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Stephen Ruppenthal, Gary R. Weisberg

Strange Times

Label: Important Records

Format: CD

Genre: Experimental

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Strange Times is a virtuosic realization of contemporary  electroacoustic soundscapes composed and performed by Stephen Ruppenthal and Gary R. Weisberg. With masterful employment of electro-acoustic techniques and tools, including the original 70's Buchla Music Easel Ruppenthal used in the Electric Weasel Ensemble, these two artist create an essential, psychedelic, electro-acoustic experience. Strange Times is a hallucinatory journey into our epidemic-ridden times through a collection of startling sonic landscapes. From epic acoustic journeys into re-imagining myth to the phantasmal soundscape world of the Bardo, Strange Times is not for the innocent or delicate listener. Time turns elastic, and folds in on itself; you are approaching the event horizon of a black hole. The only way to make sense of any of it is to mentally rewind; speed up or slow down the voices in your head in random attempts to find your way through this electroacoustic aether. Strange Times explores the ability of sound to alter consciousness, creating sonic environments, mental and physical states where one can allow the experience of listening to become transformative. 

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Cat. number: IMPREC525
Year: 2024

Release notes

Stephen Ruppenthal: Buchla Electric Music Easel and 200 system (both authentic Buchla instruments, not modern clones or attempted remakes), processed flugelhorn & voice, digital synthesis & sampling Gary R. Weisberg: Various digital synthesizers and samplers, processed vocals, processed flute Strange Times is a virtuosic realization of contemporary electroacoustic soundscapes composed and performed by Stephen Ruppenthal and Gary R. Weisberg. With masterful employment of electro-acoustic…

Tracklist
1Post-Apocalyptic Biscuit8:15
2Niche6:24
3And I Dream Of Large Hotels8:03
4Odysseus In The Sirenuse14:25
5Unfiguring 21 (For Allen Strange)5:03
6Say The Word11:19
7I Yeah, Too2:31
8BackTalk2:03
9October, Almost October 3:33