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basil kirchin - worlds within worlds - superior viaduct - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: Techno / Electro - Electronics

1. Emergence (Part 3)
2. Evolution (Part 4)

Originally released on Island Records in 1974, Worlds Within Worlds juxtaposes Kirchin's various tape manipulations – amplified insects, animals, engines, glossolalia of children – with traditional musical instruments to form an organic totality that has the overall effect of otherworldly, ambient soundscapes.

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As Brian Eno writes in the liner notes on the original release, "Within the first couple of minutes it became obvious to me that Basil had not only discovered a whole new area of sound, but had exploited it with extreme skill and sensitivity, producing beautiful and evocative music as well.... So Basil Kirchin has made a double contribution: he has not only built the instrument, but has written and played the first successful works for it."

Worlds Within Worlds remains a lost classic in sonic abstraction. This first-time reissue is recommended for fans of Broadcast, Aphex Twin and Nurse With Wound.