Ideas about the concept of time, music for a skier’s descent from an impressive mountain top, sounds related to a studio in Munich.
49 minutes with music by Patrick Cowley, Phew, Roedelius, Suzanne Ciani and others – realised between 1962 and 2021.
Featured cover art: Pikacyu★Makoto – OM Sweet Home: We Are Shining Stars From Darkside
Playlist
“Blue” Gene Tyranny – Dreamtime: Blue Moon Rye
The final part of the composer’s synthesiser trilogy, which reflects the Aboriginal concept of Dreamtime – a beginning that never ends, or: a continuum of past, present and future. (1986, Unseen Worlds)
Phew – Snow and Pollen
In terms of her perception of time, Hiromi Moritani, alias Phew, 1980s punk icon and front woman of Aunt Sally, cannot see a future that extends beyond the present. (2021, Mute)
Pierre Henry – Générique
Myriam’s theme from the soundtrack to the French film Maléfices, a thriller spiced with black magic. (1962, Philips / RE: Finders Keepers Records)
Tuxedomoon – James Whale
A minimalist and atmospheric interlude from the debut album Half-Mute by the electronically oriented collective; released on The Residents’ Ralph Records label, it established their worldwide cult status. (1980, Ralph Records)
Johann Johannsson – Souvenir
From an anthology of cover versions released as a box set containing ten 7-inch records; the invited artists were asked to select a song that was personally significant to them. (2008, Fractured Recordings)
Suzanne Ciani – Yukon
Music with Buchla synthesiser and piano for a documentary film about the first-ever skiers’ decent from the third highest mountain in the world – Denali in Alaska. (1973, Finders Keepers Records)
Roedelius – Am Stadtrand
Recorded in his adopted home of Austria, Hans-Joachim Roedelius is embarking on something new with his second release after Cluster. (1982, Schallter / RE: Bureau B)
Faust – Fernlicht
Faust, who have experience with what a band can achieve in recording situations, spend time with Giorgio Moroder at his Musicland Studios in Munich. However, the results remain unreleased for years. (1974, Bureau B)
Patrick Cowley – Seven Sacred Pools
Patrick Cowley from San Francisco is known for his proto-house remix of Donna Summer’s hit I Feel Love from 1982, which was originally produced by Giorgio Moroder at Musicland Studios. However, he also licensed music for gay porn films such as Muscle Up. (1980, Fox Studio / RE: Dark Entries)
Pikacyu★Makoto – AWA no UTA
Four years after founding their love and peace duo, Pika from Afrirampo and Makoto Kawabata, leader of Acid Mother’s Temple, create outer cosmic hymns to love and inner cosmic odes. (2011, Riot Season)
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