CHARTIER, RICHARD — Incidence

"After several releases by artists of the collective around Raster-Noton on American label Line, a long-outstanding invitation was issued into the opposite direction. So last but not least the present release is an expression of long-lasting artistic ties between both labels. In the greyness heavy waves begin to glide into the one-hour work. They swell and flood a vacuum. Chartier is able to intensify this maelstrom in long and graceful moves. In a majestic and subtle manner he creates a subsonic vastness, capturing the listener, disconnecting him from the irrelevant reality. The end mirrors the beginning -- revealing the idea of an endless space in an endless composition. Finally incidence is a sound stream seeking to transform time into a certain timelessness. Richard Chartier runs the label Line, following the traditions of Trente Oiseaux by focusing on minimalist and not beat-oriented sound experiments. His compositions often test the limits of auditory perceptibility. In this way Chartier concentrates on tiniest changes within seemingly static sound masses." [press release]