Ticklish & Fizzarum - Split (Textile, 2001)

Dans la Vinyl Serie du label français Textile Records, la rencontre entre Ticklish, trio anglais expérimental, et les russes de Fizzarum. La label décrit bien mieux que moi la face consacrée à Ticklish, pleine de petits bruits organiques ou électriques, de drones discrets et de granulations diverses. Le résultat est moins aride qu'on ne le penserait, on a l'impression d'observer la vie nocturne d'une clairière. Et c'est bien vivant! En face B, les russes nous offrent des morceaux plus immédiats, fortement marqués par une IDM façon Autechre. Ce qui n'a rien de surprenant puisque ce split date tout de même de 2001. Le résultat vaut le détour!

Ticklish / Fizzarum
Split
12'' Textile Records TXTVNL 02 (France, 2001)

a1. Ticklish - Rubato
b1. Fizzarum - Tond Three
b2. Fizzarum - Tond Seven

Ce qu'en disait le label :
This LP features one long track by Ticklish and two tracks by Fizzarum. The track by Ticklish is a slowly developing piece of layered and manipulated sounds of all kinds. On first listening it seems a very friendly piece without much edges. Soft loops, drones and occasional glitches reveal an ongoing process of change. And yet, the friendliness is oblique: there is a certain harshness as well. I wouldn't call it noise, but basically that's what it is. And then, of course, things become interesting, because this friendliness and this harshness are inextricably linked together. That makes this track very worth the listen, without loosing a certain entertainment value. The tracks by Fizzarum are based on very slow drum computer rhythms, with slow synths and samples washing over. And, as corny as that may sound, the opposite is achieved. This is not corny at all, and, to my big amazement, I have no clue how to explain. Ah well, sometimes words are simply not enough. A recommended record.

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