Thirteen Exquisite Corpses (Arachnidiscs Recordings), by THE BABEL ENSEMBLE

Thirteen Exquisite Corpses (Arachnidiscs Recordings)

by THE BABEL ENSEMBLE

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THX 1138 4EB Incredible. Stunning. Stands on its own as a ritualistic, magickal experience; also conjures film scores from the 80's, such as Vangelis' Blade runner; Howard Shore's work with Cronenberg; and Trevor Jones' Angel Heart. Could go on and on. Exquisite record. Favorite track: Release of the Spirit II.

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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
13 tracks on 2CDs plus 24 page book featuring the remains of 13 exquisite creatures.

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1.	Release of the Spirit I 07:11	buy track
2.	Release of the Spirit II 07:47	buy track
3.	Release of the Spirit III 05:44	buy track
4.	Release of the Spirit IV 07:34	buy track
5.	Release of the Spirit V 06:12	buy track
6.	Release of the Spirit VI 07:54	buy track
7.	Release of the Spirit VII 06:07	buy track
8.	Release of the Flesh I 09:30	buy track
9.	Release of the Flesh II 10:09	buy track
10.	Release of the Flesh III 07:17	buy track
11.	Release of the Flesh IV 04:51	buy track
12.	Release of the Flesh V 05:43	buy track
13.	Release of the Flesh VI 10:31	buy track

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Thirteen Exquisite Corpses is the 200th and final release on Arachnidiscs Recordings, coming 20 years after the label's first release. A collaborative work of 13 "improvised compositions" split into two suites. It was recorded under the ensemble name BABEL by bandleader and Arachnidiscs head, Jakob Rehlinger. Thirteen Exquisite Corpses was recorded using a modified version of the "exquisite corpse" collaborative technique usually employed in visual art or writing where each collaborator is only aware of the tail end of the previous collaborator's contribution. In this case each of the 8 collaborators improvised to a series of minimal synthesizer drones provided by Rehlinger, unaware of each others' addition, which Rehlinger then edited into cohesive works. The album is presented as a 2CD edition in a 24 page hardback book.

"Seriously spooky songs mark the 200th release from Arachnidiscs—all of them improvised, all of them unsettling."
~ Bandcamp New & Notable

"The decomposition of the flesh serves as a parallel for the composition of the music. The record may sound fully formed and endowed with life. But the artistic monoliths we erect will eventually disappear – the body of the songbird fallen low. Individual matter returns to something larger, altering it minutely in the process"
~ A Closer Listen

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released October 31, 2019

The BABEL ENSEMBLE:
Jakob Rehlinger (Synth, percussion, electric guitar)
Matthew Fava (Violin)
Kayla Milmine (Soprano sax)
Brodie West (Tenor sax)
Eiyn Sof (Vocals, vocalizations)
Andrew MacGregor (Electric guitar)
Roan Bateman (Electric guitar)
M. Mucci (12 string acoustic guitar, electric guitar)
Dominic Marion (Electric guitar)

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