Rafael toral is renowned for treating electronic instruments as solo or lead instruments, liberating them from the textural roles they often play in improvised. The first studio fulllength from david bermans silver jews project, 1994s starlite walker found the virginia natives poetry paired with languid, livedin instrumentation provided largely by his friends in pavement. In a manner similar to artists like mal, toral s focus in the 1990s was to explore the full ambient potential of the electric guitar. Wave field is an astonishing, left field work, a drone fans dream. Fennesz has created an ambient masterpiece by digging deep into some of the more familiar elements of deep ambient, but in shaking the soil, giving them a new lease of life and power.
May 25, 2018 in a manner similar to artists like mal, torals focus in the 1990s was to explore the full ambient potential of the electric guitar. Violence of discovery and calm of acceptance by rafael toral, released 02 april 2001 1. Shop with confidence that youre always getting great deals at drag city. Just feel free to choose items for yourself or your family members. Elevation by rafael toral mars williams tim daisy, released 22 november 2019 1.
Rafael torals wave field moneyland, 1995 and violence of discovery and calm of acceptance touch, 2001 are two of the most gorgeous records of guitar music made in the past decade and part of their beauty derives from how far they venture from the familiar language of the guitar. Rafael toral, born in europe, has been intrigued by the potential of sound and the functions of music since he was a teenager. Moon field rafael toral the collection nicola ratti qoosui. Toral s space program delivers music that is full of clarity, articulating silence and sound in a thoughtful, yet physical way. Rafael toral wave field us version rafael toral sound mind. Rafael toral, born in europe, has been intrigued by the potential of sound and the functions of music. Portuguese musician rafael toral uses a fender jaguar and a series of effects to create beautiful, soaring ambient drones, three of which are collected on wave field. Schlusskuss reubers best album and one of the biggest surprises of 2005. Its everything you wanted from robert fripp and brian enos no pussyfooting and spacemen 3s dreamweapon and very nearly got.
He has been involved with rock, ambient, contemporary, electronic and free jazz music in different periods of his life. Constellation in still time by rafael toral, released 29 november 2019 1. Redeem download code general info help shipping info. Includes unlimited streaming of wave field remastered via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. This record is more varied than the ultratranquil ambient soundscapes that toral later made, though the likes aer4 and sofy energy operate in the same space as records like wave field. Rafael toral works with experimental electronic instruments. Elsewhere torals interest in the work of robert fripp comes out more strongly, particularly in the plinkplonk playing on aer 7 e. Originally released in 1995 via a bunch of labels jim orourkes dexters cigar handled it in the u. Perhaps the most unique aspect of the wave field is the way the appearance changes depending on the time of day. Considered by the chicago reader to be one of the most gifted and innovative guitarists of the decade, rafael toral has been developing in the.
Both discs back up breathtaking surface appeal in other words, you dont have to be totally warped by noise to find the music really beautiful with layer upon layer of essential details that. The albums art is a tribute to my bloody valentines loveless a hazy red closeup of a fender jaguars neck, which is. Altostratus chattering, textural free jazz brings to mind a forest of animals slowly coming to life. Failure magnified 1994 second album by 90s space rock group failure.
If wave fields cover looks familiar, it should be rightly touted by the artist as a a. By 2006, with space, i radically changed both the message and the story. Rafael toral sound mind sound body 30th anniversary. In a manner similar to artists like mal, torals focus in the 1990s was to explore the full ambient potential of the electric guitar. The atmosphere sometimes reminds one of fred frith, lee ranaldo solo instrumental works, or the refinement of rafael toral first period wave field, violence of discovery calm of acceptance. Wave field insert 1 by rafael toral, released 12 july 2016. Torals 95 research works with 1,849 citations and 2,020 reads, including. Radioland fulfills the cardinal principle of ambient music. Paying supporters also get unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app. Mimi records celebrates its 50th release with a fantastic compilation of artists from atlantic coast portugal. Rafael toral constellation in still time 2019 hires.
Rafael toral plays postfree jazz electronic music, described as far more visceral and emotive than that of his cerebral peers. Rafael torals music first surfaced in this country back in 1997, when jim o rourke and david grubbs rereleased his wave field on their dexters cigar imprint. Jonny martyr is a musician, producer, composer and designer from the uk, currently based in melbourne. Constellation in still time, by rafael toral room40. Search the leading research in optics and photonics applied research from spie journals, conference proceedings and presentations, and ebooks. Rafael toral, born in lisbon, 1967 has been intrigued by the potential of sound and the functions of music since he was a teenager. Textura viii all music by rafael toral original version released by ananana, lisbon, in 1994.
Includes 15 page pdf booklet with rafael torals text, scores and correspondence from cage. Coming from the fertile brighton mathrock scene performing. Rainforest spiritual enslavement ambient black magic. Sound mind sound body by rafael toral, released 21 july 1994 1. Jun 03, 2009 failure magnified 1994 second album by 90s space rock group failure. Mixed states uncoded considered by the chicago reader to be one of the most gifted and innovative guitarists of the. Violence of discovery and calm of acceptance sundry items. The aim of this project is also to share the work of the tremens archives iniated 3 years ago. Rafael toral biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. From rafael toral everything we do sends a message, and that message is embedded in a story. Lunt water belongs to the night the tremens archives. Facebook bandcamp spotify soundcloud instagram the diagram ep. If you dont know, the wave field is an earthen sculpture on the southeast side of the francoisxavier bagnoud fxb building. On the 30th anniversary of his start, drag city is reissuing sound mind sound body and wave field, his first two long outofprint albums, on vinyl for the first time.
Rafael toral plays experimental electronic instruments. R stevie moore rafael toral performs wave field ricardo rocha sallim. Stephan mathieu radioland 2008 radioland fulfills the cardinal principle of ambient music. Torals innovative space program, while researching performance possibilities, delivers music that is full of clarity, articulating silence and sound in a thoughtful, yet physical way. Notes recorded, mixed and mastered at noise precision, lisbon. Formerly known for his drone ambient work with guitar and electronics and records such as wave field 1994 or read more.
Tracks 1 5 are from the cd version moikai drag city. Coming from the fertile brighton mathrock scene performing alongside artists such as emancipator and hidden orchestra, he expanded into electronica and neoclassical music with the release of his debut ep, diagram, in 2017. Diagram is the debut release from melbournebased, ukbuilt electronic producer field waves. Different amounts of sunlight have the ability to alter the shadows the waves create and highlight new parts of this work of art. Eight equidistant pure wave oscillators, while slipping very slowly to a unison, textually. Elsewhere torals interest in the work of robert fripp comes out more strongly, particularly in. As a producer, composer and performer, he has been deeply involved with rock, ambient, contemporary, electronic and free jazz music in different periods of his life. Niagara odete pega monstro pete kember sonic boom, spectrum and e. Order online today and get free uk delivery on orders over. Sound mind sound body, by toral, rafael midheaven mailorder. The wave field is also a memorial to francoisxavier bagnoud.
Includes highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Feb 12, 2019 from rafael toral everything we do sends a message, and that message is embedded in a story. Rafael has spent the time since then developing his conceptions, with continued explorations in the many records that have followed. Catch this great chance to give your wallet a rest.
Rafael toral wave field 1995 worlds end girlfriend hurtbreak wonderland 200. While rafael toral s wave field explored the soundscapes that could be formed using guitar tones, aeriola frequency applies the same approach to a rather different sound source. Purely radiant and suitable for the ultimate imersion, this is an artifact of sonic genius. Squidco sells cds, dvds, vinyl lps and magazines of unusual music in the fields of improvisation, compositional music, experimental, chamber rock, and rock in opposition. Aer 7 e live love by the late 1980s i became deeply interested in john cage. Download the waves v9 legacy version compatible with your system. Eight equidistant pure wave oscillators, while slipping very slowly to a unison, textually spatialised on eight speakers, concret, 60 minutes. Rafael toral violence of discovery and calm of acceptance. Oft compared to other other active bands around their time such as nirvana or soundgarden, though their sound is considerably more textured and the guitar work is very impressive.
Nelson, chicago reader all compositions by rafael toral spa mars williams music from mars bmi and tim daisy ascap recorded on september 16th, 2017 at experimental sound. Mar 16, 20 considered by the chicago reader to be one of the most gifted and innovative guitarists of the decade, rafael toral has been developing in the last 15 years a unique sound world, having been as. Wave field, his second lp, sees the instrument used to create soundscapes of hithertounheard tranquillity and beauty. The wave field is truly an artistic treasure of north campus. This release is a compilation of portuguese projects with distinct musical visions, mostly electronic noise, ambient, idm, tripop. For every download i sell, i will buy another one from someone else. It was designed and created by maya lin, an artist well known for creating the vietnam veterans memorial in washington dc in addition to the civil rights memorial in montgomery alabama. If wave field s cover looks familiar, it should be rightly touted by the artist as a a. The record stands as one of few releases in history to have no source of sound all of the tones used to create its two long compositions were drawn from a feedback. Portuguese artist rafael torals sublime sophomore study in liquified, resonant, processed electric guitar. Toral s innovative space program, while researching performance possibilities, delivers mus.
A four part suite bridging compositional and improvisational music from portugese pocket trumpeter sei miguel in a quintet including rafael toral on modulated. Rafael torals music first surfaced in this country back in 1997, when jim orourke and david grubbs rereleased his wave field on their dexters cigar imprint. Newly purchased or demoed v11 licenses will activate v9. Strongly interested in phrasing, he calls his style postfree jazz electronic music, described as a brand of electronic music far more visceral and emotive than that of his cerebral peers. Stochastic resonance in a limitcycle potential system. Aer 7 g from rafael toral everything we do sends a message, and that message is embedded in a story. Elevation, by rafael toral mars williams tim daisy. Rafael torals classic ambient record wave field gets a reissue courtesy of drag city. I was in awe of the enormous dimension of his achievement, nothing less than the reshaping of our collective consciousness with respect to how we understand music, silence and sound. The music i recorded between 1987 and 2003 somehow sends its message and theres a story behind it. Check out wave field by rafael toral on amazon music. As a composer and performer, he has been deeply involved with rock, ambient, contemporary, electronic and free jazz music in different periods of his life. It also includes highquality download in mp3, flac and more.