crop circles CD

from steve roden

1 Crop Circles 42:15

cd in jewel case with 1-color printed inserts
ameublement d'oiseaux (germany)
1997

“crop circles was first presented during december 1996 as a sound installation as part of the exhibition “they came from beyond”, at the malibu art ranch. the piece was softly playing in an alcove in a small 1940’s bungalow along with a handmade silver listening cushion, facing a window. all of the sound were generated by sampling and looping a microphone interacting with a speaker.”

this was my supposed to be my first release on bernhard gunter’s label trente oiseaux, but he ended up releasing crop circles on a side label: ameublement d’oiseaux. no one else ever wanted to appear on this side label, so i believe that crop circles was its only release.

here’s a bit, from an interview with bernhard circa 2003 remarking about his initial responses to crop circles: “when i first heard the demo steve roden sent me of “crop circles”, i didn’t get into at all. i wrote to him and said “i’m sorry, it doesn’t work for me” and he said “ok, never mind..” and then one day i put it on and half fell asleep while it was on and realised what a great piece it was. i was relaxed enough to really let it talk to me. i wrote to him again and said “hold the press, i like it, i’m releasing it, i love it!” (laughs) when you’re in the right mood, with your body relaxed and your attention focussed, it works well. if you give it a little time it’ll get you in that mood.”

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steve roden Pasadena, California

steve roden is a visual & sound artist from los angeles,
who pioneered the lowercase style of music; where quiet, usually unheard, sounds are amplified to form complex and rich soundscapes.

his work includes painting, drawing, sculpture, film/video, sound installation, text and performance.
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