RANTA, MICHAEL - MU V / MU VI (CD)

CD in gatefold cardboard , Edition of 300 copies "First-ever CD reissue of self-released LP from 1984. Recorded and mixed at the legendary Conny Plank Studio in Germany, Mu V / Mu VI captures Ranta shattering the traditional boundaries of percussion. Across two expansive suites, he constructs an abstract, hyper-focused organic matrix built from dozens of global, ritualistic, and custom-made instruments. The meticulous mixing work gives the overlapping resonances an otherworldly, drone-like quality beautifully contrasted with sharp close-up sounds and startling punctuations. Although entirely acoustic, it echoes the spatial depths of early tape music. This CD edition comes with a previously unreleased bonus track Der Stein der Singenden, performed on a monumental sound sculpture crafted by German sculptor Günther Oellers." (label info)