this? np: epy - rhode's floor (sabotage/craft) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Karaoke Kalk visual discography http://members.aol.com/volumunits/karaoke_kalk.html ------------------------------------------------------------------

At 12:07 PM 2/28/98 -0500, someone wrote:

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> >Mesmer Variations >year of publication: 1995 >available format(s): CD-2 >label: Ash International > >Sampler with non-austrian music creators: >Bruce Gilbert, Koji Marutani, Drome, Steve Williams, >Ryoji Ikeda, Robert Hampson, Quest, Gescom,... > >guess I've been under a rock for the last 3 years...

we could only be so lucky... : )

quoted 2 lines what is this?

>what is this? >

The contributors to Mesmer Variations were asked to record a piece influenced by the work of Mesmer. As a starting point they were given a copy of the LP Mesmer (Ash 1.8), released in early 1995. Side one of the vinyl recording consisted of 999 identical bars, lasting 22 minutes 12 seconds. Side two was made up of an identical piece recorded at a lower octave, and a separate original mix by Resolution. Some have directly built on the pieces on the record; others have started afresh. These works are not remixes: they are original works inspired by the dynamic effect the claims of Mesmer had on the thinking world around him - effects which are still reverberating today. Franz (Freidrich) Anton Mesmer (1734-1815), 'The Wizard of Vienna', was an Austrian Physicist who claimed he could cure diseases by correcting the flow of animal magnetism in the bodies of his patients during séance-like group sessions. Mesmer was offered a large fortune at the Parisian court in 1778, but refused to divulge his secret. Contemporaries established a commission to investigate his claims, deducing that any cures were due to the power of suggestion - his audience at the time were largely from among the rich Parisian bourgeoisie, and apparently highly prone to suggestibility. His claims, however, did initiate serious studies into what came to be called 'hypnosis'. His pupil James Braid (1795?-1860) coined this term after the Greek God of Sleep, Hypnos. The Marquis de Puyseacutegur (1751-1825), also a pupil and great admirer, developed theories of the unconscious mind after sending a patient into a trance and discovering multiple personalities. Even now there is very little serious study of hypnosis, or its bastard offspring, hypnotherapy. It has been sidelined as a form of mass entertainment or a miracle cure for psychic damage. Research is desparately needed to study the influence and effects of 'the flicker effect'(a form of mesmerism induced by the flickering images of cinema and television screens), the new range of 'video drugs', or the effects of listening to repetitive sounds emitted at certain frequencies. Music was an important factor in Mesmer's work, and he was a close friend of Mozart, later affectionately teased in his opera Cosi fan tutti. Artists included: Drome - NonPlace Urban Field, Some More Crime Gescom - Warp Music Bruce Gilbert - Wire, WIR, Dome, The Beekeeper Robert Hampson - Main, Loop, INDICATE (with Jim O'Rourke) cf Touch TO:25 René Hassinger - Resident of Dortmund, this is his first release Micki von Hausswolff - Phauss, The Hafler Trio/The Sons of God cf Touch TO:24/TO:22 Ryoji Ikeda - Resident of Tokyo; cf '1000 Fragments' cci recordings (CCD23001) Edvard Graham Lewis - Wire, WIR, Dome, He Said, H.A.L.O. Koji Marutani - Resident of Osaka, Japan cf Touch T_ZERO_1 Daniel Menche - Artist in residence at Soleilmoon, Portland, Oregon, USA Peter Rehberg (Mego) from Vienna Put Put - Andy Diagram, Andrew Jacques, Howard Jacques, Steve Thrower, John Wall Quest - Frans de Waard from Beequeen Resolution - Swim Records S.E.T.I. - Lagowski, Legion, cf Ash International Ash 2.3 Steve Williams - Co-writer of Scanner2 (Ash 1.2) and mass observation (Ash 1.7) As you would expect from the above explaination, both cds are filled with long dark hypnotically repetitive tracks. I don't listen to it very often because of it's extreme repetitiveness but it's interesting in small doses. I kept it because it's collectible but probably wouldn't hold on to it otherwise. -->-Lance--- p.o. box 450715 westlake, ohio 44145 united states

On Sat, 28 Feb 1998, PUCKERED1 wrote:

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> Mesmer Variations > > guess I've been under a rock for the last 3 years... what is this?

Autechre Trainspotter's Nightmare :) Che

a little late and unnecessary (yer slippin' Lance. buckle-up) :-) I have all the info I need thanks to rorshach@execpc.com. it's not as rare as you might think. MUSICBLVD has them readily available. np: Dr. Richard, Captin Gollini & Steward Kant - "12,000 Feet" ------------------------------------------------------------------ Karaoke Kalk visual discography http://members.aol.com/volumunits/karaoke_kalk.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ In a message dated 03/01/98 1:17:29 AM, you wrote:

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>At 12:07 PM 2/28/98 -0500, someone wrote: > >> > >>Mesmer Variations > >>year of publication: 1995 > >>available format(s): CD-2 > >>label: Ash International > >> > >>Sampler with non-austrian music creators: > >>Bruce Gilbert, Koji Marutani, Drome, Steve Williams, > >>Ryoji Ikeda, Robert Hampson, Quest, Gescom,... > >> > >>guess I've been under a rock for the last 3 years... > > > >we could only be so lucky... : ) > > > >>what is this? > >> > > > >The contributors to Mesmer Variations were asked to record a > >piece influenced by the work of Mesmer. As a starting point they > >were given a copy of the LP Mesmer (Ash 1.8), released in early > >1995. Side one of the vinyl recording consisted of 999 identical > >bars, lasting 22 minutes 12 seconds. Side two was made up of an > >identical piece recorded at a lower octave, and a separate > >original mix by Resolution. Some have directly built on the > >pieces on the record; others have started afresh. These works > >are not remixes: they are original works inspired by the dynamic > >effect the claims of Mesmer had on the thinking world around > >him - effects which are still reverberating today. > > > >Franz (Freidrich) Anton Mesmer (1734-1815), 'The Wizard of > >Vienna', was an Austrian Physicist who claimed he could cure > >diseases by correcting the flow of animal magnetism in the bodies > >of his patients during séance-like group sessions. Mesmer was > >offered a large fortune at the Parisian court in 1778, but refused to > >divulge his secret. > > > >Contemporaries established a commission to investigate his > >claims, deducing that any cures were due to the power of > >suggestion - his audience at the time were largely from among > >the rich Parisian bourgeoisie, and apparently highly prone to > >suggestibility. His claims, however, did initiate serious > >studies into what came to be called 'hypnosis'. His pupil James > >Braid (1795?-1860) coined this term after the Greek God of > >Sleep, Hypnos. The Marquis de Puyseacutegur (1751-1825), also > >a pupil and great admirer, developed theories of the unconscious > >mind after sending a patient into a trance and discovering > >multiple personalities. > > > >Even now there is very little serious study of hypnosis, or its > >bastard offspring, hypnotherapy. It has been sidelined as a > >form of mass entertainment or a miracle cure for psychic > >damage. Research is desparately needed to study the influence > >and effects of 'the flicker effect'(a form of mesmerism induced > >by the flickering images of cinema and television screens), > >the new range of 'video drugs', or the effects of listening to > >repetitive sounds emitted at certain frequencies. Music was an > >important factor in Mesmer's work, and he was a close friend > >of Mozart, later affectionately teased in his opera Cosi fan tutti. > > > >Artists included: > >Drome - NonPlace Urban Field, Some More Crime > >Gescom - Warp Music > >Bruce Gilbert - Wire, WIR, Dome, The Beekeeper > >Robert Hampson - Main, Loop, INDICATE (with Jim O'Rourke) cf Touch TO:25 > >René Hassinger - Resident of Dortmund, this is his first release > >Micki von Hausswolff - Phauss, The Hafler Trio/The Sons of God cf Touch > >TO:24/TO:22 > >Ryoji Ikeda - Resident of Tokyo; cf '1000 Fragments' cci recordings

(CCD23001)

quoted 48 lines Edvard Graham Lewis - Wire, WIR, Dome, He Said, H.A.L.O.

> >Edvard Graham Lewis - Wire, WIR, Dome, He Said, H.A.L.O. > >Koji Marutani - Resident of Osaka, Japan cf Touch T_ZERO_1 > >Daniel Menche - Artist in residence at Soleilmoon, Portland, Oregon, USA > >Peter Rehberg (Mego) from Vienna > >Put Put - Andy Diagram, Andrew Jacques, Howard Jacques, Steve Thrower, John > >Wall > >Quest - Frans de Waard from Beequeen > >Resolution - Swim Records > >S.E.T.I. - Lagowski, Legion, cf Ash International Ash 2.3 > >Steve Williams - Co-writer of Scanner2 (Ash 1.2) and mass observation (Ash > >1.7) > > > >As you would expect from the above explaination, both > >cds are filled with long dark hypnotically repetitive > >tracks. I don't listen to it very often because of it's extreme > >repetitiveness but it's interesting in small doses. I kept it > >because it's collectible but probably wouldn't hold on to > >it otherwise. > > > > > >-->-Lance--- > >p.o. box 450715 > >westlake, ohio 44145 > >united states