Le premier enregistrement solo de Pauline Oliveros, disponible en vinyle pour la première fois depuis sa parution initiale en 1982 (édition audiophile gravée chez Golden et pressée chez RTI).
« Accordion & Voice was the first of my recordings as a soloist. I was living in an A-frame house in a meadow just below Mount Tremper at Zen Mountain Center. I had a wonderful view of the graceful saddle mountain top. When away on a performance trip I would imagine the mountain as I played Rattlesnake Mountain. I followed the feelings and sensations of my many experiences of the mountain – the changing colors of the season, the breezes and winds blowing through the grasses and trees. Horse Sings From Cloud taught me to listen to the depth of a tone and to have patience. Rather than initiating musical impulses of motion, melody and harmony I wanted to hear the subtlety of a tone taking space and time to develop. The tones linger and resonate in the body, mind, instrument and performance space. My thanks to Important Records for bringing these pieces to be heard again. »
Pauline Oliveros
Pauline Oliveros (1932-2016) est une accordéoniste et compositrice américaine, figure essentielle de la musique contemporaine d'après-guerre, notamment du développement de la musique minimaliste et de l'électronique à partir des années 1960. Elle a été directrice du San Francisco Tape Music Center et a enseigné au Mills College, à l'université de Californie à San Diego et au Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Elle a notamment développé le concept influent de deep listening, visant l'intensification de l'attention auditive.
