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Asmus Tietchens + Richard Chartier

Fabrications | Die Stadt

By SUSANNA BOLLE | September 12, 2007

3.0 Stars

This collaboration between legendary German experimental musician Asmus Tietchens and young American sound artist Richard Chartier has its roots in the 2005 remix CD Re’Post’Postfabricated, where Tietchens was one of an international all-star cast of artists who reworked an early ambient release by Chartier. And for the two of them, the remix process turned out to be open-ended, as they continued to exchange sound files and ideas. The result is this long, dark, atmospheric piece that unfolds and evolves at a glacial pace, with a gentle, elemental ebb and flow; heaven, as usual with these artists, lies in the details. Given how whisper-quiet this disc is, you’ll need to turn up the volume to reveal the sculpted sonic pinpricks, the uncanny rhythmic crackles, and Tietchens’s distinctive analog synth motifs. But it’s worth every ounce of effort.

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