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Trevor Wishart

Journey into Space

Label: Paradigm Discs

Format: CD digipack

Genre: Electronic

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York University's music department houses one of the UK's first-ever electronic music studios, and during the early '70s, it was a hotbed of creative activity. Much of the released output from the studio at this time revolved around the work of the dynamic composer Trevor Wishart. Journey Into Space was his first release, composed between 1970 and 1972, and was privately-pressed (shortly before the formation of YES records), as two separate LPs in 1973. (The CD cover amalgamates the two original designs). Along with other early private releases of experimental music in the UK (i.e. the LP of sound poems by Cobbing/Jandl, or the LP of musique concrète by Desmond Leslie), this record is also a total anomaly in the canon of British experimental music and has little to do with the current, or even subsequent work by Wishart. The vast length of this piece has many different styles. There are acoustic sections, mostly of junk and toys (bike bells, squeeze horns, bottles, metal tubes, combs, etc.) as well as flute and brass sections that are used as raw material. There are also sections of everyday field recordings, scraps of NASA Apollo transmissions, as well as plenty of multitracking, editing, vocal acrobatics and musique concrète. Among the 48 participants credited on the original sleeve are a whole roster of York University alumni including nearly all the artists who were showcased on the soon-to-be released 3LP box set Electronic Music from York, along with other noteworthy students as diverse as Steve Beresford, Jonty Harrison, Roger Marsh, Dominic Muldowney, Bernard Rands and Jan Steele. The co-operative spirit of York's music and drama departments, plus the raw enthusiasm and open attitude of the participants involved in the project gave this music an immediacy, similar to the later LAFMS scene.
Details
Cat. number: PD 18
Year: 2002
Notes:
"Journey-into-Space" was made in the University of York Electronic Music Studio, between January 1970 and December 1972. "THANKS are due to [those featured], who were involved in performing or improvising source-materials on found-objects, instruments or voices, for driving cars and motor-bikes, or for technical assistance in mixing and recording operations." - sleeve notes Journey Into Space was originally released in 1973 as two LP's in similar, but separate sleeves. There were no label details or catalogue numbers given. The quantity pressed is also unknown. It was produced at Trevor Wishart's expense. Thanks to [...] at York University for the 24 bit A to D transfer. Liner Notes are dated 2001. Made in the UK Packaged in a Digipak with clear tray. Digipak® Manufactured by Van de Steeg, Holland, under license from AGI, USA