'The MNEMONISTS are a legendary group of composers and artists from Fort Collins Colorado, who create drifting hypnotic sound collages out of pre industrial loops, processed ambient sound, rock 'n' roll guitar, and fragments of half forgotten memory. Their work is highly visual, and is always accompanied by beautiful line drawings and painted art works; the total meaning is forged from the combination of sonic and visual information. Starting out as the MNEMONIST ORCHESTRA in 1979 they recorded cult LP's of unbelievable density and complexity, the best known of these being the extraordinary HORDE, originally released on their own DYS label in 1981, and re released by ReR as RRC21 in 1985. HORDE stands as a classic early noise album, somewhere between the work of AMM, Faust and Brian Eno. What marks it out is the subtlety of the work. The process begins with the recording of played acoustic and electric instruments, the basic drums and guitar joined by remaindered early synthesisers, one off electric organs and bizarre mediaeval horns. The tapes are then put through a mangle, reprocessed and electrically altered, leading to a spiralling process of re-playing, re-composition and re-structuring. The parts are then woven organically into the fabric of a large scale work. Horde starts with imperceptible noise loops, builds with wild fuzz guitar improvisation, grooves with Kraut Rock obsessive drum patterns, diverts into free jazz saxophone and mediaeval folk tunes, and occasionally stops dead in its tracks. All sounds were generated and processed from acoustical sources, with the exception of electric guitars and bass. No prerecorded samples/tapes, electronic synthesizers, nor sequencers were employed during the performance. Consistent with the intent to bring the studio process to a live setting, this recording was mixed by the group from stage.

Additional Details

Label: Rer Megacorp

Genre: Progressive Rock

Language: English

Run Time: 50 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 03/04/14

UPC: 646315252521