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V/A - Architecture of the Incidental

(GD Stereo)
[Genres: experimental, found sounds]

I really like the packaging (and cd art) of this compilation, but is the content any good? Let's find out. These are 10 random compositions of real life sounds. According to the liner notes, they can be played randomly or in the given order. It doesn't matter, as they are just a bunch of incidental field recordings. The concept of this album is interesting, and the names gathered to help out with it are fairly well-known (in the experimental/field recording underground). I'm not going to comment on the individual pieces because that's not what it's about. I will just say that this is an interesting conceptual audio experiment pulled off pretty will. As with lots of music, this is best listened to in the dark with your eyes closed, so you can just imagine.

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