Description
Minóy (1951-2010), a major figure in DIY noise music, produced some of the most remarkably engrossing, beautiful and imaginative work-of-art albums released on cassette in the 1980’s.
Created in 1986, “In Search Of Tarkovsky” is dedicated to the late Russian Director Andrei Tarkovsky (“Solaris”, “Stalker”, “Andrei Rublev” etc). A unique world of musical expression, with dense audio abstractions where the origin of any particular sound isn’t quite discernible. A form of labyrinthian, droning collage electronics, otherworldly and dreamlike, at times nightmarish, at times sad, but always bold and deeply affecting.
Composed after the director’s death, it contains many trademarks of Minóy’s style: manipulation of shortwave radio, use of spring reverb to get those strangely echoing, claustrophobic environments, and then the howling vocals, piling-up and distorting. Minóy plainly mourns the director’s death but in such a unique way there is nothing to compare it to. Two long-form, elaborate pieces (just under 1 hour), essential to Minóy’s aesthetic of “cinema of the ear”.
This is the first Minóy material ever to be reissued. Unavailable since the original cassette release, these tracks have been remastered from the original archive files and are presented for the first time on CD in a matt-laminate digipak.
Track listing:
1. In Search Of Tarkovsky (29:45)
2. Memory Undefined (Dream As Truth) (28:34)
Reviews:
“..two near-30 minutes pieces of mesmerising electronic dream-state music of the type so wonderful to listen to they immediately both put so much other similarly-inclined works to shame and force you to wonder why Minoy was not more recognised. And I write this as someone familiar with many such homespun artists who’d equally not heard the name until Cold Spring elevated it several rungs with this CD release. Both pieces pay homage to the late great Russian film director, suitably evoking the same feelings of subtle unease or disquiet as his greatest works in sonic form whilst simultaneously not detracting from Edward Artemiev’s own fantastic scores to several of them. Quite an accomplishment” (Adverse Effect)
“A leading exponent of noise music… Cold Spring offer an excellent insight into his world… Remastered and on CD for the first time, it’s a deeply layered, immersive work. A track title like closer ‘Memory Undefined (Dream As Truth)’, with its xylophone / musicbox tinkles, will leave you wanting to explore further” (Electronic Sound)
