The Stones of the Threshold, by Eric La Casa

The Stones of the Threshold

by Eric La Casa

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1.	S'ombre 17:48	info
2.	Chrysalithe 20:35	info
3.	Les Pierres Du Seuil Part 1-3 32:35	info

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La Casa is one of several people from “deep ambient” circles who turn to the soundings of the natural and human world for their source materials. Unlike their peers, these folks weave their immersive waves of sound not from purely electronic sources, but from a wide variety of field recordings. While there are several segments of deeply gurgling water sounds, most of the disc is not easily recognizable. Rather, La Casa takes us way beneath the surface of things, conjuring a primal darkness from which movement begins. He combines field recordings with a few segments of humans “playing” objects both orthodox (metal chimes and bowls) and unusual (crumpling paper, stomping on a wooden sidewalk). His fascination for the eternal motion of life is reflected in strange, staccato recordings that reveal the sounds within even stones. The overall result is strange on the surface, but surprisingly resonant and even comforting (while subtly unsettling) at its heart.

Track 1 produced in February-March 1999.
First edition: Collection Mémoires (France): CDr+special cover with a Koshmider's painting - 40 copies, May 1999.
This excerpt presents the first and the beginning of the second part of the piece.

Track 2 produced in October-December 1997.
The sound materials were manipulated and assembled in order to compose a triptich: "L'inspir" (breathing in), "La traversée" (the crossing, page after page), and "L'expir" (breathing out).

Track 3 produced in February-March 1998.
This piece is dedicated to Koji Marutani.

Special thanks: Jean-Louis Cayron (translation) and Eric Coisel.

Running time 70'57"

Series I

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released November 1, 1999

Design – R. Yau
Liner Notes [Translation] – Jean-Louis Cayron

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