UnKindness Of Ravens
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UnKindness Of Ravens was formed in 1991 as a musical experiment with unconventional sound construction. While the large and often changing ensemble uses some traditional instrumentation, the bulk of its sound comes from self-constructed instruments—often created much like its music, in surreal automatic style
shifting as the course of play dictates. While it may most appropriately be grouped with noise music
or musique concrète
, the ensemble sometimes describes itself as "musical scribble." This term comes from its method of recording and composing. UnKindness Of Ravens always records its music first and composes its songs second. The group's core team Joshua Chalifour and Michael Keigher treat the recordings as sound palettes for composing the albums.
Surrealist automatism
Automatism has taken on many forms: the automatic writing and drawing initially practiced by surrealists can be compared to similar, or perhaps parallel phenomena, such as the non-idiomatic improvisation of free jazz....
shifting as the course of play dictates. While it may most appropriately be grouped with noise music
Noise music
Noise music is a term used to describe varieties of avant-garde music and sound art that may use elements such as cacophony, dissonance, atonality, noise, indeterminacy, and repetition in their realization. Noise music can feature distortion, various types of acoustically or electronically...
or musique concrète
Musique concrète
Musique concrète is a form of electroacoustic music that utilises acousmatic sound as a compositional resource. The compositional material is not restricted to the inclusion of sounds derived from musical instruments or voices, nor to elements traditionally thought of as "musical"...
, the ensemble sometimes describes itself as "musical scribble." This term comes from its method of recording and composing. UnKindness Of Ravens always records its music first and composes its songs second. The group's core team Joshua Chalifour and Michael Keigher treat the recordings as sound palettes for composing the albums.
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- Genre: noiseNoise musicNoise music is a term used to describe varieties of avant-garde music and sound art that may use elements such as cacophony, dissonance, atonality, noise, indeterminacy, and repetition in their realization. Noise music can feature distortion, various types of acoustically or electronically...
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, USA - Status: Active
- Time: 1991-
Studio Releases
- Shoji Mahog’s Biglittle Room Part 1 - (1994)
- Shoji Mahog’s Biglittle Room Part 2 - (1994)
- Caves and Tropics - (2001)
- Panasonic Songbird - (2002)
- Obsidian Smoke Rings - (2003)
- Panasonic Songbird - (2005)