Seventh Broadcast:
"SPELLE * WAVE * RING * SHARDE "

Dutch Radio 4FM broadcast, April 5, 12, 19, 26, 0.00 - 1:00 GMT+1

Introductie

De vier uitzendingen in april 2006 vormen samen een cyclus met IJsland als centraal thema. In de eerste uitzending staat Spellewauerynsherde centraal, een project met (ongeïdentificeerde) IJslandse zang als basis. De laatste uitzending is een wandeling door het IJslandse muzikale landschap.
De twee uitzendingen daartussen vormen een 'geleide fantasie' die losjes is gebaseerd op de belangrijkste thema's uit de eerste uitzending.
Op deze pagina meer informatie over de muziek

Introduction

The four hours broadcasted in April 2006 all are thematically related to Iceland in some way. The first part is dedicated to Spellewauerynsherde, a project based on (unidentified) Icelandic vocals. The last hour is a walk though Iceland's musical landscape. The two hours inbetween are a 'guided fantasy', loosely based on themes from the first part.
On this page you will find all details about the music.

Het eerste uur is geheel gewijd aan het project “SpelleWauerynSherde” van Akira Rabelais, die ongeïdentificeerde opnamen uit IJsland gebruikte als basis voor een betoverende mix van zang en electronica.
Akira Rabelais, muzikant en programmeur van zijn eigen muzieksoftware (de Argeïphontes Lyre, kortweg AL), kreeg op het Californian Institute of the Arts van een vriend een verzameling oude bandopnamen in handen, met daarop meer dan vijftien uur intrigerende IJslandse zang. Rabelais bewerkte een deel van de opnamen tot lang uitgesponnen electronische composities.Andere stukken liet hij vrijwel intact.

"I just let it sort of take me along to wherever it needs to go."
Akira Rabelais, december 2005

The first hour is dedicated to Akira Rabelais' "SpelleWauerynSherde", on which he used unidentified icelandic vocals to create an enchanting mix of voice and electronics.
Rabelais, musician and programmer of his own software (the Argeïphontes Lyre, or AL) got these tapes from a friend at the Californian Institute of Arts. They contained more than fifteen hours of intriguing Icelandic vocals.
Some parts were extensively treated electronically, others were almost left as they were.

Links:

• Argeïphontes Lyres software

SPELLE (Betovering)
05-04-2006

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• 1559 W. Cunningham Cosmogr. Glasse 125
  Within which drawn another Circle, a finger breadth distant
• 1390 Glower Conf. II 20
  I can nought thanne unethes spelle that I wende altherbest have rad
• 1440 Promp. Parv. 518/20
  Wawyn, or waueryn, yn a myry totyr, oscillo
• 1559 W. Cunningham Cosmogr. Glasse 125
  Within which drawn another Circle, a finger breadth distant
• I8U - 1570-1 in Willis & Clark Cambridge (1886) III. 594 (**)
  For vppyng ye Swannes and wynteryng them..xxiijs.
  
• Steve Roden - 1480 Robt. Devyll 32 (**)
  Hys mother gave hym to the feende of hell In the houre of hys fyrst contemplacyon
• Kit Clayton - 1250 Owl & Night. 314 (**)
  Ich singe..Mid fulle dreme and lude stefne
• 1483 Caxton Golden Leg. 208b/2
  He put not away the wodeness of his fleshwith a shrede or shelle
• 1671 Milton Samson 1122
  Add thy spear, a weaveers beam, and seven-times-folded-shield
• 1559 W. Cunningham Cosmogr. Glasse 125
  Within which drawn another Circle, a finger breadth distant
• Tracks 12,50,27,76,70, 21,14,34,6 (***)
  

All tracks from
Akira Rabelais, Spellewauerynsherde,
Samadhisound SS003
2004

except where indicated:

(**) from
Spellewauerynsherde, Interpretations Various & Sundry Bremsstrahlung TRANS001
2004

(***) from
1300 Cursor M. 2699 His Fader Nineti and Nine That Day
Akira Rabelais private collection
(unreleased)

"Wave" en "Ring" vormen samen één auditieve “geleide fantasie”.
In deze mix van ambient, soundscapes en andere muzikale verrassingen hoort u geen enkel nummer helemaal, het samenspel van de fragmenten versmelt tot een nieuwe eenheid.

"Wave" and "Ring" are two parts of an auditive "guided fantasy".
A mix of ambient music, soundscapes and other musical surprises. No track is played completely, but the interaction of the fragments creates a completely new structure.

"These are the instructions for the first time crew. Listen carefully: they must be followed exactly. All openings of your garment must be sealed completely. If the integrity of your suit is compromised in any way, if the fabric is torn or zippers not closed, re-admittance will be denied."
(from: "Twelve Monkeys")

"I dreamt I saw my mother coming and call me. But when I opened my eyes I did not see her. It was beautiful, but I was so scared...because...I heard that voice first, but then I remembered that I don't know my mother...But that voice - it's really....that voice is my mother's voice".
from "Vuka! Vuka! (Wake up! Wake up!)"

WAVE (Twijfel 1)
12-04-2006; repeated 19-07-2006

track sequence:
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• Akira Rabelais - 1300 cursor M. 2699 (34) His Fader Nineti and Nine That Day
  unreleased, 2004
• Eyvind Kang - Circle of Fair Karma
  The Story of Iceland, Tzadik 7059, 2000
• "Readmittance will be denied" from "Twelve Monkeys",
  Terry Gilliam, Universal Pictures, 1995
• Hans Tutschku - …Erinnerung…
  Moment, Empreintes Digitales 9947, 1999
• Coph Nia - Veil
  That Which Remains, CMI 85, 2000
• Venetian Snares - Contain
  Meathole, Planet Mu 99, 2005
• Michel Banabila - intro (instrumental)
  Vuka! Vuka!, unreleased, 2005
• Jorge Reyes - The Body Song
  Solar: A Music Travelogue Volume 1, Soleilmoon Recordings, 1997
• Djinnestan - RainI (darkdrone edit)
  The Darkdrone Mix, Webbed Hand WH050, 2005
• Andrey Dergatchev - Rain
  The Return, ECM 1923, 2005
• Carl Stone - Mound Ridlight
  Sampling Neurosis, 2000
• Hafler Trio - The Most Beautiful breath (extract)
  And I'll be the Wind, Soleilmoon Recordings, 2003
• Dwight Ashley - Untitled
  Four, Orchard 809236, 2005
• Aquaboogie - The Queen's Birthday
  The Noise and the City, autres directions mounlin008, 2004
• Deathprod - Deerstalker
  Money will Ruin Everything, Rune Grammophon rcd 2032 , 2003
• Bolander - The Center of the Lake on a Quiet Afternoon
  Drone Download Project, tzpdc 07, 2005
• Faultline - Mystery track
  Closer Colder, Leaf 12, 1999
• Eliane Radigue - Kailasha
  Trilogie de la Mort, XI 119, 1998
• Kjartan Ólafsson - Völuspá
  Vóluspá, Erki Tónlist  9, 2003
• Akira Rabelais - 1300 cursor M. 2699 (75) His Fader Nineti and Nine That Day
  unreleased, 2004
• "Hoosh Ritual" from "The Story of the Weeping Camel"
  HFF/BR, 2003
• David Darling - Two or Three Things
  Cello ECM 1464 1992
• Yannick Dauby - Chant de Dune
  Le Silence de Sirènes, 1999
• Richard Chartier - Component
  Two Locations, Line 013, 2003
• James Plotkin & Mark Spybey - Vord Lae
  A Peripheral Blur, Kranky 32, 1998
• Yuval Ron - Reve d'Eternite
  In the Shallows, CDBaby, 2003
• Llips - Flux
  Dos Partes, U-Cover 007, 2001
• Michel Banabila - My Mother's Voice
  Vuka! Vuka!, Unreleased, 2005
• Akira Rabelais - 1300 cursor M. 2699 (39) His Fader Nineti and Nine That Day
  private collection n.v.t. 2004
• Carmen Baier - Spelle
  Spellewauerynsherde: Interpretations Various & Sundry, Bremstrahlung TRANS001, 2004
• Biosphere - From a Solid to a Liquid
  Dropsonde,Touch TO:66, 2006
• Andrey Dergatchev - Underwater
  The Return, ECM 1923, 2005
• 310 - More North than Portland
  Recessional, Leaf 33, 2003
• Brannan Lane - Sonic Pillow
  Sleep Cycle, BLM 501CD, 2003
• Deadbeat - Habitat for Heavy Hearts
  New World Observer, ~scape 27, 2005
• Akira Rabelais - Gymnopedie No. 2
  Eisotrophobia, Ritornell 14871, 2001
• Akira Rabelais - 1671 Milton Samsom 1122
  Spellewauerynsherde, Samadhisound SS003, 2004
  
  

RING(Twijfel 2)
19-04-2006

track sequence:
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• Akira Rabelais - 1300 cursor M. 2699 (02,) His Fader Nineti and Nine That Day
  Unreleased, 2004
• Sleep Research Facility - D-Deck
  Nostromo Manifold MANCD45 2004
• Breath Sequence + Hibernation Termination
  from "2001 - A Space Odyssey", MGM, 1968
  
  
• Falling You - Inside the Whale
  Definitive: Twisted 42 records 42R003 2002
• Tree Helicopters - Count Control (darkdrone mix )
  The Darkdrone Mix Webbed Hand WH050 2005
• Basic Channel - Mutism
  BCD BC 09 1995
• Earth - Fish Rock Whistler Shower
  Electric Enigma Irdial~discs 62ird tcp2 1996
• John Zorn - The Clavicle of Solomon
  IAO: Music in Sacred Light Tzadik 7338 2002
• Aaron Ximm - Deep Creatures
  The Quiet American www.quietamerican.org 2004
• Jon Hassell - Wilderness Psalms
  Sonic Scenery: Music for Collections National History Museum, Los Angeles 2006
• Praxis - Babble Stream
  Mold Yikes 7775 1998
• Arno Peeters - Matches
  unreleased, 2006
• Akira Rabelais - 1300 cursor M. 2699 (99) His Fader Nineti and Nine That Day
  unreleased, 2004
• Brian McBride - Overture (for Other Halfs)
  Wwhen the Detail lost its Freedom Kranky 88 2005
• Biosphere - People are friends
  Dropsonde Touch TO:66 2006
• David Shea - Elegy
  The Tower of Mirrors Sub Rosa 94 1996
• Eleven Shadows - Chenrezi
  Sangsara AdAstra 9904 1999
• Graham Haynes - Climate
  BPM Knitting Factory KFR-270 2000
• Andrey Dergatchev - Mugam
  The Return ECM 1923 2005
• Coph Nia - Holy Wars (part 2 - Silence)
  That Which Remains CMI 85 2000
• Alio Die - An Instant in Transformation
  The Hidden Spring Crowd Control Crowded 04 1998
• Isomorph - Grotta del Vento
  In Abscence of Light
• Akira Rabelais - 1300 cursor M. 2699 (54) His Fader Nineti and Nine That Day
  unreleased, 2004
• Isan - Remegio
  Clockwork Menagerie Morr Music 28 2002
• Goldmund - Doors of Our Home
  Corduroy Road Type recordings 005 2005
• Necrophorus - Ice Shifting
  Drifting in Motion Crowd Control Crowded 18 2000
• Stars of the Lid - Dust Breeding
  Avec Laudanum Kranky 59 2002
• Christophe Charles - Untitled 1
  Undirected 1986-1996 Mille Plateaux 683 1997
• Matthew Florianz - Storm
  Niemandsland HS Recordings 2006
• Matthew Florianz - Spiegel
  Niemandsland HS Recordings 2006
• Francoiz Breut - Sur le Balcon
  Une Saison Volée Tribu 7240 2005
• Boyd Rice (Non) - The Fountain of Fortune
  Terra Incognita - Ambient Works 1975 - present Mute CDSTUMM219 2004
• William Basinski -The Garden of brokenness
  The Garden of brokenness 2062 2006
• Akira Rabelais - 1671 Milton Samsom 1122
  Spellewauerynsherde Samadhisound SS003 2004
  
  

SINFÓNÍA ÍSLANDS

Een wandeling door het muzikale landschap van IJsland. Zijn de ongerepte ruigheid en het barre klimaat daarin terug te horen? Is er een overeenkomst tussen de oude liederen uit de ‘Rimúr’-cyclus en de kenmerkende post-rock die ook in Europa inmiddels erg populair is? Wat is de relatie tussen Gollum en Björk?

A walk in Icelands musical landscape. Can the untouched rough landscapes and the harsh climate be heard in the music of Iceland? Is there any relation between the old songs from the 'Rimúr'-cycle and the characteristic modern post-rock that has become so popular

Links:

• Helga Kvam's Photo collection
• Icelandic Music Page
• ME Iceland Pages

SHARDE (Scherven)
25-04-2006

track sequence:
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• Langholt Church Choir (cond. Jón Stefánsson) - Our Country's God
  Iceland is a Republic, Japis ISL 50-2, 1994
• Eyvind Kang - The Circle of Fair Karma
  The Story of Iceland, Tzadik 7059, 2000
• Björk - Sonnets/Unrealities XI
  Medúlla, Polydor 9867589, 2004
• Múm - Á Bakvið Tvaer Haeðir…sundlaug
  Finally we are No-one, Fat Cat FATCD18, 2002
• Akira Rabelais - 1559 W. Cunningham Cosmogr. Glasse 125
  Spellewauerynsherde, Samadhisound SS003, 2004
• Emiliana Torrini - Gollum's Song
  Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  Warner Brothers 48379, 2000
• Eyvind Kang - The Circle of Fair Karma
  The Story of Iceland, Tzadik 7059, 2000
• Sigur Rós - Bium Bium Bambaio
  Englar Alheimsins, Fat Cat FATOSTCD01, 2000
• Steindor Andersen - Numarimur II
  Rimur, Naxos 760312, 2003
• Bára Grimsdóttir - María, Maerin Svinna
  Virgo Gloriosa, Hjólmeyki smk23, 2002
• Múm - Loksins Erum Við Engin
  Finally we are No-one, Fat Cat FATCD18, 2002
• Sigur Ros - Ba Ba
  Ba Ba Ti Ki Di Do, EMI 5496912, 2004
• Emiliana Torrini - Fisherman's Woman
  Fisherman's Woman, Rough trade 30055, 2005
• Finnur Bjarnason, Örn Magnússon - Vögguvísa (Lullabye)
  Söngvar, Smekkleysa SMK20, 2004
• Sigurður Flosason & Pétur Grétarsson - Útburður
  Raddir Þjóðar, ÓMI JAZZ 010, 2002
• Björk - Vökuró
  Medúlla, Polydor 9867589, 2004
• Akira Rabelais - 1671 Milton Samson 1122
  Spellewauerynsherde ,Samadhisound SS003, 2004