sounds and silence
This is an absolutely stunning record from ASIP. A very intense experience that I will be happy to repeat in the coming days and months. Buy it without hesitation.
Favorite track: Organico (Olga Wojciechowska remix).
• Limited run, metallic photo print of the EP's artwork created by Noah M / Keep Adding
• Includes digital album download upon album release
• Shipped direct from the printer - New Mexico Fine Art, USA.
• Limit 1 order per customer - the label reserves the right to cancel orders of more than 1
• Cannot be combined with other physical orders as this item ships from a different location
Includes unlimited streaming of Chaos & Order
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
• Very limited 30 copies total available on release day May 30th
• For sale on Bandcamp only, due to this format's limited and expensive nature. We recognize these are expensive for many, but each element has been hand-made and not mass-produced.
• 2LP transparent lathe, including unique quadraphonic splits of Organico, Sintetico, and Bionico tracks to allow for custom playback across two turntables or a unique listening experience on their own.
• Includes high quality 12x12" metallic photo artwork print, artwork sticker and liner notes
• Includes custom group workshop/Zoom with Gadi Sassoon (details TBC after purchase)
• Lathe cut by Robyn @ Red Spade records, Canada.
• Mastered by Rafael Anton Irisarri at Black Knoll Studio, NY
• Limit 1 order per customer - the label reserves the right to cancel orders of more than 1
Includes unlimited streaming of Chaos & Order
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
After his debut on ASIP with the ‘impossible instrument’ focused album, Multiverse, Gadi Sassoon follows with the Chaos & Order EP. Inspired by the relationship between the organic, synthetic and bionic elements of his approach to music creation, the EP comes to life across a number of versions, remixes and formats, inviting the listener to immerse themselves through the EP's fundamental elements in various different ways.
Consisting of three core pieces of music, with each one originally conceived as Quadraphonic, the release expands into two immersive listening experiences. Firstly, the digital album with accompanying Binaural* mixes designed for expansive headphone listening and Dolby Atmos** versions for compatible devices. Second, a limited edition 2LP lathe cut, where each quadraphonic track has been split into two stereo versions, across 4 sides of vinyl, resulting in various potential playback scenarios.
“The continuum with synthetic and organic at opposite ends and bionic in the middle, bleeding into one another… that’s the roadmap of my work. I like this simple diagram because it’s easy to navigate, and there is so much to explore within and between these realms. When I write, I splay and combine these elements on more than two speakers if I can. The stereo field is a coded language, as are standard immersive formats that force the listener in a fixed perspective. Fine methods of delivery, but the experience of sound can be so much more - a happening…” - Gadi Sassoon.
This music ‘hacking’ mentality is further extended into three remixes of the tracks by fellow purveyors of intricate sound design; Olga Wojciechowska, Max Würden and FRKTL. Olga takes ‘Organico’ into a dramatic orchestral beat-driven space, Max Würden adds structure and warmth to Sintetico, and Sarah Badr (aka FRKTL) tunes extreme deconstruction in Bionico.
The end result is an experience that can be listened to in many different ways, across many different formats, inviting the listener closer to the many elements Gadi honed and crafted across his studio in Milan, and the EMS Elektronmusikstudion in Stockholm.
Featuring artwork by Noah M / Keep Adding, and mastered by Rafael Anton Irisarri, Chaos & Order will be available as a digital album on Bandcamp featuring the original tracks, remixes and Binaural Versions and a 2LP Lathe Cut (30 copies) featuring the Quadraphonic Versions. There will also be a limited edition Metallic Print of the artwork available on Bandcamp.
*The Binaural Headphone Mixes are the most accessible way we could think of for presenting the immersive versions of the tracks: the quadraphonic mixes are reconstructed in a virtual surround space using the same pairs of stereo stems that are pressed on the two lathe cuts. Uniquely to the binaural versions, the four speakers move around the listener's head, to emphasize specialization. These will work on any headphones, in our experience especially earbuds (your mileage may vary).
**The Atmos versions will be available on Apple Music, date TBC.
credits
released May 30, 2022
Tracks 1-3, 7-9 written and performed by Gadi Sassoon
Track 4 remixed by Olga Wojciechowska
Track 5 remixed by Max Würden
Track 6 remixed by Sarah Badr
Additional violin on Organico by Eloisa Manera
Recorded at 555n Studio in Milan and Elektronmusikstudion (EMS) Stockholm
Artwork by Noah M / Keep Adding
Mastered by Rafael Anton Irisarri@ Black Knoll Studio, NY
Atmos mastering by Max @ AudioXL Milan
Lathe cut by Robyn Raymond @ Red Spade Records
Published by Just Isn’t Music
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