One of our records of 2015.
John Wiese
Deviate from Balance
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John Wiese's long awaited Deviate From Balance is the artist's first album since 2011's Seven Of Wands (PAN). Recorded throughout Europe/UK, Australia, and the US, the album includes scored ensemble pieces including over 20 musicians on each, recorded in Melbourne and Portland, as well as audio documentation of installation pieces Wind Changed Direction, a four-channel sound piece presented in the garden of the Getty Center (curated by Liars), and Battery Instruments, an eight-channel piece presented at HSP in New Zealand, now heard for the first time. Also included are various collaborations and recordings from live performances. At over 80 minutes, Deviate From Balance has been packaged as a 2×LP with tip-on gatefold jackets. Musicians appearing include Joseph Hammer, Ikue Mori, Evan Parker, C Spencer Yeh, Joe Preston, Smegma and countless more. The material is extremely diverse and services as a comprehensive and detailed document of this prolific individuals work over the past several years."
Release notes
Track 1: Four-channel sound installation, The Getty Center, Los Angeles, California, May 30, 2014. Track 2: Recorded live at 356 S. Mission Rd, Los Angeles, California, August 17, 2013. Concert produced by SASSAS. Track 3: Recorded at East Brunswick Club, Melbourne, Australia, What Is Music Festival, December 13, 2009. Track 4: Recorded in Los Angeles, California, May 26, 2003. Track 5: Quartet, Recorded live at Cafe OTO, London, England, March 30, 2012. Track 6: Eight-channel sound…
| 1 | Wind Changed Direction | 5:43 | |
| 2 | 356 S. Mission Rd | 4:33 | |
| 3 | Segmenting Process For Language | 9:46 | |
| 4 | Superstitious | 5:43 | |
| 5 | Cafe OTO | 5:36 | |
| 6 | Battery Instruments (Stereo) | 2:11 | |
| 7 | Memaloose Walkman | 3:36 | |
| 8 | Dramatic Accessories | 9:41 | |
| 9 | Solitaire | 11:14 | |
| 10 | Segmenting Process (Portland) | 21:45 |
- John Wiese
- Artwork [Art], Design
- Martin Escalante
- Photography By [Back Cover Photograph]
