Machine for Making Sense: On Second Thoughts
Twenty-six short pieces lettered A to Z. By 1994 Machine for Making Sense had toured worldwide for several years. The five players weave dense, highly textured material that fuses music and text in startling ways.
Jim Denley flutes, saxophone and voice
Chris Mann voice and text
Rik Rue digital and analogue samples and tape manipulation
Amanda Stewart voice and text
Stevie Wishart violin, live electronics, hurdy-gurdy and voice
Recorded by Neale Sandbach and mixed by David Bates at ABC Studio 227 in Sydney in February 1994, the album is a sequence of short pieces lettered A to Z.
Voice, text, winds, violin, hurdy-gurdy, live electronics and tape sit in dense, interlocking textures rather than conventional song forms.
Artist
Machine for Making Sense
Machine for Making Sense is an Australian performance ensemble whose five players weave voice, text, winds, violin, hurdy-gurdy, live electronics and tape into dense interlocking textures rather than conventional song forms.
Tracks
- A 2:12
- B 4:13
- C 4:32
- D 3:34
- E 1:43
- F 3:57
- G 2:03
- H 1:45
- I 2:25
- J :22
- K 2:51
- L 3:17
- M 2:17
- N 3:31
- O 1:25
- P 5:40
- Q 1:04
- R 1:41
- S 1:41
- T 4:05
- U 3:00
- V 4:01
- W :34
- X 1:41
- Y :23
- Z
Performers
- Machine for Making Sense · ensemble
- Jim Denley · flutes, saxophone and voice
- Chris Mann · voice and text
- Rik Rue · digital and analogue samples and tape manipulation
- Amanda Stewart · voice and text
- Stevie Wishart · violin, live electronics, hurdy-gurdy and voice
Where to listen
Machine for Making Sense: On Second Thoughts is available for streaming through Apple Music. It can also be purchased through the iTunes Music Store.
Machine for Making Sense: On Second Thoughts is available as a CD. It can be purchased online through Buywell Music or the Australian Music Centre which both offer online ordering.
Product details
- Catalogue number
- TP034
- Total playing time
- 63 minutes 57 seconds
- Contributor
- Kimmo Vennonen
- Producer
- Machine for Making Sense
- Recording Engineer
- Neale Sandbach
- Mixing Engineer
- David Bates
- Venue
- ABC Studios, Sydney
- Release date
- 19 Dec 1994
- Label
- Tall Poppies
- Musical work
copyright - © 1994 Tall Poppies Records
- Sound recording
copyright - ℗ 1994 Tall Poppies Records
- Category
- Improvisation
- Genres
- Experimental, Jazz & Improvised
- Barcode
- EAN 9399000003427
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