Jeremiah Chiu - In Electric Time
Review
On June 29th 2023, Jeremiah Chiu walked into the Vintage Synthesizer Museum (VSM) in Highland Park, Los Angeles, with no plan more specific than "let"s fire this stuff up and see what happens." Exploring the VSM"s vast collection of classic, rare and staple synthesizers, he would sequence, trigger, and layer the machines together with help from VSM founder/curator Lance Hill. The resulting album - In Electric Time - was recorded in just two days, and edited to completion in the two days following. It was captured fully analog by engineer Ben Lumsdaine, who contributes performances on a few tracks himself. Cooper Crain (of Bitchin Bajas) makes an appearance as well; but ultimately the collection is an intuitive expression of organic electronic conceptualized and created in-context by Chiu alone, as he calls on a lifetime of work in sound synthesis to pain a fulgent, refreshingly undercut sequence of cinematic sketches and in-process themes. In some ways, In Electric Time reflects the directness of Raymond Scott"s electronic studio recordings - with sharp cuts and room chatter - and, in others, it conjures the in-the moment- magic of Harmonia.
Tracklisting
1. ElectroComp 101< |
>2. Seawater Swell< |
>3. For Voices< |
>4. Rococco Rondo< |
>5. A Cloud Song< |
>6. Rhythm Bell< |
>7. Brush with Thin Air< |
>8. Rhythm Serge< |
>9. Static Stone Railway< |
>10. Transparent Spheres< |
>11. Echo Arp Hold< |
>12. In Electric Time |
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