Friday 27 June 2014

Mark Sonnenfeld & Erik Disorder – sonic 26 (cassette)

A sixty minutes long cassette. There`s  audio material exclusively on the first side (24.45 minutes), which is slightly disappointing. I like my tapes, CD`s and DVD`s massive, with tons of material. But then again Erik Disorder is usually harsh , or junk or experimental noise (anyone remember the good old days of FDR tapes?). Whilst Mark Sonnenfeld is experimental poetry mixed with field recordings and found sounds. So I know this is not an easy listening experience (more like a bumpy, hell of a ride) . I think this collaboration was done by mail. There`s a lot of material layered in there: low-fi frequencies, piano, church bells, metal banging, field recordings of unknown origins, various voice samples, found sounds, noisy stuff and experimental poetry readings courtesy of Mark Sonnenfeld (I do recognize is voice). After reading this description it feels like this recordings is a rather joyous, kinda noisy  cacophony. Well, to be perfectly honest, not at all. After repeated listening,  I`d say  this collaboration has strangely meditative qualities. I use this as background music while doing spring cleaning. Good stuff. 
Contact: 
Mark Sonnenfeld
45-08 Old Millstone Drive
East Windsor
NJ
08520
USA

                                                                                              


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