Tautologos and Other Early Electronic Works

Luc Ferrari - Tautologos and Other Early Electronic Works

The selections on this recording are abstract musique concrete pieces from Ferrari's early part of his career before he started to use environmental recordings in his work. At the time, he was a cofounder of Groupe de Recherches Musicales (GRM), an organization researching musique concrete and electronic music and worked with GRM cofounder and fellow electronic music pioneer, Pierre Schaeffer. On "Tautologos 1", electronic sounds were transformed by feedback and Doppler effects. The entire studio, including random objects and a piano were used in "Tautologos 2". "Und so Weiter" revolves around an electronically amplified piano and a four-track tape and it sounds like there are about four of these pianos being played at the same time. The performer on the piano is Gerard Fremy.

Tracklisting:

1. Etudes aux accidents {2:19}

2. Etudes aux sons tendus {2:55}

3. Visages V part 1 {2:14}

4. Visages V part 2 {4:16}

5. Visages V part 3 {4:08}

6. Tete et queue du dragon part 1 {4:39}

7. Tete et queue du dragon part 2 {4:41}

8. Tautologos 1 {4:27}

9. Tautologos 2 part 1 {2:12}

10. Tautologos 2 part 2 {5:11}

11. Tautologos 2 part 3 {7:38}

12. Und so weiter part 1 {4:39}

13. Und so weiter part 2 {8:45}

14. Und so weiter part 3 {2:05}

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