Reversioni Comprimati by Roland Kayn

‘Reversioni Comprimati’ could be subtitled ‘Anatomy of a Tape Recorder’, defined as it is by the dynamic, throbbing motion of Kayn’s workhorse machines' spinning reels. But this is no repetitive work of loops and cells. Instead, a heavily effected mid-range narrative carries the listener through percussive, pseudo-instrumental passages, the circular washes – now percussive, now strings, now elongated bell tones – morphing and jaggedly shapeshifting their way along a clearly delineated line. In rare, isolated moments of recognition, a familiar snippet of another work might dart into view. But here, such fragments serve another process, a distinct intention.

"The mystery, the grace, the boundless invention – Kayn’s machine music is a vast catalogue of very human wonder." -The Guardian

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