Piano Magic - Artists' Rifles (2000)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 249 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 102 Mb | Scans included
Post-Rock, Ambient, Experimental | Label: Rocket Girl | # rgirl 19 | Time: 00:39:34
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 249 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 102 Mb | Scans included
Post-Rock, Ambient, Experimental | Label: Rocket Girl | # rgirl 19 | Time: 00:39:34
The notion of making a concept record seems antithetic to the standard operating procedure of Glen Johnson's Piano Magic, a collective who relies on revolving-door collaborations to materialize oft-scatterbrained pop experimentalism. When you think about it, staunchly adhering to that loose-natured principle can be as limiting as painting yourself into a corner. So ha – here it is, a concept record from Piano Magic based on the first World War that whittles the number of instrumentalists down to six, opposed to the This Mortal Coil- or P-Funk All-Stars-like tally involved on prior records. Musically taught, conceptually focused, and a lot more open to interpretation than the memorial-depicting artwork implies, Artists' Rifles is Piano Magic at their most solemn and lulling, splitting what seems to be communication between a soldier and his lover (vocals are shared between Johnson and Caroline Potter), with a handful of brief instrumentals. Everything glides by at a funereal pace – played by guitars, bass, drums, and cello – implying the same inner violence that Joy Division songs like "The Eternal" or "I Remember Nothing" carry, but with less weight and more emphasis on resigned melodies than haunting production nuances and a troubled voice. The most significant – or only other – pop record to base itself on a World War is Pink Floyd's The Final Cut, one of the most stifling what-you-hear-is-what-you-get deals on such a subject; where Pink Floyd and movie directors like Oliver Stone practically tell you what to make of it, Piano Magic is more on the Stanley Kubrick end, leaving each moment open to interpretation. The most audibly violent aspect of the LP is the martial drumming that bookends it. Indeed, the listener is just as important as the players. A thoroughly spooked record and equally lovely.Review by Andy Kellman, Allmusic.com
Tracklist:
01. (1.16) (01:17)
02. No Closure (05:10)
03. A Return To The Sea (05:03)
04. (1.22) (01:24)
05. You & John Are Birds (05:54)
06. The Index (03:27)
07. (1.50) (01:50)
08. Century Schoolbook (03:46)
09. Password (07:08)
10. Artists' Rifles (04:21)
Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 1 from 15. November 2010
EAC extraction logfile from 15. December 2010, 16:42
Piano Magic / Artists' Rifles
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Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
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EAC extraction logfile from 15. December 2010, 16:42
Piano Magic / Artists' Rifles
Used drive : HL-DT-STDVDRAM GH20NS10 Adapter: 0 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
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Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 667
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Installed external ASPI interface
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 896 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files\FLAC\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -6 -V -T "ARTIST=%a" -T "TITLE=%t" -T "ALBUM=%g" -T "DATE=%y" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%n" -T "GENRE=%m" -T "COMMENT=%e" %s -o %d
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
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2 | 1:19.25 | 5:11.32 | 5950 | 29306
3 | 6:30.57 | 5:03.53 | 29307 | 52084
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6 | 18:54.35 | 3:30.00 | 85085 | 100834
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9 | 28:03.17 | 7:09.00 | 126242 | 158416
10 | 35:12.17 | 4:21.58 | 158417 | 178049
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End of status report
foobar2000 1.2 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2014-10-02 19:45:01
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Analyzed: Piano Magic / Artists' Rifles
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log date: 2014-10-02 19:45:01
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Analyzed: Piano Magic / Artists' Rifles
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