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Zhao Cong, Zhu Wenbo

Were Some Sound Days, One Separately Be Placed

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*2023 stock. 200 copies limited edition* The recordings were made during January 16th to February 27th, 2022. Recording gear included a cassette tape recorder, a cardioid dynamic microphone and a cassette tape. After some operations, the recorder’s eraser function was temporarily removed so that the sound could be recorded overlapping again and again.

During these days, Zhao Cong and Zhu Wenbo did recordings every day. Every time they chose a random place on tape and recorded a very short length, from a few seconds to one minute around, closing or keeping some distance to the sound source. They recorded separately using the same tape. Only on the last day they made two long recordings: one was cleaning up the room and the other was making bread.

What would the tape sound like? Would the materials match each other well? Would it be too quiet or too loud, or totally not be picked-up on microphone? Everything was unknown during this recording process. But now the final results are placed on CD here. No editing has been made on them. 

Details
Cat. number: FTARRI-961
Year: 2022

Release notes

限定200部 録音:Zhao Cong + Zhu Wenbo、2022年1月16日から2月27日にかけて中国、北京にて録音 本CDに収録されているのは、楽器を演奏した音楽ではない。ふたりが使用したのは、一台のカセットテープ・レコーダー、一本のカーディオイド・ダイナミック・マイク、そして一本のカセットテープ。レコーダーは多重録音が可能なように消去機能を取り除いてある。2022年1月16日から2月27日にかけて、ふたりは1分以内の非常に短い時間の録音を随所でおこなった (ただし、最終日の部屋掃除とパン作りの録音だけは長め)。録音は各自別行動でおこなうが、テープは同じものを使う。 CDには、28分22秒のトラックをふたつ、その間に58秒の無音トラックをひとつ挟んで、計3トラックを収録。楽器演奏でも、純粋なフィールド・レコーディングでもない。様々な何気ない自然音や人工音が複雑に交錯し融合した録音は、単に「マイクが拾った音」という以上の何かを聴く者に伝えてくる。ふたりの優れた着眼と創作が生み出した特異な作品。

Tracklist
1One Side28:22
2Silence0:58
3The Other Side28:22
Credits
Cathy Fishman
Design
Zhao Cong
Instruments, Voice, Tape
Zhu Wenbo
Instruments, Voice, Tape, Mastered By

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