Some weeks ago I was at a Grouper concert. She was playing her Violet Replacement tour which was quite different than her usual shows. Here's what the tour description was:
Grouper unveils a haunting new performance entitled 'Violet Replacement' comprised of tape loops, field recordings and submerged atmospherics presented in a set of naturally resonant and specially customised locations.
Grouper's live shows are rare occurrences and are always in tune with the architecture and acoustics of a space. For this tour she performs a new collection of tape collages derived from a commission for New York's Issue Project Room. Field recordings, Wurlitzer loops and vocal tracks from her archives are mixed, spliced and processed live from an array of dictaphones and tape players.
We were all sitting right in front of her. Looking at her. Listening to the tape loops over and over again.
She made a limited CD for this tour. Violet Replacement part 1 & 2 and I was able to get part 1. It consist of just about 30 minutes of field recordings with the purpose of making you sleep.
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