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Pauline Oliveros

Primordial Lift (CD)

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A droning 1998 piece performed on accordion, electronics, electric cello, electric violin, harmonium and vocals, with the composer herself, Tony Conrad and David Grubbs among the players, released on CD-only by Table Of The Elements in 1999.

condition (disc/cover): NM / NM 

Commissioned by the Fromm Foundation and premiered at Hallwalls in Buffalo in March 1998, Primordial/Lift is one of Pauline Oliveros's large group pieces: accordion, voice and electronics in front of an ensemble that includes Tony Conrad on electric violin, David Grubbs on harmonium Anne Bourne on cello and Scott Olson on low-frequency oscillator.

The result is a dense, shimmering drone in two parts, 14 and 30 minutes long, where Deep Listening meets the sustained noise of Conrad's own violin music. Issued in 1999 by Table of the Elements as catalogue number 53, iodine.

Details
File under: ElectronicDrone
Cat. number: 53 I
Year: 1999

Release notes

Premiere performance: 20 March 1998, Hallwalls, Buffalo Final editing, mastering: Griffin Mastering, Atlanta Thanks: Dan Rigney, Jessie Shefrin, Institute for Electronic Arts at Alfred University Special thanks: Ed Cardoni, executive director Hallwalls Primodial/Lift was commissioned by the Fromm Foundation for performance at Hallwalls. © 1998 Deep Listening Publications ASCAP © 1999 Table of the Elements The version of this recording is incomplete and has Andrew Deutsch entirely removed…

Tracklist
1Primordial14:05
2Lift30:31
Credits
Pauline Oliveros
Accordion, Electronics, Vocals
Jeff Hunt
Art Direction
Anne Bourne
Cello
Alexandria Gelencser
Cello [Electric]
Henry H. Owings
Design
Chris Griffin
Edited By [Final Editing], Mastered By
Scott Olson
Electronics [Low Frequency Oscillator]
David Grubbs
Harmonium
Chris Borkowski
Mixed By [Live Mix]
Andrew Deutsch
Other [Live Video, Processing]
Nancy McGlamery
Other [Project Assistance]
David Daniell
Photography By
Tony Conrad
Violin [Electric]

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