STEVE
PETERSSTEVE
PETERS
"EMANATIONS"
OO Discs
This album features 72 minutes of music and silence originally created as a sound environment for an exhibition by Claire Giovanniello. The composer works on static electronic sounds. The music is experimental, minimalist. According to Peters, this album is intended to be heard at extremely low volume for very long durations, using the "repeat" function of the CD player to create a continuous sound environment. Acoustic feedback (the effect produced when a microphone comes within close proximity to a speaker which is amplifying it) is generally considered to be and unwanted and unpleasant occurance, but Peters always appreciated the inherently lively characteristics of this electro-acoustic phenomenon. For many years, he has used feedback in live performances and in the recording studio. Also surprising is the album cover...
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