Eliane Radigue: Input?

Jesse · October-24th-2005, 12:06 AM

I am looking for 1] opinions on her releases-Adnos I-III/Trilogie De La Mort/Biogenesis, any I have overlooked that merit a listen; 2] a suggested prioritizing/order of purchasing; 3] distributors of her stuff, outside of FE; 4] any miscellany/random thoughts & feelings about her work.

Thanks, I know she is familiar and appreciated to a few WAYLT? posters.

Jesse

Jon Abbey · October-24th-2005, 12:09 AM

Adnos I-III is very pricy, but easily my favorite of hers, gorgeous music. I haven't heard the two recent releases yet.

john williams · October-24th-2005, 01:20 AM

There's a decent review in Dusted of Adnos I-III-

http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/412

I wouldn't mind this myself. Amazon have it from $US40-52
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/off...?condition=all

Verge; $CA62
http://www.vergemusic.com/new/frames.html

Jon Abbey · October-24th-2005, 02:27 AM

it's $42 plus shipping from Forced Exposure:

http://www.fe.org/artists/radigue.eliane.html

it actually sits reasonably well in the neighborhood of two other long-form faves of Jesse's (and mine), Feldman's Second String Quartet and ErstLive 005.

Jesse · October-24th-2005, 03:02 AM

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it actually sits reasonably well in the neighborhood of two other long-form faves of Jesse's (and mine), Feldman's Second String Quartet and ErstLive 005.

Thank you, gents. FE may be the ticket, I thought I heard anecdotal evidence of problems with their deliveries...

I finished a 5th listen through EL005 today, which sits reasonably well with that other long form work that graces my neighborhood.

That the longer works are daunting simply by dint of the time allowed for their unfolding is diagnostic of something that ails listeners today. Long, brief, what matters is that every moment matters, owns necessity. To my ears, Feldman cannot be justly charged with wasting notes, nor the listener's time. The quartet of EL 005 are also blameless in this regard. Adnos I-III will be listened to with a similarly canted ear-does Radigue make duration a matter of necessity?

Jon Abbey · October-24th-2005, 03:07 AM

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That the longer works are daunting simply by dint of the time allowed for their unfolding is diagnostic of something that ails listeners today. Long, brief, what matters is that every moment matters, owns necessity. To my ears, Feldman cannot be justly charged with wasting notes, nor the listener's time. The quartet of EL 005 are also blameless in this regard. Adnos I-III will be listened to with a similarly canted ear-does Radigue make duration a matter of necessity?

I haven't spent as much time with it as the other two (I'm talking about the Hat recording of the Feldman, not crazy about the Mode one), but I would tend to say yes.

AntManBee · October-24th-2005, 06:21 AM

I've only heard "Adnos" but that's one I like very, very much. Captivating music that makes me want to hear much more by Radigue.

John B · October-24th-2005, 08:17 AM

I prefer Trilogie to Adnos, but they are both extremely good.

"does Radigue make duration a matter of necessity?"

Yes, most definitely.

gnhrtg · October-24th-2005, 08:22 AM

I have nothing by Radigue and therefore no suggestions myself, so perhaps sorry for the off-topic post, but I found Dan Warburton's interview with her (October 2005, The Wire, issue 260) very much worth my time. Which, combined with what I've been reading about her, makes the thread valuable to me as well, so thanks everyone.

Richard Pinnell · October-24th-2005, 10:11 AM

I'm not so sure that Adnos has quite the same requirement for continued listening as the Feldman and EL005. The three discs are all separate works, all different and recorded at different times. Whilst I think it is absolutely necessary to listen to each disc through from start to finish it is possible to listen to each disc as an individual piece of work, though in my experience you listen to one and the next just begs to be heard anyway...

The Adnos set is really very good though, and would be my first recommendation of her work whatever the price.

Biogenesis and Trilogie... are also well worth listening to, Biogenesis more of a vignette of her music as it is just a 3".
Also worth hearing if you can find them as the Geelriandre/Arhesis release on Fringes and Elemental II on ROSA, both very nice but in short supply. Elemental II is very recent, a piece performed by Kasper Toeplitz on a solo electric bass, although it really does not resemble a bass in any way.

frankiepop · October-26th-2005, 06:07 PM

i have and enjoy 'Trilogie De La Mort' from emusic where you might want to check out and download one cut b4 purchasing the disc. at times Trilogie takes electronic reductionism to what may be considered the absurd. also Trilogie kind of requires excellent fidelty for what is considered full appreciation of subtle nuance.

Jesse · October-26th-2005, 06:11 PM

Thanks all-Adnos I-III is coming soon.

letchhausen · October-26th-2005, 09:29 PM

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Thanks all-Adnos I-III is coming soon.

You won't regret it. This is an excellent set of her drones, at once massive and tectonic and yet with an elegance that suggests fragility.

Other customers who bought Eliane Radigue Adnos I-III also bought:

Hermann Nitsch - Harmoniumwerk 1-12 (3 double CD sets)
John Cale - Sun Blindness Music/Stainless Gamelan/Dream Interpretation (3 single CD's or 5 LP box set)
Tony Conrad - Early Minimalism (4 CD box set)

The Cale and Conrad stuff is on the Table of the Elements label who are also the people who put out Adnos. The Nitsch stuff is on the incredible now seemingly defunct Cortical Foundation label. Amazing music.