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Quartz/mirliton Cassettes 1 (8lp/book/cd)
Quartz-Mirliton Cassettes has been among the most obscure of 1970s experimental music labels. This VOD release,
presented in two boxes, throws light on this mysterious cassette venture, its context and associated recordings. Closely
associated with the London Musicians Collective, QMC was launched by Paul Burwell and David Toop in 1977. Produced in
tiny editions with handmade covers, the cassettes largely documented live sessions and field recordings made by a close
network of improvising musicians, sound sculptors and sound poets then working with Burwell and Toop, including Bob
Cobbing, Hugh Davies, Max Eastley, Evan Parker, Frank Perry, Steve Beresford and others. The manifesto of the label was
uncompromising - recordings were mostly lo-fi and noises peripheral to the performance were left in because they
affected the music when it was played and formed a part of its context. Obscure as they were, these cassette releases
from 1977 documented a intense burst of creative energy from within the London scene. Features David Toop, Paul Burwell,
Frank Perry, Herman Hauge, Hugh Davies and Max Eastley.
Price
€ 272.95
Genre
Format
LP - 8 disk
Release
25-02-2023
Label
Item-nr
529681
EAN
2090505296815
Availability
Exp. 25-02-2023