Omnivm

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Omnivm
FURT Omnivm.jpg
Live album by
FURT (Richard Barrett and Paul Obermayer)
Released2006
RecordedMarch 9, 2005; April 25, 2006
Venue St Oswald's Church, Durham, England; Sonic Arts Research Centre, Belfast
Genre Free improvisation, electronic, noise, glitch
Length1:17:47
Label Psi
06.09
FURT chronology
Dead or Alive
(2004)		Omnivm
(2006)		Spin Networks
(2007)

Omnivm is a live album by the electronic music duo FURT, consisting of Richard Barrett and Paul Obermayer. Tracks 2 and 3 were recorded on March 9, 2005, at St Oswald's Church, Durham, England, while tracks 1 and 4 were recorded on April 25, 2006, at the Sonic Arts Research Centre in Belfast. The album is dedicated to composer Iannis Xenakis, and was released in 2006 by Psi Records. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

The music is based on the manipulation of samples from four sound sources: gamelan music, distorted voices, sounds produced by an analog synthesizer, and a free improvisation trio featuring saxophonist Evan Parker, double bassist Barry Guy, and percussionist Paul Lytton. [1] The album title was derived from the novel The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien, in which "omnium" is "the essential inherent interior essence which is hidden in the root of the kernel of everything." [4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [5]

In a review for AllMusic, François Couture called the album "a truly stunning performance," and wrote: "The performance is continuous and the shift is gradual from one main sound source to the next, with previous and future centers of interest always remaining in the picture. This architecture brings thematic unity to the 78-minute piece, which in turn makes the uninterrupted stream of sonic information somewhat easier to digest... Recommended." [1]

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings awarded the album a full four stars, describing it as "a magnificent achievement and... an essential documentation in improvised music," and noting that the sampled sounds are "so 'organically' and coherently blended that source materials quickly seem irrelevant." [5]

Paris Transatlantic's Dan Warburton commented: "If you're the kind of hyperactive jitterbug who finds Stockhausen's Kontakte , Farmers Manual and Pateras / Fox too torpid, you'll love it. There are probably literally millions of pings, splats, fizzes and gurgles on offer, and they're impressive and exhilarating to listen to. Whether it all adds up to the essential inherent interior essence which is hidden in the root of the kernel of everything is for you to decide, but there's certainly plenty of everything in there." [6]

Nilan Perera of Exclaim! remarked: "Is it noise, glitch, electro-acoustic? It is none of the above and all. While remaining fully aware of all these isms, Barrett and Obermeyer have created a situation that transcends these limitations by redefining the definitions that often place improv and composition at odds with one another. All this and making some fun, smart music in the bargain." [7]

Track listing

  1. "ever" – 19:05
  2. "obliged" – 15:52
  3. "yet" – 17:33
  4. "us" – 25:17

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Couture, François. "FURT: Omnivm". AllMusic. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  2. ↑ "psi 2006". Emanem Records. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  3. ↑ "psi discography". JazzLists. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  4. ↑ Omnivm (liner notes). FURT. Psi Records. 2006. 06.09.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. 1 2 Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. Penguin Books. p. 518.
  6. ↑ Warburton, Dan (April 2007). "News". Paris Transatlantic. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  7. ↑ Perera, Nilan (February 25, 2007). "FURT: Omnivm". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
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