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Principle and Material Force (1982)

Nikolaus Urban

Nikolaus Urban

Title of the single: Principle And Material Force
Publisher: Stichting De Appel, Amsterdam
Date: 1982
Medium: record 17 cm

 

The vocal piece Principle And Material Force by the Hungarian artist Nikolaus Urban is a sampling of different recordings of Urban's voice, each producing similar sounds. Urban superimposes the voices many times, places them in rhythm with each other, creates a narrative and causes the listener to step back from the individual voices behind the sound experience of the whole. Associations with animal sounds, especially the sounds of swarms and packs, are evoked and allow the connection to a whole series of animals, first and foremost the dog and the swarm of bees.

Urban was supported in the creation of the piece by Floris Van Manen and STEIM (Studio for Electro Instrumental Music) Amsterdam.

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