MIMAROGLU face the windmills LP 1976 avant electronic experimental arel fluxus
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Ilhan Mimaroglu “Face The Windmills, Turn Left” LP issued by Mimaroglu on his Finnadar Records (SR 9012) in USA, 1976. ****** Rec:m- / Cov:ex ****** The recordings on “Face the Windmills, Turn Left” date as some of Ilhan Mimaroglu's earliest works at the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center. The Turkish-born composer came to Columbia-Princeton in the early 1960s, working largely under the mentorship of Vladimir Ussachevsky. While Mimaroglu and Ussachevsky share very little aesthetic common ground, there can be no mistaking a shared technical prowess. Mimaroglu's transformations here are fascinating, mangling both natural and electronic sources with a pace and logical all his own. The majority of these works are built from single sources, which Mimaroglu often renders nearly unrecognizable. "Bowery Bum" (inspired by the spiraling line drawings of Jean Dubuffet) and "Prelude No. 11" are both built from the carefully amplified sounds of rubber bands. However, where "Bowery Bum" wears its unmistakable tape sounds with pride, "Prelude No. 11" presents as the work of a virtuoso rubber bandist, if ever there was one. Oddly, the purely electronic pieces such as "Agony" and "Prelude No. 14" seem the most likely to conjure real world images, however bizarre and absurd those images might be. This is a collection of Mimaroglu's work released in 1976 on his Finnadar label. Though some of these works have found their way onto CD, this may be the only place to find eight of his “Preludes for Magnetic Tape”. Fans of Vladimir Ussachevsky (Mimaroglu's mentor) will appreciate “Agony” and “Le Tombeau d'Edgar Poe”, a collage of analog weirdness, disembodied voices, tape manipulation, and heavy processing. The preludes are a varied lot, featuring a ghostly piano, computerized percussion, droning synths, and much cut-up work. Also of interest is “Bowery Bum”, based on a painting by Dubuffet, consisting of the processed sounds of a single rubber band. ******* Some very minimal cover wear. ****** Please wait to receive my invoice before sending the payment after the auction ends. Attention! Real postage costs are not USD 4 as all the items are located in Doha, Qatar (which has a very safe and professional post system). Postage costs registered for the first LP is USD 22,50 for the whole world. ****** MORE ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL, ART RECORDS OFFERED SOON! Check in one week for more treasures to come! ****** Thank you for your kind attention and good luck with your bids.
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