Just a flick of the switch and you’re right into an absurdly efficient sonic end of the world or, even better, the audio equivalent of the Big Bang. As the title suggests, this is music dealing with compression; nevertheless, among the incredible accelerations and enormous expansions heard in this “History”, you can reasonably think about …
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“A Compressed History of Everything Ever Recorded, Vol. 1†reviewed by Etherreal
Qui se cache derrière Autodigest, on ne le saura probablement jamais. On ne sait d’ailleurs pas s’il s’agit du pseudo d’un artiste, d’un groupe, ou plus simplement d’un projet, même si cette dernière hypothèse nous sembleêtre la plus probable. Mais cela fait partie du concept : les notes du livret expliquent qu’Autodigest n’a pas de …
“A Compressed History of Everything Ever Recorded, Vol. 1†reviewed by Paris Transatlantic
There can be only two possible outcomes of releasing an album with such a title and accompanying it with a press release referencing Jean Baudrillard’s Theory of Hyperconformism and David Harvey’s concepts of time-space compression: either you get yourself signed up on the spot with Asphodel and end up winning the Prix Arse Electronica or …
“A Compressed History of Everything Ever Recorded, Vol. 1†reviewed by Jade
Cronica continue son lent et passionnant travail d’archivage, compilant / redéployant / réorientant sans relâche ses multiples projets sonores, s’attachant autant que faire ce peu, à parcourir, à détailler la multiplicité des approches émergeantes dans les sphères oubliées des musiques non-conventionnelles, qu’elles soient d’ordre expérimentales, électroacoustiques, ou non directives. 2 nouvelles productions, respectivement étiquetées Cronica …
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“A Compressed History of Everything Ever Recorded, Vol. 1†reviewed by The Sound Projector
What a title, eh? What kind of recorded music could possibly live up to it? The ambitions of this recording are not only hinted at in that grandiose title, but are further elaborated in a deeply pretentious sleeve note. “Aspires to a viral, everpresent omnipresence”, the writer solemnly informs us. “Autodigest arrived in the form …
“A Compressed History of Everything Ever Recorded, Vol. 1†reviewed by Bodyspace
A priori de qualquer ensaio que seja útil elaborar em redor de A Compressed History of Everything Ever Recorded, Vol.1, é importante dar conta do carácter muito pouco personalizado que um objecto como este álbum encerra. “Written and composed by everyoneâ€, lê-se a dada altura no package do disco. O que é, então, Autodigest? Mais …
“A Compressed History of Everything Ever Recorded, Vol. 1†reviewed by The Wire
Referencing postmodern theorist David Harvey’s concept of “time-space compression” as well as a soupçon of Jean Baudrillard, Autodigest can be interpreted either as a sonic illustration of culture consuming itself or a kind of archive of byte sized flickers from the dying embers of cultural diversity, depending on each syllable you choose to stress in …
“A Compressed History of Everything Ever Recorded, Vol. 1†reviewed by D-Side
Plus qu’un project, Autodigest est un concept porté à son point le plus extrême. Pas d’auteur, pas de dates et pas de lieu de naissance. Juste une ambition démesurée, celle de compiler tout ce qui a jamais été enregistré par l’être humain. On se doute, musicalement, le résultat n’a que peu de chances d’être reconnaisable, …
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“A Compressed History of Everything Ever Recorded, Vol. 1†reviewed by Blow Up
L’idea è curiosa: comprimere all’inverosimile “tutto quanto sia stato mai registrato” in un’ora e un secondo, fino ad avere un risultato sonoro che si dichiara “una sorta di buco negro che ha assorbito ogni suono che sia stato fatto finora” e che nella realtà è un misto tra macelli di digital noise merzbowiano e rarefatta …
“A Compressed History of Everything Ever Recorded, Vol. 1†reviewed by Kindamuzik
Pretentieuze titel natuurlijk, dat A Compressed History of Everything Ever Recorded. Kan uiteraard nooit kloppen, want niemand kan *alle* opnames die ooit gemaakt zijn bezitten. Misschien bedoelen ze (of hij of zij of wat dan ook, want Autodigest blijft hartstikke anoniem) alle opnames die zij gemaakt hebben. Wat dan weer een stuk plausibeler is, inderdaad. …