• GRAEME REVELL - 'The Insect Musicians / Necropolis, Amphibians & Reptiles' CD + Book

A deluxe collection of two albums from 1986 by Graeme Revell, the mastermind behind the seminal Industrial project SPK, and a renowned Hollywood soundtrack artist.

Back in 1986, "The Insect Musicians" was probably the first album created using computer only. Years before Matmos, Lopez or Autechre, Revell created microtonal music - not only using samples of micro-sounds (here, the sound of insects), but also experimenting with the nature of sound itself. The newest technology of the time is mixed with nature; all material comes from the natural environment. An incredible album capturing many different sound-shades. For best results, listen on good headphones.

The remaining tracks were originally used on the compilation "Necropolis, Amphibians & Reptiles", involving Nurse With Wound and Déficit Des Années Antérieures, and dedicated to Adolf Wölfli.

Following a troubled early childhood, Wölfli was in and out of institutions from an early age, eventually spending the last 35 years of his adult life at the Waldau Clinic, a psychiatric hospital in Bern. Often disturbed and violent, he suffered from psychosis, which led to intense hallucinations. It was at the Clinic that Wölfli began his incredible drawings, producing more than 1400 drawings, more than 1500 collages, and 25000 pages of writings. He is now considered one of the most important early Art Brut and Outsider Artists.

Ltd x 300 copies in a deluxe digi-slipcase with 40-page booklet about insect sounds and sampling technologies used for the recordings as well as extensive analysis about the life and work of Adolf Wölfli.





GRAEME REVELL - 'The Insect Musicians / Necropolis, Amphibians & Reptiles' CD + Book

  • Record Label: Old Europa Cafe
  • Genre: Experimental / Ambient
  • Availability: In Stock
  • £16.50


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