ripple

by contagious orgasm

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about

hiroshi hashimoto started releasing music twenty years ago as contagious orgasm. right from the beginning listeners knew that there was something very unique and special about c.o.'s sound - differing from the typical japanese 'industrial scene'. the initial aural transformation of track and release titles were soon replaced by something quite different. themes became more abstract and surrealistic; influences came from various collaborations and often seriousness was undercut with a wink...

as on previous c.o. releases you can hear musical and stylistic sources from many cultural areas; for instance on 'ripple' you can hear indian chants, dub bass, electronic clicks/cuts, gongs, a piano, even straight beats and minimal sequencer grooves. styles range from free form to dance music to idm to noise and to ethnic sources. in hashimoto's works these ingredients cease what they were before - they are now transformed into coherent music (without being a eclectic cliché). an example: often many artists use voice samples in their work, to explain or to engross thoughts. hashimoto's usage of samples take the 'instruments of speech' out of their initial contexts - used in c.o.'s metaverse they entirely lose their initial intent and function. if we go further and think about 'rhythms', 'melodies' and 'textures' instead of 'voices', we might have a key to c.o.'s self conception.

this album should be experienced with all senses wide open. enjoy this anniversary and look forward to the next twenty years of a great artist.


more releases of contagious orgasm:
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ant-zen act211
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www.mailorder.ant-zen.com
www.facebook.com/antzen.official

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released 11 June 2007

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tags: electronic act211 ambient ant-zen contagious orgasm electronica idm industrial Germany

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ant-zen audio and visual arts is a german independent record label founded in 1993. the name is derived from the phrase "anti zensur", which serves as the modus operandi of activities as new and uncensored expressions.....

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