RGB [ An Audio Spectrum ]

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Album Info

Release Date: 1998

Label: Source Research

Limited to 1000 copies. CD packed in regular jewel case, with a booklet and a set of interchangeable sleeves: red, green & blue.

This project is the result of three commissioned sound artists conjuring up what they think the colours red, green and blue sound like. Each artist was free to explore for themselves whatever direction they felt appropriate for their individual colours/pieces. These three compositions where then overlapped to form the 44 minute piece called "RGB". Track durations for each separate colour piece is given on the back cover as approximate overlapping range: 00.00 - 14.50, 13.52 - 29.45 and 29.10 - 44.08.

Mastered and digitally edited at Digital Music Design, Glasgow.

Leif Elggren [Sweden] Red
Neon Gas pulsating in an electric field contaminated by the frequencies emanating from a human body. Recorded January 4, 1998 at Fylkingen, Stockholm. Reworked and mixed at Firework Edition, Stockholm.

souRce research [UK] Green
Programming, souRce recordings (made at various locations in Scotland) and performance, June 1998 by Ian M. Mackinnon. Guitar improvisation provided by Dominic Forde. Produced and mixed at siRcom, Scotland.

Matmos [USA] Blue
Recorded in San Francisco.

+ Black
Since colour needs light to exist this track is largely silent with small bursts of the Red, Green & Blue pieces becoming more frequent towards the end of the track.

+White
A mix of all three compositions played together.

a souRce research + map.ref.ltd recording project_98:1
[p] & [c] siRcom/map.ref.ltd. 1998

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