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Ikeda, Ryoji 1000 Fragments 1000 Fragments is Ryoji Ikedaís first solo album, originally released in 1995 on Ikedaís own CCI label. As early as 1995, leading Japanese computer-manipulated sound composer Ikeda started his exploratory work with digital sound design, having an inspirational impact on the founders of the Raster-Noton label. 1000 Fragments encapsulates the early parts of Ikedaís career, from the mid-í80s through the early/mid-í90s, in three different subsections: Channel X (1985-95), 5 Zones (1994-95) and Luxus (1993). An early review from www.full-albums.net characterizes 1000 Fragments as such: ìThe first piece, consisting of several short parts (bursts?), snaps the listener around a jumble of sound fragments from TV, NASA, radio, film, raw electronics and computer-generated tones, and so on. Itís rather disorienting stuff... more like something youíd expect out of The Hafler Trio, and actually sort of out of character with the rest of the disc. As for the rest of the disc, itís taken up with two long works, which I assume involve computer-generated sound but which have the lushness one more associates with analog electronics. Both are longish ambient works, but instead of featuring static repetitive structures, these unfold in an intriguing manner, like a long, slow drive across a very sparse landscape. As opposed to the initial work here, these are definitely the ëmeatí of this disc, and anyone looking for some fine ambient work with perhaps a bit of an edge would do well to check this out.î Format: CD Album   Label: Raster Music Catalog: RASTER089CD Origin: Germany Listed: 2008-07-28 Activity Status: Usually Available in 1 - 3 days   Price: $15.55   More titles from Ikeda, Ryoji : +/- 0 Degrees C 1000 Fragments 1000 Fragments (Reis) Dataplex Formula - Book / DVD Matrix Matrix (Reis) See You At Regis Debray - O.s.t. See You At Regis Debray - Soundtrack Test Pattern specials Manyfingers Our Worm Shadow Price: $10.97 More Info    Ultravox Systems Of Romance (Remastered) plus bonus tracks Price: $10.32 More Info

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