It's a fantastic, highly listenable suite performed on a Synclavier II, a Buchla synth, percussion and radio. Some parts are more dark and unsettling, whilst others positively sparkle with upbeat sequencing and melody. Fans of 80s Tangerine Dream et al definitely need to hear this. Neat little production touches, like the choral overlay on part II (also used in a previous ballet by Grippe, and intended to evoke tuning into unfamiliar radio stations on childhood holidays), keep the surprises coming.
The two long tracks at the end of the disc are, as noted above, from an earlier LP, and delve deeper into electronic composition and musique concrete. Both were recorded at Luc Ferrari's Paris studio in the mid 70s. Situation I was composed after Grippe took a trip to Morocco, and was used as part of a co-operative work in a Malmö art gallery. Using voices, guitar, organ, recorder, percussion and a tone generator, it's a wonderful journey into audio weirdness. Ur Underns Tid (From The Age Of Miracles) is even better: again based on organ and percussion, with overlaid voices, shortwave noise and orchestral music, fellow Nurse With Wound aficionados should enjoy the production and scattering of odd sounds.
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