Sound Works 1982-1987

by Jed Speare

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Few remaining stock copies of the 2008 2xCD release. Package in slim-line double jewel case. Comes with a 12-page booklet.

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1.	At The Falls 35:51	buy track
2.	Sleep Tight 21:04	buy track
3.	Taboo Death 06:56	buy track
4.	Love Object 21:24	buy track
5.	Wayside 29:36	buy track

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"Sound Works" is the first collection of Jed Speare's long-form musique concrete compositions. Speare was a crossover artist who has been working in sound, video, and performance for over thirty years. He created the Folkways LP "Cable Car Soundscapes" (1982) and throughout the early 80s recorded with San Francisco groups, including Research Library (appearing with and solo on the legendary Red Spot compilation LP on Subterranean Records).

The music on "Sound Works" reflects Speare's investigation and uniquely expressive practice of analog sound/field recording, editing, combining and mixing during 1982 to 1987. These five pieces are vibrating, towering movements of complex sound strains that expand and grow with each listen.

This archival release includes a 12-page booklet with an introduction by video artist and writer George Quasha, Speare's detailed notes on each piece, rare photographs and score reproductions.

Jed passed away the morning of March 22, 2016 with family at his bedside.

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released January 22, 2008

Track 1 — 1982; in the fourth segment the baseline sound is recorded from a Survival Research Laboratories event in San Francisco, 1981, entitled "A Short Excursion Into the Pit of Everlasting Fire."
Track 2 — 1983.
Track 3 — 1982.
Track 4 — 1986; recorded live by NOS Radio.
Track 5 — 1987.

Audio remastered by Bhob Rainey.

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Jed Speare Boston, Massachusetts

Jed Speare (1954-2016) was a crossover artist who worked in sound, video, and performance for forty years. His double-CD release, Sound Works 1982 1987, reflects his investigation and uniquely expressive practice of musique concrete-like analogue sound/field recording, editing, combining and mixing during that era. He is the creator of Cable Car Soundscapes (1982), on Smithsonian Folkways. ... more

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