Deviate From Balance

by John Wiese

Deviate From Balance cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 March 2015
  • Label: Gilgongo
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:19:46
  • Community rating: 3.29/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Deviate From Balance' is a massive, two-hour compilation of the prolific sound artist's collaborations, gallery installations, and live performances. The record functions as a meticulous exploration of harsh noise and musique concr猫te, utilizing jarring jump cuts, extreme frequencies, and tense electroacoustic manipulation. It demands active engagement, subverting traditional musical structures to present an anxious, highly abstract auditory experience.

Genres

Descriptors: avant-garde, noisy, atmospheric, atonal

Tracklist

  1. Wind Changed Direction (05:43)
  2. 356 S Mission Rd (04:33)
  3. Segmenting Process For Language (09:46)
  4. Superstitious (05:42)
  5. Cafe OTO (05:36)
  6. Battery Instruments (Stereo) (02:11)
  7. Memaloose Walkman (03:36)
  8. Dramatic Accessories (09:41)
  9. Solitaire (11:14)
  10. Segmenting Process (Portland) (21:44)

Credits

  • Niagara - cover
  • Norman Wonderly - creative director
  • Barbara Payton - backing vocals
  • Jimmie Bones - backing vocals, piano
  • Laura Creamer - backing vocals
  • Russell Terrell - backing vocals
  • Shaun Murphy - backing vocals
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas - bass

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