KALLABRIS — Hund vor die Tür
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KALLABRIS has developed quite a unique style & approach towards sounds, and this new LP is no exception! HUND VOR DIE TÜR is a composition using strange voice-material, synth- & guitar-loops...
“The significance of dogs is something which struck me a long time ago. If one compares Mark Twain’s A Dog’s Tale with Willard Van Orman Quine’s Two Dogmas of Empiricism, for example, one finds that Twain’s account of the narrator’s mother (who is a collie) is much more knowing than Quine’s account of the meaning of a tail. Experience tells us that it might be best to acknowledge that certain tails don’t have a meaning at all. This is especially true if one thinks of certain dogs and their resemblance to applied mathematics. One does not have to consult Crelle’s Journal to understand that their tails — whether pure or slightly grubby — can’t possibly move them. It’s always the dog that moves the tail — never the other way round.”
Kallabris is the project of Michael Anacker. Active since 1986, Kallabris’ work has been described as ‘electro-acoustic chamber music’ — a description which should be taken literally. Anacker’s main interest is a reflection on the electro-mechanical conditions of sound recording presented in everyday recording devices such as cheap home computers, dictaphones and answering machines. Thus, he is not interested in the limits of musical styles but in the limitations of sound (re)production." [label info]
"Through the many years of their existence, Kallabris is one of my favorite groups, but as I was listening to this new LP 'Hund Vor Die Tür' ('dog standing for the door'), I am never to sure what it is that I like about them. Perhaps the whole mythical surrounding of the group. Is it a group? One man? We don't know. Let alone what they do. However text seems to be important with their releases, even when it's not easy to figure about what they are about. Apparently the piece started in April 2005 with a live concert in Dortmund and has expanded over time into this record. And it's in a way about dogs (pity, as I am not a lover of anything canine), although 'a piece of music is not a tale', the cover informs us. Perhaps so, but this record has tale like qualities. There is a vocoder voice that recites some lines every now and then - making this record one piece rather than a collection of pieces) - and on side one this is embedded in a warm bath of computerized drones and the on the
b-side with plucked acoustic guitar and even a hot steamy rhythm. The b-side is my favorite, since it moves through all these nice textures, while on the first side it's all rather single-minded. But once again, this is a great record of a mythical band with great sound, hovering the experiment and the pop notion of folktronics. Kallabris remains a favorite."
[FdW / Vital Weekly]
label-website: www.entracte.co.uk
“The significance of dogs is something which struck me a long time ago. If one compares Mark Twain’s A Dog’s Tale with Willard Van Orman Quine’s Two Dogmas of Empiricism, for example, one finds that Twain’s account of the narrator’s mother (who is a collie) is much more knowing than Quine’s account of the meaning of a tail. Experience tells us that it might be best to acknowledge that certain tails don’t have a meaning at all. This is especially true if one thinks of certain dogs and their resemblance to applied mathematics. One does not have to consult Crelle’s Journal to understand that their tails — whether pure or slightly grubby — can’t possibly move them. It’s always the dog that moves the tail — never the other way round.”
Kallabris is the project of Michael Anacker. Active since 1986, Kallabris’ work has been described as ‘electro-acoustic chamber music’ — a description which should be taken literally. Anacker’s main interest is a reflection on the electro-mechanical conditions of sound recording presented in everyday recording devices such as cheap home computers, dictaphones and answering machines. Thus, he is not interested in the limits of musical styles but in the limitations of sound (re)production." [label info]
"Through the many years of their existence, Kallabris is one of my favorite groups, but as I was listening to this new LP 'Hund Vor Die Tür' ('dog standing for the door'), I am never to sure what it is that I like about them. Perhaps the whole mythical surrounding of the group. Is it a group? One man? We don't know. Let alone what they do. However text seems to be important with their releases, even when it's not easy to figure about what they are about. Apparently the piece started in April 2005 with a live concert in Dortmund and has expanded over time into this record. And it's in a way about dogs (pity, as I am not a lover of anything canine), although 'a piece of music is not a tale', the cover informs us. Perhaps so, but this record has tale like qualities. There is a vocoder voice that recites some lines every now and then - making this record one piece rather than a collection of pieces) - and on side one this is embedded in a warm bath of computerized drones and the on the
b-side with plucked acoustic guitar and even a hot steamy rhythm. The b-side is my favorite, since it moves through all these nice textures, while on the first side it's all rather single-minded. But once again, this is a great record of a mythical band with great sound, hovering the experiment and the pop notion of folktronics. Kallabris remains a favorite."
[FdW / Vital Weekly]
label-website: www.entracte.co.uk