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patronized humoplasms

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1988 cassette

(originally released by xkurshen sound)

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reviews

“... electronic improvised explorations...”— Sonic Detours

“MOST HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for those with improv/chaos in their veins! Shades of Sharrock...”— Improvijazzation Nation

Sonic Detours

To quote the extensive liner notes: "This tape preserves select moments of the Plasm's Vortex Travels harnessed from live cassette recordings of freely improvised musics; enhanced through the means of multi-tracking, digital sampling and stereo effects processing—although many cuts still remain in their original form." This should give you the general idea that this group of people is another unit seeking "something" by means of electronic improvised explorations. A pretty fair representation of the genre, at that. —Bryan Baker

Improvijazzation Nation

This tape came in from Michael Jackson, of Xkhurshen Sound, as one o' his faves. After only 'bout 12 bars, I could SURELY see why! It's circa 1988, assembled about that time, with various & sundry pieces that, according to the' original liner notes, "preserve select moments of the Plasm's Vortex Travels harnessed from live cassette recordings of freely improvised musics"... yeah, 'I' remember some sessions like this! Players included CJ Cooper, R. Venturini, S. Matejko, T. Dimuzio, R & D Mazza, J. Spence & J. Venturini. The music wanders hither & yon, JUST as a truly improvised session should - but it don't EVER get boring... yeah, it's true that many of the sessions (that both they & we did) have similar sounding musics... the distinguishing factor on THIS tape is that it comes across as tho' YOU were there! & for the many of you who've listened to a thousand of these "improv" jams, you KNOW that's HARD to do! I'm not even sure if the contact address is still good (8 Waldo Terr., Brighton, MA 02135), but it's sure as "L" worth a stamp to find OUT! I know I've seen some of T. Dimuzio's work lately, so if it's HIS address, you should still be able to get a copy! MOST HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for those with improv/chaos in their veins! Shades of Sharrock, ver' shur! GET hold of it - NOW! —Rotcod Zzaj