Tæpetzky.
fragments are rising from old magnetic wires. catch them. the volume settings folder.
We will soon be releasing on cassette The Volume Settings Folder’s debut A Path Left, A Step Right. A beautifully somber take on experimental ambient. The Minimalist works are dark and enchanting and soon will be available to you in analog form. For now the album is up for download via bandcamp at name your own price.
STEPHEN CORNFORD- AIR GUITAR (SCULPTURE RECORDINGS, 2009)“A single wheelchair motor slowly revolves both guitar and amplifier, creating a droning aeolian loop. The combination of doppler and leslie effects achieved by the movement of the speaker and the room’s acoustics cause subtle shifts within the eternal chord.”—artist’s statement
I’m starting to realize that I love everything Cornford does. The above excerpt of this recording is only six of the sixty minutes found on the CDR version, but then again, that release documents an installation, so the idea of “song length” doesn’t really apply here. That said, I have quite comfortably listened to this drone for hours, letting it inhale and exhale, rise and fall in tandem with my own breath and body. It’s a treat to watch, too:
