The Pit, by Lance Austin Olsen

The Pit

by Lance Austin Olsen

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	1.	The Pit 30:47
	2.	Quasimodo's Dream 11:04

about

Born in 1943, Lance Austin Olsen is a Canadian artist and composer. He started painting in his youth and has continued his work as an artist up to the present. In the late 1990s, Olsen became fascinated by experimental music. He has released numerous CDs and digital recordings of both solo performances and collaborations with other musicians. In his creative process, composition and painting are closely related and draw inspiration from one another.

Olsen released a duo CD on the Ftarri label with French musician Bruno Duplant in 2022. His solo CD "The Pit" has just come out on the Ftarri sister label Hitorri. The two tracks (30 and 11 minutes) were created through the combination of a variety of sound sources including instrumental sound, noises, voice, field recordings, a wax cylinder recording, and a sample of a 1950s radio program. The album is filled with the contemplative quality characteristic of Lance Austin Olsen's work.

Lance Austin Olsen は1943年生まれ、カナダの画家 / 作曲家。Olsen は若い時から絵画制作を続けてきたが、1990年代後半から実験音楽への関心を強め、すでにソロや他のミュージシャンとの共作によるCDやデジタルでの多くのリリースがある。曲づくりは絵画と密接に結びついていて、相互にインスパイアされた制作をおこなっている。

Olsen はフランスの音楽家 Bruno Duplant とのデュオCDを、Ftarri レーベルから2022年にリリース。そして今回、Ftarri の姉妹レーベルである Hitorri からソロ・アルバムの発売となった。楽器音、物音、フィールド・レコーディング、ワックス・シリンダー録音、 1950年代ラジオ番組のサンプルなど、各種音素材を組み合わせ制作した２曲 (30分と11分) を収録。いかにも Lance Austin Olsen らしい思索的な味わいに溢れた作品。

credits

released May 28, 2023

Lance Austin Olsen: trainer guitar, MIDI organ, piano, amplified objects, voice, field recordings, found 1950s radio show sample, wax cylinder recording, and homemade instruments

"A Decision" on track II written and performed by Vincent Scholefield

Cover painting by Lance Austin Olsen