Errata - Ashley Roedelius Story CD

Product Description When recording artists Hans Joachim Roedelius, Tim Story and Dwight Ashley came together at Tims Ohio studio to make recordings, both the technique of composing and the finished product echoed the character of this emblematic phrase - at once, both comical and mystical. The 10 aural collages that resulted from their recording session reflect what Surrealist Nicolas Calas characterized as "the unconscious reality in the personality of the group," derived from a state Max Ernst wryly dubbed "mental contagion." Commenting on the effects of this, Ashley remarks: "Its not uncommon for people to hear an element in the recordings and think oh, thats a classic Story riff, when in fact, Ach or I actually contributed that bit." So, what do you get when you combine the melodious musings of Hans Joachim Roedelius, the nuanced phrasings of Tim Story and the sonic colorations of Dwight Ashley? You get the sonic colorations of Roedelius, the melodious musings of Story, and the nuanced phrasing of Ashley. In short, you get a distinctly different fourth entity that emerges from the group, rather than the individual. From the rhythm-fueled, epic "squiggle" to the brief, wonderfully abstract title track, Errata echoes the Surrealist credo that "poetry must be made by all, and not by one." Review When things go well for musicians brought together to jam, a sense of precognition touches each player. Under just the right circumstances, music happens in a wonderful creative flow - within which everyone sounds off (or holds back) in perfect accord. This chemistry can be found on ERRATA (4927"), the unhindered true expression between collaborators Dwight Ashley, Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Tim Story. Their ten willfully strange oddball sonic constructions seem drawn equally from each distinctive musical orientation, and areas never before accessed. The first several tracks are a quirky, creaky odd mix-up of steady beats and free melodic invention - culminating in a 10 minute fast lane free-for-all jam session representative of all that is ecstatic in music. The whirling jams are reined in on the three remaining pieces. Grainy textures breathe slowly beneath luminescent synth pads and ethereal reedy tones, which creates a lovely holding environment. At last, along with bowed strings and subtly distorted electronics, a haunting piano riff reiterates with increasing curiosity. The result is sparse in delivery but dense with emotion. On ERRATA Ashley, Roedelius, and Story create an atmospheric masterpiece - with a wildness that never turns reckless, and a space that is always in motion. --Chuck Van Zyl - Stars EndAttempting to chart the history of the Dwight Ashley/Hans-Joachim Roedelius/Tim Story triad would easily fill a chapter in any encyclopedia electronica, so it s sufficient to say that between the three of them they make one helluva brave noise. Ashley and Story already have a number of excellent collaborations between them, including the minor classic A Desperate Serenity on the defunct Multimood label (well worth seeking out); Story and Roedelius have recorded together as Lunz, with two worthwhile discs to their credit. Now the three are an item, their debut Errata credited to the puzzlingly nicked A.R.S. If you discard whatever ridicule (or irony) might be gleaned from that abbreviation, you d discover the well-wrought potential met and delivered on the trio s first long-player. Who does what is difficult to discern, which often makes for the best combinations: both Story and Roedelius no doubt contribute most of the acoustic piano parts, but all three masterfully tweak their electronic gadgetry in blissful anonymity. Basically, there s nothing else out there that sounds quite like this. Incubator reincarnates early Cluster thanks to its chimera-like structure, one part quacking pulse, one part purring background noise, numerous parts strangely flanged electronics. On Gefallig , someone s tickling the ivory plains under a shuffling, fading sunset of a rhythm while faux horns blow and delicate if tenebrious effects phosphordot the landscape. Both Inclement and Squiggle chart murky terrain, peculiar electronic doodles zipping about like elfish simulacra; squishy rhythms become a gamelan orchestra conducted by astronauts as stabs of rasping synth wail in protest. For reasons unknown, the closing Ruminator brings things back to normal , its Budd-ing pianos suggesting early evening come down from those atmospheric highs. Quasi-chilling but not chilled, this is a trio light on its feet, nimble of phrase and savvy in composition, trading dark and light with extraordinary finesse and crystal clarity. --Darren Bergstein - ei audioverite

Specifics

• Album: Errata
• Artist: Ashley Roedelius Story
• Label: CD Baby
• Genre: Electronic, Jazz, Classical
• MPN: AMC08019

1. Incubator
2. Sublunary
3. Gefällig
4. Errata
5. Simmering
6. Inclement
7. Squiggle
8. Gefängen
9. Backlit
10. Ruminator

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