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Shop : Joel Stern / Anthony Guerra / Paul Hood - Low Resistance Group

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low resistence group
anthony guerra - electric guitar, electronics
joel stern - field recordings, contact mics, electronics
paul hood - GP3 record player, amplified objects, mixing desk

six improvisations recorded in London
14 November 2002
18 Ausgust 2002 at resonanceFM

edited/mastered by joel stern, melbourne april 2003

visual artwork / design
michael rodgers

Low Resistance Group is a superb and convincing résumé of several trends in contemporary improv: the incorporation of sound material recorded in the outside world and used as raw material for live transformation (Luc Ferrari's description of DJ Olive and eRikm as "les nouveaux concrets" applies just as well to Stern), contact microphones to reveal the secrets of surfaces and objects and an openness to diatonic harmony and a readiness to accept the influence of folk, pop and rock as willingly as early European improv incorporated – and ultimately subverted – jazz. Certainly the most convincing outing of its kind since last year's Open on Erstwhile, this is a beautifully recorded and superbly mixed album, instantly captivating yet rich in detail.
Dan Warburton (paris transatlantic)

Added by joel on 29 March 2006