Electrotherapy

Track Listings

1. Renulife

2. Parco

3. Re'juvin

4. Energex

5. Electreat

6. Contra-Pole

7. Sunkraft

8. Medco

9. Electraply

10. Portatherm

11. Remco

12. Ropiquet

13. Haliwell

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Electrotherapy is a collection of sound pieces based on studio recordings of early 20th-century electrical devices, including induction coils, a diathermy machine, an ultra violet ray oscillator, and a sectorless wimshurst machine. These devices were recorded at close range, and form the basic source material for all tracks on the CD. Thanks to Pete Barvoets, who kindly allowed me to record the devices that are part of his private collection. Scott Smallwood was born in Dallas, Texas, and grew up at 10,000 feet in elevation in the Colorado Rockies. Smallwood is a sound artist who enjoys working with a wide variety of electronic and acoustic materials, particularly real-world sound and field recordings. His work has involved creating electronic music in the studio; and improvising as a percussionist, a laptop performer, and a performer of the Trinidadian steel drum. He is one half of the laptop duo Evidence, performs dance music under the name sCAUGHT, and enjoys writing structured improvisations for traditional and non-traditional instrumental ensembles. He has released recordings on the Deep Listening and Televaw Records imprints, and his work has been presented internationally in festivals, conferences, museums, clubs, coffee shops, swimming pools, rooftops, and dive bars. He is currently a doctoral student in sound and composition at Princeton University.

Tracks:

Renulife
Parco
Re'juvin
Energex
Electreat
Contra-Pole
Sunkraft
Medco
Electraply
Portatherm
Remco
Ropiquet
Haliwell

Album Description

Electrotherapy is a collection of sound pieces based on studio recordings of early 20th-century electrical devices, including induction coils, a diathermy machine, an ultra violet ray oscillator, and a sectorless wimshurst machine. These devices were recorded at close range, and form the basic source material for all tracks on the CD. Thanks to Pete Barvoets, who kindly allowed me to record the devices that are part of his private collection. Scott Smallwood was born in Dallas, Texas, and grew up at 10,000 feet in elevation in the Colorado Rockies. Smallwood is a sound artist who enjoys working with a wide variety of electronic and acoustic materials, particularly real-world sound and field recordings. His work has involved creating electronic music in the studio; and improvising as a percussionist, a laptop performer, and a performer of the Trinidadian steel drum. He is one half of the laptop duo Evidence, performs dance music under the name sCAUGHT, and enjoys writing structured improvisations for traditional and non-traditional instrumental ensembles. He has released recordings on the Deep Listening and Televaw Records imprints, and his work has been presented internationally in festivals, conferences, museums, clubs, coffee shops, swimming pools, rooftops, and dive bars. He is currently a doctoral student in sound and composition at Princeton University.

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Electrotherapy
Mangomad
Manufacturer: The Orchard
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B0006PIQ6O
Release Date: 2004-11-23

Tracks:

Simple Theory
See The Light
The Introductory
Your Beautiful Daydream
Bear Bonez
Search For Zen
Ad Infinitum
Once Bitten...
Here's To You

Album Description

Electrotherapy is the debut album from Yummi Records' Mangomad. The album opens with the infectious rubdown of Simple Theory, like Thievery Corporation with a sense of humour, this is underground music without the pretence. Mangomad's music has a true pop (though not chart) sensibility. Alluring and original melodies see a myriad of influences combine amongst nine genre bending tracks. Callum Maguire of seminal Edinburgh outfit Babacool lends his voice to the dreamy dub-lite of Your Beautiful Daydream, upholding a precise, yet warm production style. The album bobs and drifts to this unique poppy-dub; be it carried by a contagious rhythm or hook, the meditative mantras of See The Light, or the melancholic midnight blues of Search For Zen. An accomplished and significant Scottish release from an independent Edinburgh label.

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