Bruce Russell – Circuits of Omission [LP] Musique Concrète / Sound Collage 28’14climate 1 / transit 1

28’14climate 1 / transit 1 / landscape 1 / climat 2 / landscape 2 / transit 2 / landscape 3 (walking – jumping – sliding – flying) / climate 3 / landscape 4 / climate 4 - transit 3 / landscape 4

the candle’s flame flickering but unforgotten: “Some things are not like the others / Some friends are not like the others / did I ever say / did I ever say / did I ever say thank you

The elasticity of rhythm and non-linear repetition of pitches initially suggests improvisation until the listener becomes aware of the precise arrangements of spatialised lines

recording extensively with the Brotherhood of Breath and eventually releasing LPs under his own leadership before his untimely passing in 1990 at the age of 51

Luc Ferrari and Michel Philippot as well as ushering in a new steady stream of musicians eager to study

Bruce Russell – Circuits of Omission [LP] Musique Concrète / Sound Collage 28’14climate 1 / transit 1"Herewith is an extraordinary 45 RPM album of solo electronic music by NZ's great contrarian, Bruce Russell. The pieces were all created using machines built by Clinton Williams, whose musical work under the OMIT moniker has long been championed by Bruce. Unlike many of Williams's own recordings, which contain kosmiche extensions recalling the '70s work of Klaus Schulze, the 15 improvised Sonatas presented here mix a few of those sorts of sonorities