Comae by Janek Schaefer & Robert Hampson
Press Release 2001:
Formed in 1999 Comae is an electro-acoustic collaboration between Robert Hampson and Janek Schaefer, resulting from a shared interest in music/sound and architectural space/place.
Comae's hugely atmospheric work explores sound improvisation woven with abstracted elemental sources and vinyl deconstruction. Utilising electroacoustic and concrete composition. Taking their inspiration from science, deterioration, and chance, without a pre-set in sight their work is focused on stripping away and replacing the present.
They toured America and Canada during 2000, playing in NYC, Pittsburgh with Godspeed You Black Emperor, Cleveland, Chicago, Detroit, Toronto, Montreal [FCNM Festival] and Winnipeg [Send & Receive Festival], and then played at several European Festivals including, Avanto in Helsinki, Futuresonic in Manchester, and Observatori in Valencia. In 2003 they toured Japan. This album captures their time in the studio, and was originally released on CD by the Rhiz label in Vienna, distributed by Mego.
Reviews here https://www.audioh.com/releases/comae.html
Tracklist
| 1. | Dichroic | 8:30 |
| 2. | Kyanite | 3:27 |
| 3. | Induration | 3:58 |
| 4. | Trine | 4:35 |
| 5. | Mere | 12:03 |
| 6. | Courou | 4:33 |
| 7. | Verglas | 9:00 |
| 8. | Pavane | 13:51 |
Credits
Rhiz Records, Vienna.
License
All rights reserved.
Sound Artist, Entertainer, Professor, Janek Schaefer trained as an Architect at the Royal College of Art, where he developed his focus on the relationship between sound, space and place. He has exhibited & performed in 30 countries worldwide, from The Tate Modern to The Sydney Opera House. The Bluecoat gallery exhibited a Retrospective of his career in 2009, & has released 39 album projects.