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Andy Votel. Part II
A selection of records that use eccentric voice manipulation techniques; from human existentialism and sound poetry to electronic, mechanical and computer distortion.
Andy Votel Part I
Over the past twenty years, Andy Votel has travelled far and wide in a quest to buy as many records as he could. His main motivation is to listen to music, and the only way to get the music he likes is generally to buy and collect it.
Brian Shimkovitz. Part II
Islamic, Christian and traditional praise music, all have a place in the market stalls across Africa, and are widely represented in Brian Shimkovitz's tape collection.
Brian Shimkovitz. Part I
The tale of how a student of ethnomusicology from Brooklyn spent a year in West Africa buying tapes off street markets... and how he managed to turn that bizarre collection into one of the most revered record labels in recent years.
Kees Tazelaar. Part I
Straddling art and documentation, the restoration work that Kees Tazelaar carries out is a crucial but largely unknown stage in the recovery of historical sound material. Tazelaar describes his experiences as head of the magnetic tape archive at the Institute of Sonology in The Hague, in which nostalgia coexists with academic rigor.