crys cole: a piece of work

Sound can be a labyrinth, a twilight drift. Sound can truly unfold when it escapes logic or categorization. For it is never really one thing or another, especially abstract, collaged or found sound, as it is always connected to a time and a place, or sometimes to an intention, or a notion, or -- even more vague -- to something as dubious as a feeling. So, all this is inevitably inherent in a sound too. Sound is a fact but also an in between. In A Piece Of Work, concrete composer crys cole takes you on a journey through those in between places. Fragments collected over time in Oslo, Berlin, Vienna, Winnipeg, Melbourne, and Lisbon were later arranged and assembled into an invented space, a story arc, a freeform poem. cole's work is one of dynamics and proximity, of complexity and sensitivity. One that embraces both montage and movement. Originally commissioned by Radiophrenia (Glasgow, Scotland), where it premiered in 2019, A Piece Of Work has been developed through live performances and studio sessions, naturally progressing over time and eventually leading to this final version presented here on vinyl. Composed, performed and recorded by crys cole, 2019-21. With additional percussion by Oren Ambarchi and electronics by Seiji Morimoto. Mixed with Joe Talia at Good Mixture in Berlin, 2021. Mastered and cut by Anne Taegert at Dubplates & Mastering in Berlin, 2021. A Piece Of Work was commissioned by Radiophrenia in Glasgow, Scotland, and originally premiered in 2019.