INFANT CYCLE / UPHOLD — Our Past Present (Now Then)
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Split-release. Great mysterious soundscapes made with cymbal, water tank, record player, etc. by the "still-to-discover" canadian project INFANT CYCLE, presenting a one-tracker filled with electric pulses & backwards-sounds, highly abstract and atmospheric, we love it !! Absolutely recommended, gets better with every release... not too far away from the best (more experimental) stuff from HAFLER TRIO or so...
The second mCDR is by the (for us) so far unknown project UPhold, who likes to confuse the listener with daring experimental electronic collages, where lots of original sounds appear, but also sets clear structured electronica with organ-sounds & spoken words against it....
"Following "Gravescapes" by Anofele and Logoplasm, unleashed in 2006, this is the second split release appearing on Afe. It comes in the form of two different 3" MiniCD-Rs published together in our standard package.
Jim DeJong (The Infant Cycle) and Muffy St. Bernard (UPhold) are pleased to be partnered with each other for "Our Past Present (Now Then)". Their friendship dates back to the early '90s Canadian experimental tape scene, and they have worked together on occasion. The Infant Cycle was begun in 1992 by Jim DeJong, as a 21st birthday present to himself. Previously, he was a member of Chronic Remorse, and Mind-skelp-cher (replaced by Muffy / UPhold). Since then, The Infant Cycle has steadily created a large number of releases working with both "musical" and "non-musical" objects to create soundscapes that don't easily fit ready-made descriptions. He has worked with Orphx, Aidan Baker, W.A. Davison, Delphium, Neboysha Rakic, Dronæment, Antmanuv, Phycus and Jared Davison, to name a few, and has released recordings on numerous labels worldwide, including EE Tapes, Blade Records, Moloko+, Locus of Assemblage, etc.
UPhold was formed by Muffy St. Bernard in 1993, growing out of early-morning radio experiments on CKMS, the University of Waterloo's campus station. Those experiments were honed in the group Mindsculpture (a.k.a. Mind-skelp-cher) and have matured over time. During the years UPhold has worked with Jim DeJong (The Infant Cycle), Neb Rakic (AER), Eli McIlveen (Flickershow), Detlef Burghardt (Fond of the Drone), Jade (8-Bit Logik) and others. Right now Muffy is working on an upcoming release with a focus on memories (forgotten, cyclic and falsified) and an ongoing escape from noise (inside and outside). He is is also performing in drag shows and producing a weekly program about classic radio, just to keep busy. His music has been released through his own label, Dangermuff Enterproses, and through Jim DeJong's The Ceiling.
"Unrelated Work Tapes 7/7/04" by The Infant Cycle is a new chapter in his series of aural collages based on his own past, present, future and non-existant releases, where he explores the wide possibilities offered by manipulation / juxtaposition of different portions of audio materials taken out of their original context. The track is about twenty minutes long and is divided in several movements where a lot of different instruments and recordings are used: cymbals, water tank, record player operational sounds, synthesizers, lovebirds and carved vinyl record playout grooves.
A different version of "Folded Memory Syndrome" was already included on our 10th year celebrative on-line compilation and it's the opening number of the second disc. Like the three following tracks, it showcases the good cinematic qualities of Uphold's music. It's a very complex track that includes assorted synthesizers lines, field recordings, found sounds and voices, metal percussions, etc.
Originally merged together, "Shut the Fuck Up, Delia" and "Shut the Fuck Up, Dmitri" keep up the good work of the previous track and introduce an even more effective use of field recordings and low-budget electronic paraphernalia to tell complex and engaging stories. Coming at the end of the disc is "Bedwetters". Althought we're very fond of this whole work, we can't help to pick it up as our favourite number: "a story of paranoia in The Grey Yonder about how one malevolent spirit in an apartment can ruin life for everybody... Even if that spirit is only doing his laundry."
When writing about our releases, even the most obscure, we really hate to compare them to other more famous works but we'll make an exception here pointing you to nothing less than the best moments in John Carpenter's movies and soundtracks. All the images adorning the artwork of "Our Past Present (Now Then)" are found pictures courtesy of Gene McSweeney, they are an added bonus to this quite interesting split release." [label info]
www.aferecords.com
The second mCDR is by the (for us) so far unknown project UPhold, who likes to confuse the listener with daring experimental electronic collages, where lots of original sounds appear, but also sets clear structured electronica with organ-sounds & spoken words against it....
"Following "Gravescapes" by Anofele and Logoplasm, unleashed in 2006, this is the second split release appearing on Afe. It comes in the form of two different 3" MiniCD-Rs published together in our standard package.
Jim DeJong (The Infant Cycle) and Muffy St. Bernard (UPhold) are pleased to be partnered with each other for "Our Past Present (Now Then)". Their friendship dates back to the early '90s Canadian experimental tape scene, and they have worked together on occasion. The Infant Cycle was begun in 1992 by Jim DeJong, as a 21st birthday present to himself. Previously, he was a member of Chronic Remorse, and Mind-skelp-cher (replaced by Muffy / UPhold). Since then, The Infant Cycle has steadily created a large number of releases working with both "musical" and "non-musical" objects to create soundscapes that don't easily fit ready-made descriptions. He has worked with Orphx, Aidan Baker, W.A. Davison, Delphium, Neboysha Rakic, Dronæment, Antmanuv, Phycus and Jared Davison, to name a few, and has released recordings on numerous labels worldwide, including EE Tapes, Blade Records, Moloko+, Locus of Assemblage, etc.
UPhold was formed by Muffy St. Bernard in 1993, growing out of early-morning radio experiments on CKMS, the University of Waterloo's campus station. Those experiments were honed in the group Mindsculpture (a.k.a. Mind-skelp-cher) and have matured over time. During the years UPhold has worked with Jim DeJong (The Infant Cycle), Neb Rakic (AER), Eli McIlveen (Flickershow), Detlef Burghardt (Fond of the Drone), Jade (8-Bit Logik) and others. Right now Muffy is working on an upcoming release with a focus on memories (forgotten, cyclic and falsified) and an ongoing escape from noise (inside and outside). He is is also performing in drag shows and producing a weekly program about classic radio, just to keep busy. His music has been released through his own label, Dangermuff Enterproses, and through Jim DeJong's The Ceiling.
"Unrelated Work Tapes 7/7/04" by The Infant Cycle is a new chapter in his series of aural collages based on his own past, present, future and non-existant releases, where he explores the wide possibilities offered by manipulation / juxtaposition of different portions of audio materials taken out of their original context. The track is about twenty minutes long and is divided in several movements where a lot of different instruments and recordings are used: cymbals, water tank, record player operational sounds, synthesizers, lovebirds and carved vinyl record playout grooves.
A different version of "Folded Memory Syndrome" was already included on our 10th year celebrative on-line compilation and it's the opening number of the second disc. Like the three following tracks, it showcases the good cinematic qualities of Uphold's music. It's a very complex track that includes assorted synthesizers lines, field recordings, found sounds and voices, metal percussions, etc.
Originally merged together, "Shut the Fuck Up, Delia" and "Shut the Fuck Up, Dmitri" keep up the good work of the previous track and introduce an even more effective use of field recordings and low-budget electronic paraphernalia to tell complex and engaging stories. Coming at the end of the disc is "Bedwetters". Althought we're very fond of this whole work, we can't help to pick it up as our favourite number: "a story of paranoia in The Grey Yonder about how one malevolent spirit in an apartment can ruin life for everybody... Even if that spirit is only doing his laundry."
When writing about our releases, even the most obscure, we really hate to compare them to other more famous works but we'll make an exception here pointing you to nothing less than the best moments in John Carpenter's movies and soundtracks. All the images adorning the artwork of "Our Past Present (Now Then)" are found pictures courtesy of Gene McSweeney, they are an added bonus to this quite interesting split release." [label info]
www.aferecords.com