THE VITAMIN B12 - RAFT122 (2002)

Raft Recordings - Vinyl, 7"
Vitamin B12 aka Alasdair Willis (who played saxophone on " Juice Head Crazy Lady" in the Nurse With Wound's Huffin' Rag Blues) delivered with this 7" a "musique concrete" variation of the techno age. Good and simple.

Tracklist
A - 68 X 32
B - System Mix

"The Vitamin B12 is Alasdair Willis. Reclusive Brighton based author of contemporary surrealist artifacts. This single was commissioned for Rafts instrumental series, specifically with the 7" medium in mind.
The two pieces are vastly contrasting and perhaps some small clue to their aesthetic may be placed within the titles themselves...
68 x 32 is a Musique Concrete assemblage so therefore must be art, and as such it can only be judged by posterity, no one yet can really say what the record is like.
System Six is a melodic composition for tuned percussion sounds, with a surprisingly liberating, yet oddly mind-bending ascending motif, which calls on the infinite resources that can be gleaned from careful application of the laws of repetition, that can be gleaned from careful application of the laws of repetition laws of repetition of repetition. This record exists precisely because it was made to be." - Raft.

Thanks to Rain : RAR/RS/320

ELIANE RADIGUE - BIOGENESIS (1996) new link feb. 2015

Metamkine - MKCD019
Beautiful piece by Eliane Radigue, composed in 1973. and first performed March 6th 1974 at Phill Niblock's in New York.
Released on the essential collection "Cinéma pour l'oreille", a series of short duration musique concrète works on mini CD, packaged in small gatefold card sleeves. This one is out of stock and will not be re-released.

Ripped by HOP, from l'Art Pénultième and The Dead Mauriacs : be grateful and enjoy it here. (MF. feb. 2015)

VA - ESPACE ET ACTUALITÉ (1967)

Musique Pour L'Image n°5 - MPI/LP 505
François Bayle (from the GRM), Claude Vasori, Robert Hermel & Patrice Sciortino : french library music.
The cover reads : "Les œuvres qui composent cet album ont été spécialement enregistrées pour l'illustration sonore d'émissions télévisuelles et radiophoniques ainsi que pour les films cinématographiques. Ce disque ne peut pas être vendu dans le commerce."
The works which compose this album were especially recorded for sound illustration of television and radio broadcasts as well as motion pictures. This record is not intended for commercial sale.
François Bayle estimates that only 100 to 200 copies of this record were pressed.
On this LP you can get some very early compositions of François Bayle (who joined the Pierre Schaffer's GRM in 1958 and became his director in 1975)
Another "Musique pur l'image" is available on Mutant Sounds
Tracklist
Espace - Space
A1 Claude Vasori - Départ Fusée 0:44
A2 Robert Hermel - Industrie Spatiale 3:24
A3 François Bayle - Titan 3:16
A4 Claude Vasori - Espace Chromatique 2:32
A5 François Bayle - Andromede 2:39
A6 Robert Hermel - Apesanteur 2:56
Actualité
B1 Patrice Sciortino - Alchimie Rythmique 2:00
B2 Patrice Sciortino - Ville Sans Vie 2:30
B3 Patrice Sciortino - Abimes Souterrains 2:47
B4 Patrice Sciortino - Danger Sous Roche 1:36
B5 Patrice Sciortino - Approche Dramatique 2:18
B6 Patrice Sciortino - Hostilité 1:52
B7 Patrice Sciortino - Tumulte 2:00
A rare gem ripped by Rain RAR/320/RS

PIERRE HENRY - VARIATIONS POUR UNE PORTE ET UN SOUPIR (1970)

Prospective 21e siècle - Philips
"Variations For A Door And A Sigh", classic Pierre Henry on a mythic collection. Ripped and uploaded by Caitlyn/CPI. Thank you girl !
>> download it here

MARTIN DUPONT (french minimal synth - 1984-1988)

Just Because/Sleep is luxury/Hot Paradox + Essai
Re-up of Just Because and Sleep is Luxury
+ Hot Paradox and tracks from the Facteur d'ambiance's Compilation.
Excellent french minimal wave from Marseille.

Just Because/Sleep is luxury here : RAR/192/RS
Hot Paradox/Essai here : RAR/256/RS
more info on the band's website
the Infrastition label re-remeased with extra tracks or in a special box all the music of the band : available here

VA - HAUTE TENSION 'PEST OF' - LA FONDATION (1984)

A little gem ripped by Rain with Laurie Anderson (exclusive track), The Sex Pistols, Hunters & Collectors, The Residents, Philip Glass, Lemon Kittens, Hugo Weris, Bob Johns, Richard Bone, Jane "It's A Fine Day", Frehel "La Coco", Yann N'Guyen Minh, Disorder, Nini Raviolettte, Wire, Renaldo & The Loaf, Max Almy, Throbbing Gristle, Polyphonic Size, Liquid Liquid & Krisma !
La Fondation is a french art collective, connected to the experimental & post-punk arts. "Haute Tension" (High Voltage) was a TV program broadcasted once a month during 1981 and 1984 on french TV "antenne 2" (in the legendary "Les Enfants du Rock"), which made discover the industrial/experimental/post-punk music and esthetics on France (for example, Lefdup & Lefdup, Loulou & Kiki Picasso, Speedy Graphito, belong many others, made videos for the tracks played on).
"Pest of" was the last emission and Laurie Anderson appeared as a special guest with an exclusive track recorded live.
You can see the broadcast on alain burosse's website.
And get the ripped of the tape here : 320/RAR/MU

Haute Tension, Les Enfants du Rock, Antenne 2 , mensuel 1981-1984
prod : La Fondation (Michel Eli, Bertrand Merinos-Péris, Alain Burosse)
Real : Mathias Ledoux, Olivier Baudoin, Stéphane Teichner
20 émissions : experimentations vidéos et avant-garde rock art video post-punk
Extract of a Lefdup interview
"Le nom de Lefdup & Lefdup ne vous dira peut-être pas grand chose, pourtant les images et les sons produits par ces deux frères inséparables ont nourri l'imaginaire de beaucoup de par le travail télévisuel qu'ils ont fourni notamment pour l'émission « Haute Tension », diffusée dans le cadre des Enfants du Rock dans la première partie des années 80 (certains ont pu y découvrir pour la première fois des groupes comme Siouxsie & The Banshees, The Residents, PIL, Renaldo & The Loaf, Hunters & Collectors ou encore Laurie Anderson)"

"Voilà, c’était une séquence additive. Les Enfants du rock, c’était toutes les semaines, et « Haute Tension » c’était le bonus qui devait passer tous les mois à peu près. Mine de rien, quand tu y passais, tu avais une visibilité énorme, surtout pour des groupes comme Lucrate Milk ou comme nous, sachant qu’un disque comme celui de Lucrate ne passait dans aucune radio. Il y avait une sorte de disproportion.
Par le biais de « Haute Tension » et Alain Burosse, on a rencontré plein de gens. Phil Gaz, je l’ai rencontré parce qu’Alain passait les vidéos d’Un Département dans « Haute Tension ». Puis il y a eu tout un tas de gens, comme Speedy Graphito ."

VA - REPLAY DEBUSSY (2003)

Universal Music (Germany)
Excellent compilation with works by french composer Claude Debussy (1862-1918), well-known for his Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune reworked/tranfromed/re-composed by electronics artists like infamous Alvin Lucier & Pierre Henry, Chain Reaction's Porter Ricks or Terre Thaemlitz.

1 - Mangurekan & Elodie Bouchez - Auraton
2 - Terre Thaemlitz - Prélude A L'Après-Midi D'un Faune
3 - Alvin Lucier - Amphorae
4 - Jamie Lidell - Taught To Box
5 - Paul Paulun - 29°57' N | 78°10' E
6 - Ryuichi Sakamoto - Sakamoto's Debussy
7 - Christian Von Borries - La Plainte, Au Loin, Du Faune
8 - Pierre Henry - Par Les Grèves
9 - Porter Ricks - Porter Ricks Mix
10 - Panasonic SV-3800 - Used By Permission

Records used :
- "Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune" conducted by Willem Mengelberg (1938)
- "La plainte au loin, du faune" by Paul Dukas

320/RAR/RS

TONY WAKEFORD - LA CROIX (1993)

adiaphora 01/tursa007
First release of the ephemere french label Adiaphora (David Sanson, Bertrand Dermoncourt & Christophe Taupin), recorded in Châteauroux and one beautiful piece of the Wakeford's Dark Folk style.

More adiaphora here.

Tracklist
1 La Croix
2 The Fool
3 Double Cross
4 Come The Horsemen
5 The Wheel Of The Sun
6 The Yew
7 La Croix

Credits
Cello - Sarah Bradshaw
Cornet - Christophe Charluet
Double Bass - Michel Picaut
Flute - Stéphane Ruiz
Piano, Producer - David Mellor
Viola - Olivier Dams
Violin [First] - Frédérique Richard
Violin [Second] - Nathalie Lessault
Vocals - Nathalie Mathoulin

enjoy, it's here : 320/RAR/RS

alice news: Free vinyl by Rainier Lericolais on Sordide Sentimental

free 45rpm - SS45010 - Numbered edition of 500 copies
With the participation of Stephan Eicher, Jürg Halter, Simon Fisher Turner, Lili Kim and David Sanson.
45rpm - two tracks, co-produced with the Rouen's Art School, VERY large format booklet (32x21,7 cm) 20 pages, french texts translated into english & japanese.
SENT FREE TO ANY ORDER of at least one Sordide Sentimental production (posters and distributed products unedited by SS excluded)
Offer limited to ONE copy per name / forst name of customer, until selling out.
Paypal accepted.
SORDIDE SENTIMENTAL webstore

RAINIER LERICOLAIS - SONGS OF PRAISE RADIO SHOW

Rainier Lericolais was the special guest last monday
at the Songs of Praise Radio Show on Radio Aligre (Paris, 93.1 FM). You can get the playlist here and the show here :
/songs of praise 15/02/2010 (megaupload)

But these times Rainier is eveywhere and very prolific :
• 02/21, Live with Séverine Hubard & Daniel Paboeuf (HLP3 ) (ex-Marquis de Sade) during the exhibition of Dominique Kippelen, at Moments Artistiques (41, Rue de Turenne - Paris 75003);
• "Listen to your eyes", collective exhibition in the art center FRAC Lorraine (Metz, 02/26 - 04/18/2010);
• "Play It ! (records by artists)", collective exhibition in the Florence Loewy Bookshop (PARIS, 02/20 - 03/27/2010)


Rainier Lericolais & David Sanson, Live at RIAM 04(Marseille, 2007)