Emiter Explores Urban Sound as Electromagnetic Score on New Album 'Electromagnetism of the City'
Cronica has released Emiter's album 'Electromagnetism of the City' on CD. This work conceptualizes the city as an ever-evolving electroacoustic composition, delving into urban soundscapes through a blend of electronics and field recordings. This idea resonates with Aragon's 1926 piece 'Le Paysan de Paris,' which portrays the city as a dynamic organism. The title track features an extensive suite that unveils the urban environment through subtle shifts and micro-events, highlighting minimal changes and gradual tension. Following this, shorter segments offer varied insights into the urban ecosystem. The sound fluctuates between the abstract and the tangible, weaving in vocal remnants and rhythmic suggestions. The album ends with a faint echo of the initial suite, hinting at a city that resonates beyond audible perception. It is available on Bandcamp through Cronica.
Key facts
- Emiter's album 'Electromagnetism of the City' is released on CD by Cronica
- The project uses electronics and field recordings to explore urban sound environments rather than represent them
- The city is conceived as a constantly rewritten electroacoustic score
- Aragon's 1926 'Le Paysan de Paris' is cited as an early rendering of the city as an autonomous organism
- The title composition is a long suite unfolding through mutations, buzzes, and micro-events without hierarchies
- Shorter episodes offer different vantage points on the urban ecosystem
- The sound oscillates between abstract rarefactions and material concentrations, with vocal residues and irregular textures
- The album is available via Bandcamp through Cronica
Entities
Artists
- Emiter
- Aragon
Institutions
- Cronica
- Bandcamp
Locations
- Paris
- France