Label: Metaphon

今回も凄まじい音源を発掘!!ベルギーの重要作家Timo Van Luijkが運営するアヴァン/電子音楽のアーカイヴ制作レーベルMetaphon。1936年生まれ、主に数多くの器楽作品と室内楽作品で知られ1960年代初頭から作曲活動を開始、1974年から1989年に掛けては当時実験音楽の重要な創作拠点の一つであったゲントIPEMで電子音楽を録音していたRaoul De Smet。兎に角作風が非常にカッコイイ作家であり、捻じ曲げられた音響だらけのブッ飛んだサウンドイメージで埋め尽くす[Isolde's Dood]や、加工した女性の声だけで構成した漆黒のナイトメアシンフォニー[Kathy's Nightmare]など、一貫した強靭な表現に脱帽。





First LP in the ‘Signature Series’, a small new series in the Metaphon catalog, documenting previously unreleased archive works of less known composers. Metaphon presents their ‘signature’ in the most personal and elementary way.

Raoul De Smet (1936), mainly known for his numerous instrumental and chamber music works, started composing in the early 1960’s. Between 1974 and 1989 he also recorded several electro-acoustic compositions at the IPEM in Ghent, one of the more approachable crossroads for experimental music creation at the time.
His work carries different moods and contrasts, a sort of expressive eclecticism where straight forward evolution often prevails over far-fetched intemperance. However, his work is far from obvious. The four distinctive tracks on this album portray a fresh and unpretentious enthusiasm of a composer discovering new electronic tools.