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Re: ALC #5: l'âme est sans retenue I (first disc)

KitchenSink — Tue, 30 May 2023 18:23:26 GMT

Author: KitchenSink

Posted: 05/30/2023 22:23

Charli I hope you don't mind I'm probably gonna listen to some of the other ALC entries first until I have time to go back and listen to this in full ("first disc" pshaw, gimme the Content). But yeah I'll be back here once I find 6 hours where I've got nothing else going on lol

Re: ALC #5: l'âme est sans retenue I (first disc)

Tap — Sun, 9 Apr 2023 23:03:11 GMT

Author: Tap

Posted: 04/10/2023 03:03

lol yeah people would probably riot instead of go thru that full experience, so just going with disc 1 makes some sense, since https://www.discogs.com/release/3348696-J%C3%BCrg-Frey-L%C3%82me-Est-Sans-Retenue-III isn't easily streamable

Tho it's not just the decreased length on that one that makes it a smoother experience. The volume envelopes are longer on this one, it's way more of a peaceful experience

Re: ALC #5: l'âme est sans retenue I (first disc)

mickilennial — Sun, 9 Apr 2023 17:36:57 GMT

Author: mickilennial

Posted: 04/09/2023 21:36

Quote:

Total length: 359:56

You can't honestly put projects this long like this up and expect people to listen to them in good faith, right? Experimental music is tricky enough, but something like this?

Re: ALC #5: l'âme est sans retenue I (first disc)

Applerill — Sun, 9 Apr 2023 14:05:07 GMT

Author: Applerill

Posted: 04/09/2023 18:05

Tap wrote:

When I first listened to this, when the first disc finished, I was like "what the fuck I wasted my money on this, why why why" and by the second disc I was absolutely miserable but then it started to pick up by the third disc. By the time I was on the 5th disc, the extended period with the extreme reduction of this music put me in a state that felt truly psychedelic. It's now one of my absolute favorite albums.

Dont just do one disc! Commit to the full 6 hours like its an acid trip!

I must concur that this IS ideal, but I also worried I'd have a mutiny if I expected all of BEA to do that.

Re: ALC #5: l'âme est sans retenue I (first disc)

Tap — Sun, 9 Apr 2023 13:33:33 GMT

Author: Tap

Posted: 04/09/2023 17:33

When I first listened to this, when the first disc finished, I was like "what the fuck I wasted my money on this, why why why" and by the second disc I was absolutely miserable but then it started to pick up by the third disc. By the time I was on the 5th disc, the extended period with the extreme reduction of this music put me in a state that felt truly psychedelic. It's now one of my absolute favorite albums.

Dont just do one disc! Commit to the full 6 hours like its an acid trip!

Re: ALC #5: l'âme est sans retenue I (first disc)

Hayden — Sun, 9 Apr 2023 10:30:29 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 04/09/2023 14:30

Alright— time to see what my man Jürg's whipped up.

(Disc 1 anywho)

ALC #5: l'âme est sans retenue I (first disc)

Applerill — Sun, 9 Apr 2023 00:30:00 GMT

Author: Applerill

Posted: 04/09/2023 04:30

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L'ame Est Sans Retenue I by Jürg Frey

Gowi claims that these don't have to be from 2023, so I hope this'll be okay. It's obviously a very long release in theory, but I honestly feel like the first disc is enough to understand a lot of what makes it one of my all-time favorites these days.

Simply put, this is like 4'33 brought to its absolutely greatest potential. For years when Satie brought this up to me, I was so cynical about the potential gimmickry of this, but it really DOES make you understand the sound around you in a way I've so rarely experienced anywhere else, including Frey's own Nature Denatured (which I also love to a slightly lesser extent).

I also strongly suggest that you listen to this on speakers in a room. It definitely helps you be present with it as an artistic project.

You can listen to it at
https://erstwhilerecords.bandcamp.com/album/l-me-est-sans-retenue-i