Label: Ants

非常に美しいサウンドインスタレーションもの!!ジョン・ケージの思想に強い影響を受け様々な"環境"をベースとした作曲活動を展開している米コンポーザーSteve Peters。イタリアAntsより発表した静謐且つコンセプチュアルなインスタレーション記録[Chamber Music]。環境との結びつきを考え、そのインスピレーションをもとに創作を行う人物で、本作は部屋が持つ特定の共鳴周波数を増幅~フィルタリングし小音量で再生した全10の記録を収録したもの。それぞれの部屋独特の響きが美しく、この絶妙なアンビエンスは人力では生み出せない面白さがあります。このレーベルの特徴でもあるガッチリしたダブルジャケ。









Packaged in a gatefold cardboard cover (Mini LP size), with 16-page colour insert

From the author’s liner notes: ”Chamber Music is a series of sound installations derived from a single recording made in the empty spaces in which they are later presented. No people are present during the recording (including myself), although some sound inevitably leaks in from the outside world. That source recording is filtered to isolate and amplify certain of the room's resonant frequencies, creating a series of drones which are the only sound materials used; no musical instruments are involved. The finished work is then played back in the space at low volume.
Between 2005 and 2013 I made ten pieces in this series, each somewhat different than the others in terms of form and technique. I think of them as being related to light as much as sound – the way natural light moves through a space, the shadows and hue of the room shifting subtly throughout the day.”

Steve Peters' sound art is completely out of the box and free. His research addresses the intimate essence of the sound of nature and things. For Peters every place is an instrument - in the literal sense and in the musical sense of the word. A place where sound already exists, or where it can be made to exist. In the form that the place suggests and that the artist's inspiration receives and regenerates. You can call it sound art or compositions, installations or songs. Either way, it's a whole new world of sound sensations.

John Cage was the first to clear the sound of nature (and also of human activities) as "music", and after him many other artists followed him. Following this path Steve Peters found his original voice in the places he's been and traveled. Most of his music has a strong connection with the environment: it’s made of it, it’s connected with it, it’s inspired by it, it’s derived from it.

Steve Peters composes music and sound for concerts, recordings, art venues, public places, dance & theater, radio, and moving image. HIs work is often site-based, combining location sound with voices, instruments, electronics, and found or natural objects. He performs with the Seattle Phonographers Union and in various improvising situations, and frequently collaborates with artists in other disciplines. He’s also a freelance producer, writer, and curator. His work has been released by 12k, Cold Blue, Palace of Lights, and several other labels. He’s the Director of Nonsequitur, a historical non-profit organization presenting adventurous music and audio art, currently via the Wayward Music Series at the Chapel Performance Space in Seattle.