A strange record, very delicate. At first, it sounds like a lecture with instrumentalists illustrating what the lecturer says – all acoustic. Yes, but, isn’t Polish soundsman Piotr Kurek an electronician? And isn’t Portuguese label Crónica specialized in sound art? Exactly. And Lectures is actually a work made with sounds lifted from recordings by Cornelius Cardew, including private recordings of his lectures. In the end, this CD is a tribute to Cardew, a reflection on the art of lecturing, and a study on the art of making electronic music that doesn’t sound like it at all. Interesting.
via Monsieur Delire