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SMALL CRUEL PARTY - E Vago Fior Del Tempo

Format: LP Label & Cat.Number: Ferns Recordings - frond_08 Release Year: 2022 Note: oldest SCP material from the late 1980's (recorded in Chicago and Seattle), produced before any official release came out, so far only available in a private micro edition on cassette...- this is already the re-press of the very limited LP on Penultimate, new cover design (handprinted again), 200 copies. - " This is an excellent album, but I have been a fan for many years, so that should hardly be a surprise.." [FdW / Vital Weekly] Price (incl. 19% VAT): €20.00 More Info https://fernsrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/vago-fior-del-tempo "As reported on more than one occasion, Small Cruel Party are back, and there have been quite a few reissues of older work. 'È Vago Fior Del Tempo' is a re-issue from a more recent LP release. This LP was first released in 2021 by Penultimate Press, who, sadly, don't always muster us with promos. Is that a quick re-issue? Perhaps, yes (as of today, of the original, there are a few on Discogs for reasonable prices), but I never try to think about this sort of thing. There is a release in need of a review. I assume this is all new music from mister Ransome, the man behind Small Cruel Party. His interests are within the minimalist approach of transforming non-musical objects into pieces of music. These objects are unknown to us - it's been about thirty years since Small Cruel Party was seen and heard playing a concert. Some sound effects alter the sound, delay, reverb and such, but nothing too big or dramatic. A small setup, I guess, and the results are far from small. Here, Small Cruel Party has two longer pieces, which is something that works best for him, I think. It gives him room to play and develop his pieces on the spot, exploring his full potential. In 'You're trembling, you're trembling, O my birchbark, O my canoe', the transformations leapt into the world of feedback, which made me think it's all more into that particular field. There are also two shorter pieces, of which one carries the curious title 'VI, xiv, 5-7 De re Publica (Cicero) Steve Roden in observationæ testimonium', which are both more electronic in approach. Minimalism is very much present here too, but in terms of development, things evolve more quicker here. This is an excellent album, but I have been a fan for many years, so that should hardly be a surprise. Let's hope for a return to the stage as well, as I would love to experience the sound of Small Cruel Party in concert again." [FdW/Vital Weekly]