The Insect Musicians

by Graeme Revell

The Insect Musicians cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1986
  • Label: Musique Brut
  • Country: Australia
  • Community rating: 3.56/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A highly unusual conceptual project originating from the former SPK frontman, entirely utilizing sampled insect noises manipulated by a Fairlight CMI synthesizer. The intricate, microtonal rhythmic patterns create an alien yet thoroughly organic auditory environment that predates mainstream digital sampling techniques.

Genres

Descriptors: sampling, microtonal, natural, buzzy, experimental, avant-garde, electronic, conceptual, long-form

Tracklist

  1. Nocturne (On An Oriental Theme)
  2. The Sleeping Sickness
  3. Melancholia
  4. La Danse Des T茅n猫bres = Dance Of Shadows
  5. Variation On The 'Sakura' (Japanese Traditional)
  6. Nature Morte = Still Life
  7. Balinese Twilights
  8. Phobia (An Australian Theme)
  9. Invaders Of The Heart
  10. Et Spiritus Sanctus

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