the [law-rah] collective. innovation. cd / digital album. raubbau raub-069
tracklist: 1. the theory of co-evolution, 2. in simulacra, 3. crucible, 4.
helmholtz resonator, 5. kundt's tube, 6. thesis, 7. diffusion of innovation
this time the collective is martijn pieck and bauke van der wal. photography &
layout by salt.
upc: 821272403128
release date: 25october2k18
the latest output by the [law-rah] collective is called 'innovation'. on this
release the utrecht based duo consisting of martijn pieck and bauke van der wal
chose to explore new methods within each of the steps it takes to create an
album.
the experiments have led to an album with seven coherent yet diverse tracks
with a total playing time of just under an hour. from this perspective, the
story that is being told never gets boring in any way. it grabs your attention
from the first tones of 'the theory of co-evolution' and it doesn't let you go
until the final moments of 'diffusion of innovation'.
while they were working on 'innovation' pieck and van der wal stayed close to
the sonic palette for which the collective is known and appreciated; it's still
those massive drones - or if you prefer noisey soundscapes - which at moments
hurt either your ears or your emotions. but the album is called 'innovation'
for a reason, so how the album was created has changed in all possible ways:
sound sculpting, composing, mixing, mastering and even collaborating ...
the sound sculpting part was done all with modular synthesis. all sounds have
been created from scratch, which was long trajectory of pulling and patching
cables and intensive listening until the sound was what it needed to be.
as for the collaborating part, with 25 years of working together it was hard
for pieck and van der wal to try something new. for 'innovation' the workflow
of creation was considerably different than any other album by the [law-rah]
collective. the outcome could have gone two ways: either all the tracks had no
relationship to each other, or the tracks would form a coherent story with
matching production.
with 'innovation' the [law-rah] collective asked themselves whether it pays
off to leave the beaten track; to take a step back and question yourself and
your ways.
it's a proven fact: 'innovation' has become a very intense and consistent
album with a clear message. it's not for your average background listing
sessions. the sounds are all over the frequency spectrum and the compositions are
quite demanding to the listener.
it's intense ... it's dynamic ... it's innovative ...
discography:
innovation. cd. raubbau. 2018
resurrection - almost live at maschinenfest. tape. raubbau / pflichtkauf. 2018
invocation (w/ cinema perdu). cd. raubbau. 2016
live. tape. ginko tapes. 2016
blue ruins under yellow skies (w/ woodbender & cinema perdu). tape. wool-e
tapes. 2014
field of view. cd. ant-zen. 2012
[ans]werk (w/ cisfinitum). cd. fario. 2011
live in muenster. tape. danvers state recordings. 2009
solitaire. cd. raubbau. 2009
inspiration. cd. ant-zen. 2008
...as it is... . 2x3"cd. spectre. 2007
drones for drella. cd. pflichtkauf. 2005
1953. cd. spectre/nautilus. 2004
isolation. cd.
darkambient.net. 2003
vesuvius. lp. force of nature. 2003
incarnation. cd. possessive blindfold recordings. 2001
droning in c (w/ ovum & jonas lindgren). cd-r.
darkambient.net. 2001
the [law-rah] collective official websites:
www.darkambient.net &
www.facebook.com/darkambient
raubbau official websites:
www.raubbau.org &
www.facebook.com/raubbau.label
distribution:
ant-zen. audio & visual arts · p.o. box 1257 · 93135 lappersdorf · germany
