May 6, 2001 (and/OAR, 2006)

1 Steinbrüchel - Bank 15:41
2 Aaron Ximm - Negative Architectures 5:23
3 Kenneth Kirschner - May 6, 2001 (Abridged) 14:20
4 Tomas Korber - Financial District 22:04
5 Taylor Deupree - Dust 4:15

On the night of Sunday, May 6, 2001, composer Kenneth Kirschner, as part of a series of pieces documenting the sounds of different New York City neighborhoods, took his tape recorder to the Financial District of Lower Manhattan to begin field recordings for a new piece. The resulting
low-resolution portrait captured the sounds of a deserted urban landscape: the empty, winding streets of old Dutch New Amsterdam, its modern, towering skyscrapers -- and a region of the city that, several months later, would be renamed Ground Zero.

and/OAR is proud to present "May 6, 2001", a collection of five interpretations by five renowned contemporary composers of the aforementioned field recording portrait.

With excerpts from Kirschner's original 2001 composition based on the field recording, the CD also includes pieces by Taylor Deupree (USA), Tomas Korber (Switzerland), Ralph Steinbrüchel (Switzerland), and Aaron Ximm (aka Quiet American; USA), all utilizing the 2001 Financial District field recording as their sole source material. The result is a project that obliquely and subtly evokes the source recording and its subsequent meanings, while also standing on its
own as an estimable example of each artist's mastery of his craft.

In conjunction with the release of the CD, and/OAR is pleased to present two MP3s of related recordings. The first is the raw field recording itself, which is the source material for the entire project. This 46-minute, low-resolution soundscape of the New York City of early 2001 is presented here both for interested listeners, and for fellow artists who may wish to make use of it: http://www.kennethkirschner.com/field050601.mp3

In addition, here is the unedited, 36-minute version of Kirschner's composition based on the field recording is available here: http://www.kennethkirschner.com/kirschner050601.mp3
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Maggi Payne - Ping / Pong : Beyond The Pail (and/OAR, 2003)

1 Ping 30:05
2 Pong 30:00

Two surprisingly percussive, musical, textural, and hypnotic field recordings originally made for Chris Cutler's Out Of The Blue Radio program on Resonance FM.

"Ping used hydrophones in a galvanized steel pail filling with rain water. For Pong (recorded the following day), I poured out the water, flipped the pail over and placed two open air mics inside, letting rain strike the bottom of the pail." (Maggi Payne)

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Jos Smolders - Habitat (and/OAR, 2005)

1 Straat 15:49
2 Nacht 3:30 AM 1:59
3 Zondag 8:03
4 Nacht 3:38 AM 3:57
5 Beton 6:41
6 Nacht 3:56 AM 1:58
7 Arvika 7:02
8 Coda 3:47

and/OAR is very pleased to present a new work by Dutch sound artist Jos Smolders, who is also known as one of the founding members of THU20 (along with Roel Meelkop & Peter Duimelinks). This is Smolders' first release in a long time to not use sounds exclusive to electronic sources. Sound sources include field recordings from Sweden and Norway, combined with sounds from the street where Smolders resides. The result is an ionized mixture of organic progressions and soundscapes.

At times, this release displays energetic jolts of adrenaline tempered with intermittent moments of late night contemplative quiescence. Abstract and surreal Escher-like moments appear into distant view like a half remembered dream, and acoustic and electronic Moebius sound strips suddenly launch without warning.
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The acoustic ecology of Jos Smolders manages to refresh the listener's brain through a sapient dosage of silence and events in a sort of sonic chemoterapy delivering us from residual particles of predictable manifestations. These sounds are best enjoyed in a silent environment, with just a modicum of external activity coming to enhance them, in order to be able to define their position not only in the surrounding space but also in that precise moment of your existence; street noises get filtered by effects, becoming an ever changing solution of fluorescent colours and concrete digital grains, the whole in a continuous struggle against predetermined shapes. Morphing voices of animals and humans are refracted in a thousand directions, yet they always remain within earshot, blending and fusing in shifting dynamic relationships with semi-organic external activities, thus reinforcing these soundscapes' evocative appeal. Everything sounds perfect in this veritable documentary; Smolders confirms his silent, steady growth as an
assembler of suggestions.
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Quiet American - Plumbing And Irrigation Of South Asia (and/OAR, 2003)

1 Takeoff
2 Oil Drum
3 Rice Pounder
4 Drainage Pipe
5 Hotel Sink
6 Communal Well
7 Prayer Wheel
8 Irrigation Cistern
9 Plumbing
10 Full Moon Well
11 Sprinklers
12 Gurgling Hose
13 Irrigation Pipe
14 Water Pump
15 Grain Grinders
16 Lawn Watering
17 Rubber Hose
18 Village Pump
19 Three Gorges
20 Waterfall
21 Bottles
22 Toilet

Aaron Ximm (aka Quiet American) is a "phonographer" (let's use this term) who's been a lot into the field recordings thing. Unfortunately, I haven't downloaded from his great site the various MP3s he has around, so my first encounter was the Stelzer/Talbot - Quiet American split 3" CDR which I truly enjoyed. Thanks to Dale, I had the chance to get a better idea of his work as dale recently issued his (first, if I am not mistaken) full CDR Plumbing And Irrigation Of South Asia featuring 22 pieces recorded between 98-01 all over Asia (China, Nepal, India, Bangladesh,
Vietnam, etc. Gotta admit that by the time I heard the aforementioned split 3" CDR, accidentally it was the time that "The Quiet American" movie was playing, so I went to see it, and frankly I liked it, needless to say, that upon seeing the film, there striked in my mind a flash that I had Graham Greene's s/t book lying somewhere in the house, purchased some 15 more or less years ago for practice reasons and thanks to Aaron (I guess), I found it rotting somewhere in my basements library (though I still haven't found the proper time to start re-reading it). But I am beating a lot about the bush, well, over here I don't know if Aaron's on Pyle's role or the
"narrator's" but certainly it is a pleasant surprise to see that still there are phonographers (uh, say "artists" or whatever) who evoke questions out of their soundscapes. Aaron has included a very interesting text around the use of water and the future of water supplies in Asia, including, of course, references to the West and East, and the way the two deal w/ the problem. The vast majority of the recordings themselves too deal with this certain problem. Frankly, being in a country that this problem is also discussed (but our state sleeps in its beauty sleep and gives no f**k 'bout that), I found it a really exciting moment both listening and reading. I assume that for being his first full CDR release, Aaron crafted a truly stunning experience, providing food for both the mind & ear/soul. Besides, I always considered as essentials, releases which work as "audio books", how about you?
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Phonography.org 5 (phonography.org, 2003)

1 Heath Yonaites Expressway Overpass Girder (3:53)
2 Toy Bizarre KDI DCTB 053 [FR50] (Railway Station Static) (4:54)
3 Chris Knapp Yoyogi On/Off (7:27)
4 Steve Barsotti Train Yard Presence (5:31)
5 J. Frede Tarp Blowing In The Wind, Prague, Czech Republic (4:50)
6 Yannick Dauby Kiling Kelang (2:02)
7 Eric La Casa Moulin De L'Écornerie (Mill Of Ecornerie) (5:10)
8 Dave Knott Making Fire With Russ (5:03)
9 Jon Tulchin Fly Swarm (3:18)
10 MNortham Ancient Sewer Pipe, Valletta, Malta (4:38)
11 Edward Ruchalski Coast Guard, Oswego Station (5:35)
12 Claudio Chea One Minute Eruption And Ground Static (Volcano Areal, Costa Rica) (2:28)
13 S. Arden Hill Snowfall In December (Recorded With Tinfoil) (4:46)
14 Gintas K Invite Round For A Coup Of Tea (12:51)

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Phonography.org 4 (phonography.org, 2003)

1 Scott Taylor Thames Canon 5/1/03 (2:35)
2 The Beige Channel Coffee With Cat (5:34)
3 Robert Carlberg Snug Harbor (3:28)
4 K.M. Krebs Jericho Sailing Center (Nautical Gamelan) (4:02)
5 Quiet American Donkey Trains Leaving Marpha, Nepal (7:02)
6 Saw Trigge Water And Wings (2:54)
7 Kiyoshi Mizutani Ta-Asobi (5:28)
8 Toby Paddock Holly_Birds (3:11)
9 Anders Östberg Shortwave 1 (1:57)
10 Christopher DeLaurenti Railroad Storm Drain (5:57)
11 Andrew Duke Hoodratdance (3:11)
12 Murmer Buzzing Intercom, Gospel Oak (3:01)
13 Ben Owen SLP23 (4:05)
14 Dallas Simpson Bottledisposal (5:51)
15 Mike Hallenbeck Guggenheim (2:51)
16 Mark Griswold Philadelphia, 30th St. Station (2:09)
17 Glenn Bach Saturday Morning Basketball (1:50)
18 Omnid Science Center (3:59)
19 Robert Millis Blue Jeans Salesman, Weekend Market, Bangkok, Thailand (4:39)

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Phonography.org 3 (phonography.org, 2002)

1 Mark Griswold Wasp Nest (5:49)
2 Murmer Burning Charcoal (2:11)
3 Josh Russel Transgenic Bacteria Freezing In A Dry Ice / Methanol Bath (5:02)
4 Mark Taylor-Canfield Ion Transmission And Beam Transport (2:32)
5 Dale Lloyd Stairwell Acoustics (Former Spl Building) (5:51)
6 John Hudak Cloister 4, May 2001 (4:48)
7 Phillip Pietruschka Tract (3:34)
8 Jon Tulchin Wind, Power Lines, And Birds (5:50)
9 Marcos Fernandes Freight Train, Jasper, B.C. (7:58)
10 Eric La Casa Lozere (9:49)
11 Yannick Dauby Bois De Caravagne (5:10)
12 Mike Marlin Howler Monkey Troupe (3:43)
13 Toby Paddock Night Bugs And Watthour Meter (4:35)
14 Saw Trigge Sailboat Anchored At Night, My Father Snoring (4:28)

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Phonography.org 2 (phonography, 2002)

1 The Beige Channel This Train Is Out Of Service (4:25)
2 Murmer Escalator At Pimlico Tube Station (3:02)
3 Steve Barsotti Werner (3:52)
4 Marc McNulty Gamelan Fire Escape (4:03)
5 Phillip Pietruschka Passage 9 (6:44)
6 Saw Trigge Chance Meeting Of A Fly And A Microphone... (4:54)
7 Richard Lerman Auschwitz (5:18)
8 Yannick Dauby Les Quatre Chemins (2:22)
9 Jarra Surat Thani, 14/04/2001 (4:22)
10 Mark Griswold Elephant Seals (7:34)
11 Chris Knapp Nezu Garden, Aoyama, Tokyo (3:16)
12 Marcelo Radulovitch Rehearsal At St. Francis College, San Jose, Costa Rica (3:14)
13 Rod Stasick [S]curry (4:04)
14 Christopher DeLaurenti DFW (4:12)
15 Marcos Fernandes Djemaa El Fna, Marakech, Morocco (3:55)
16 Doug Haire Kumbha Mela At Sundown, Allahabad, Northern India (5:32)

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Phonography.org 1 (phonography.org, 2001)

1 Chris Knapp Koi Feeding (1:58)
2 Yannick Dauby Bird Sanctuary (6:35)
3 Toy Bizarre Kdi Dctb 130 (4:40)
4 Jon Tulchin Tree Creatures (7:36)
5 Marco Fernandes April Showers (5:23)
6 Marcelo Radulovich Escalator At The San Diego Zoo (4:54)
7 Chris DeLaurenti Riding the 44 Back To Ballard (4:49)
8 Jeff Carey Coal Train (7:12)
9 Yuko Nexus6 Mic In Refrigerator (2:07)
10 Brekekekexkoaxkoax Storage Shed (4:22)
11 Marc McNulty Cinn (5:48)
12 AS11 Cleaner (4:20)
13 Dale Lloyd Old Snoqualmie Train Tunnel (5:21)
14 Rod Stasick Bituminoise (7:31)

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Jon Tulchin - Location Recordings: O'ahu (and/OAR, 2004)

1 Bamboo (Manoa)
2 Power Line Supports ('Aiea)
3 Blowhole (Kaena Point)
4 Fly Swarm (Makakilo)
5 Rain (Moanalua Valley)
6 Lone Frog In The Wind (Hau'ula)
7 Metal Tower On A Ridge ('Aiea)
8 Power Lines Blown In The Wind (Moanalua Valley)
9 Mynah Birds (Manoa)
10 Forest Creatures (Nu'uanu)
11 Light Tower Resonance (Manoa)
12 Thunderstorm (Makakilo)

Jon Tulchin's second release focuses upon various locations in O'ahu, Hawaii. Jon is mostly interested in the more unusual, unnoticed, or unheard aspects of the sonic world. There is definitely something here for everyone who is interested in environmental recordings for one reason or another.

To accompany this release, and/OAR is offering a printable PDF map of O'ahu pinpointing where each recording was made. If printed out, the map can be folded and placed inside the gatefold insert that is a part of the release which comes packaged in a DVD case.
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Another Kind Of Language: Dedicated To Andrei Tarkovsky (and/OAR, 2003)

1-01 MNortham When Inaccessible (15:20)
1-02 Jon Tulchin Mnemonic Cartography (7:25)
1-03 Yannick Dauby Bruissements (7:13)
1-04 Dale Lloyd Smoldering Ardor (7:05)
1-05 John Hudak In The Dream (21:17)
1-06 Kiyoshi Mizutani Nicholai (8:30)
2-01 Rsundin Spegeln (7:18)
2-02 V.V. We Were Young (6:11)
2-03 Magali Babin At The End Of The Rope (6:41)
2-04 Duul_drv Staring Into The Field, Waiting, Travelling, Listening (4:52)
2-05 Josh Russell Objects (18:22)
2-06 Phillip Pietruschka Recondite Geometry (6:44)
2-07 Sawako Mirror (5:50)
2-08 Logoplasm Sacrifice (10:57)

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Dale Lloyd - Semper (and/OAR / Alluvial Recordings, 2005)

1 Semper (25:32)
2 Magnesian Recumbit (8:09)

Disques de field recordings, xylophone jouet, sons électroniques et objets trouvés... s'attachant aux détails les plus microscopiques....

Semper is Alluvial's first release of 2005 and is co-released with the and/OAR label. Seattle-based composer Dale Lloyd has collaborated in the past with people such as Yannick Dauby and Michael Northam, and has had work released by labels such as Bremsstrahlung Recordings, Staalplaat and Sirr.ecords. For the past 5 years, Lloyd has played a quietbut strong role in bringing new life to the notion of "environmental recordings as sound art" (or "Phonography") with the highly regarded compilations produced for Phonography.org, as well as other projects and activities. The first piece entitled "Semper", is mostly a quiet and contemplative work, yet it contains sprawling builds from near silent ebbs and flows to thunderous crescendos. Also heard are delicate field recordings and found objects transformed and woven into intricate electronic tapestries.The second and shorter piece titled "Magnesian Recumbit" is a slowly building ambient work with a unique sense of melancholy that makes fora perfect ending."For me, Semper basically illustrates a series of self-searching questions (with subtle epiphanies) followed by a somewhat enigmatic resolve or 'answer', of which I believe we have all encountered in our lives in one way or another."- Dale Lloyd
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Kiyoshi Mizutani - Scenery Of The Border: Environment And Folklore Of The Tanzawa Mountains (and/OAR, 2006)

1-1 Kurokura Power Plant (3:04)
1-2 In The Tunnel At Kurokura Path (5:55)
1-3 The Chain At Mt. Ohishi (5:08)
1-4 Hail At Mt. Tanzawa (3:25)
1-5 Wind At Dohdaira (5:04)
1-6 Birds At Dohkaku Mountain Ridge (6:30)
1-7 Classical Dance Music At The Festival Of Aburi Shrine (7:35)
1-8 Substation At Shibusawa (2:20)
1-9 Birds At Yozuku Path (4:31)
1-10 Ohdana (Large Waterfall) (5:56)
1-11 Lower Stream Of Ohdana (4:41)
1-12 Yozuku River (4:10)
2-1 Watering Place At Haragoya-Daira (3:55)
2-2 At The Foot Of Mt. Yakeyama (6:12)
2-3 Yabusame Of Murou Shrine In Rain (4:12)
2-4 View Of Nakagawa River From Under A Hohki-Sugi (4:02)
2-5 Million Times Invocation Of Yozuku (5:23)
2-6 West Tanzawa In Rain. Nishizawa And Nakagawa River (5:57)
2-7 Yamabushi At The Top Of Mt. Tohnodake (9:46)
2-8 Blue-And-White Flycatcher At Shiomizu Pass (6:07)
2-9 Narcissus Flycatcher At Dohdaira (5:33)
2-10 Watering Place Under Kannogawa-Nokkoshi (5:22)
2-11 Cicada At Mt. Hinokiboramaru (5:54)
2-12 Indian Tree Pipit At Mt. Hinokiboramaru (2:49)

Kiyoshi Mizutani rend compte d'un voyage dans les monts Tanzawa, une région aujourd'hui dépeuplée, mais qui eut une longue histoire et un certain rayonnement spirituel, hantée de légendes... Il se concentre sur trois types de sons: la nature, le folklore, incluant des rituels shinto ou bouddhistes, et les "pollutions" sonores humaines... Un disque enchanteur...

and/OAR is very pleased to present this double CD release by Japanese sound artist Kiyoshi Mizutani. The second CD is a cross platform enhanced CD containing audio that can be played on a regular CD player, plus two PDFs that can be viewed on a computer.

One PDF contains a photo gallery of Kiyoshi's journey around the Tanzawa mountain region of Japan. The second PDF contains a very large topographic map with recording points corresponding to the track numbers. Since the map is a very large file size, it is recommended that you drag the PDF onto your desktop for faster viewing. The closer into the map one goes, the more detail of the landscape one sees. Both the audio and the PDFs can be accessed at the
same time on a computer. The insert also contains a quick reference map corresponding to each track number.

The audio portion of this release relays a kind of tranquil and introspective sonic journey through the rugged yet mystical terrain. The region is full of historical significance, natural beauty and folklore (as referred to in the title). Although this release mostly features straight field recordings, there are also some composed impressionistic moments that have been inherent in much of Kiyoshi's previous work.

Also presented are recordings of certain Shinto and Buddhist ceremonies and rituals rarely heard outside of Japan.


"These just released field recordings were made in the Tanzawa region southwest of Tokyo. The Tanzawa range, a group of isolated mountains separating the areas formerly known as Kai, Musashi, and Sagami, has a vivid history. It was the scene of many historic conflicts, including the battle between Takeda and Hojo; a home and hiding place for defeated soldiers fleeing the enemy; and the site of such legends as the tragedy of the losing army's princess. It was also the location of the Hasuge and Hinata ascetics' route, a few traces of which can still be found. The recordings came about as a result of my interest in this mountainous "border" region - the people who have lived there, the natural features, the scenery. In addition to presenting
Tanzawa as it is today, it sheds light on the area's past. The recorded sounds can be divided into categories such as natural occurrences, animals, man-made structures, and folk traditions. The combination of elements found in a particular location determines the character of its atmosphere. To make this CD, I put the different combinations together in a manner of a sonic photo book. Rather than looking for a meaning in individual sounds, I suggest listening with the feeling of gazing at various landscapes, one after another. In any case, the cognitive consistency one maintains when listening to contemporary music is not a requirement here." (Kiyoshi Mizutani)
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Sawako - Yours Gray (and/OAR, 2004)

1 As:unacir (2:20)
2 A Message From Bed Of The Sea (2:22)
3 Petit Garçon (7:15)
4 Hole (4:02)
5 Cache Cache (10:58)
6 Night Midlight (6:00)
7 Go To Ocean (3:25)

Sawako se sert ici de field recordings comme base de morceaux qui évoluent de l'abstraction la plus pure à des pièces évoquant l'innocence de l'enfance....

This is the first full length CD for Sawako Kato and the first replicated CD release for and/OAR. This is a perfect release for the Spring and Summer, and a beautiful one at that. Yours Gray shows Sawako's work begin to drift into slightly different directions from her previous releases, with more ambient, and at times, vaguely melodic flourishes that can evoke wistful hazy daydream memories of childhood or perhaps lifetime dreams yet fulfilled. Obviously each listener can derive what they wish from this music. All the more so, since Sawako's paradoxical work tends to encompass deep contemplation, yet with no premeditated intentions on her part.

This release features collaboration work with people such as Toshimaru Nakamura, Kiyoharu Kuwayama (Kuwayama/Kijima & Lethe), Mitchell Akiyama (Sub Rosa, Raster Noton, Force Inc), Asuna (Lucky Kitchen), and Yuichiro Fujimoto (Smalltown Supersound).
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Andrew Deutsch - The Sun (and/OAR, 2005)

1 Untitled (29:46)
2 Untitled (15:05)
3 Untitled (10:06)
4 Untitled (12:08)
5 Untitled (6:31)

Enregistrements constitués de sons de vagues sur la plage de Rye, reconstruits pour donner une impression d'immobilité tout en drones...

and/OAR is extremely happy to present this powerfully mesmerizing work; carefully remastered and reissued for the first time on CD format. Under the original title of "Der Sonne", this work was originally issued as a limited quantity CDR release on Andrew Deutsch's Magic If label several years ago.

"The Sun was constructed by passing ocean waves (recorded at Rye Beach, New Hampshire), through various digital processing devices. The most articulate of these processors was a tone generator able to isolate and respond to specific frequencies present in the ocean waves. The concept behind The Sun was to make a static music or a kind of music that just shimmered in place. This concept can be traced back to the works of Anthony Braxton in his Tri Axiom Writings, and to Stockhausen in his early serial pieces. As Stockhausen says, "there is a difference between starting and stopping and beginning and ending". The pieces presented here do not begin and end but simply start and stop. The Sun is also a work, in a series of works, I have created to aid in the process of drawing. I call these works 'image drones/sounds for drawing'. The sounds were all inspired by the 'power field theories' of Joseph Beuys and are
dedicated to him and his family." (Andrew Deutsch)

This release will present the first of a new line of packaging for and/OAR. Nicely printed oversized cardstock inserts inside a sturdy clear plastic sleeve with a flap. The CDs will be protected by cloth safety sleeves made in Japan. Special thanks to Kiyoshi Mizutani and Kiyoharu Kuwayama for their help in obtaining the sleeves.
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