Isolation Journal 3 - restless | John Oliver and François Houle

Isolation Journal 3 - restless

by John Oliver and François Houle

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1.	François Houle - Underwater 01:25	buy track
2.	John Oliver - Submarine 03:56	buy track
3.	François Houle - Restless 00:43	buy track
4.	John Oliver - Awaiting Disaster 03:48	buy track
5.	François Houle - What Next? 00:38	buy track
6.	John Oliver - Now What? 05:16	buy track
7.	François Houle - Running 01:12	buy track
8.	John Oliver - Running Out of Time 03:45	buy track
9.	François Houle - Sobbing 01:27	buy track
10.	John Oliver - Wailing 03:41	buy track
11.	François Houle - 3 Memories 01:00	buy track
12.	John Oliver - A Dream, A Nightmare, A Memory 04:33	buy track
13.	François Houle - Melodies for Friends 00:50	buy track
14.	John Oliver - Melodies for Disappearing Friends 03:50	buy track
15.	François Houle - Melody of Forgetting 01:33	buy track
16.	John Oliver - Melody of the Forgotten 02:52	buy track
17.	François Houle - Breathless 00:28	buy track
18.	John Oliver - Catch Your Breath 03:14	buy track
19.	François Houle - Midnight Whistling 01:03	buy track
20.	John Oliver - Midnight Revelation 04:51	buy track

about

[Note: François Houle's tracks are all "name your price".]

"…a heady listen with that distinctive Canadian acousmatic sound. Long waves of processed clarinet morph, mingle, and switch back upon themselves throughout their journey towards decay, only to be occasionally fractionalized (fractalized?) into shorter, spiker staccato bursts of white energy. Spectres and wisps of sounds past cavort and frolic along with a heavier, more metallic presence. All of these and more have a place in this multi-hued sonic place and the overall landscape creates a highly pleasurable tableau."
– avantmusicnews.com December 26, 2021

Isolation Journal is a series of duo albums conceived of and realized during the COVID-19 pandemic. "Restless" is the third in the series. Each album features the solo talent of a remarkable musician/improviser/composer, whose music John Oliver transforms into moving, spatialized, acousmatic compositions.

"When my old friend John Oliver called me to suggest doing this Isolation Journal project, I responded with an enthusiastic “yes!”. Having collaborated with John on a number of occasions over nearly 4 decades, I knew right away that this could turn into one of those special and rewarding musical endeavours. And he delivered, as usual. I simply sat at my studio workstation and recorded a series of short improvisations, based on a series of highly personal extended techniques I’ve acquired and refined over 50 years of playing the clarinet. The electroacoustic realizations that John created from these demonstrate an astute mind and ear, capturing some of the most idiosyncratic elements of my improvisational language and creating sonic gems from them. To give the listener some perspective on the subtle yet rich processing he generated, John included the original improvisations from which each piece is built. I hope you enjoy this work by one of Canada’s finest composers."

– François Houle

"François Houle was among my top friends whom I invited to collaborate on the creation of the Isolation Journal project. I invited him to record some solo material, entirely of his choosing, and send them along to me to undergo my sonic transformations. One afternoon in December 2020, François sat down with a microphone and recorded a collection of short improvisations, lasting from 30 to 90 seconds. No studio, no planning: just play. The results are an astonishing catalogue of François's creative toolbox. This album alternates these aphoristic micro-improvisations with my polyphonic spatial compositions that use only his recordings as the sonic material."

– John Oliver

credits

released September 17, 2021

François Houle: clarinet solo compositions, performances, and recordings on all odd-numbered tracks. - francoishoule.ca

John Oliver: composer and performer on even-numbered tracks
Editing, mixing, mastering: John Oliver
- johnolivermusic.com

Cover design: Seiya Oliver - seiyaoliver.com
Photo credits: Lara L Hill Photography - laralhill.com

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John Oliver Vancouver, British Columbia

electronic and soundscape music projects, ranging from classic musique concrète, to granular synthesis, and dark ambient. My instrumental and vocal music appears on several other labels and compilations. See my web site for details.

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