XENAKIS:Persepolis LP ORIGINAL NURSE WITH WOUND-MERZBOW

	£		80
	$		106

IANNIS XENAKIS

Persepolis LP

• Limited Edition
• Label              :Philips Prospective 21 Siecle / France
• Condition        :ex / ex (cover/vinyl)
• original 1st pressing with 3D psychedelic cover

A historic composition "Persepolis" from greek composer Iannis XENAKIS has radically changed the history of 20th century music!!! A radical experimental / work from the pioneer greek composer, this album broke the frontiers of experimental music as they were set until the early 60's and showed a new path, which was followed by many afterwards!!! Released on the great PROSPECTIVE 21 SIECLE series from PHILIPS that had featured also works of PIERRE HENRY("Le Voyage","Variations","Mise en musqie du Cortical Art"etc.), BERNARD PARMEGIANI("Chronos","Violostries"), LUC FERRARI("J'ai ete Coupe"), ELECTRONIC PANORAMA 4LP BOXSET and more gems of early electronic music!!! Recently 2 "Persepolis remixes" volumes were release, with remixes from MERZBOW, FRANCISCO LOPEZ, KARKOWSKI and more contemporary industrial / electronic artists, but still so many years after its' release, all those remixes seem mediocre if you compare them with the original!!! XENAKIS and PESREPOLIS appear also on the NURSE WITH WOUND list of influences!!! Some info from the internet :"Shen the Shah of Iran wanted to commemorate the great Persian city of Persepolis, he made the interesting choice of commissioning Iannis Xenakis to create a musical piece for the event. Though the reasoning behind this pairing seems completely illogical, the result speaks for itself: an hour-long electroacoustic sound collage that provides a sweeping tribute to forgotten Persia. Xenakis’ Persepolis was debuted as part of a complex ceremony in the city itself, complete with torchbearers, a laser light show, and massive speakers emitting this strange composition. Full of dread, chaos, and beauty, the piece shifts through many different movements over its 60 minute length. Taken as a whole, these varied passages represent the multifaceted life of the city. Segments of serene beauty, augmented by a glimmering rush of bright metallic notes, give way to a droning howl punctuated with machine sounds and a helicopter whirr, then a speaker-shifting static or a low thundering rumble. Xenakis subtly transitions between different sounds, creating a thick, slow-moving liquid soup that often seems nearly static because all the changes are taking place on a grand scale. The instruments used in creating this tense, apocalyptic stew are not always clear either—sometimes a murmur of scratchy strings, or a warped, squealing guitar, or a heavily distorted horn, but more often the sources are rattling percussive instruments and razor-edged electronics. More important than how Persepolis was created, however, is its effect. The piece utilizes unsettling dynamics to create a dark cityscape, rife with collapsed buildings and hidden catacombs where rats scamper amid the detritus and muted chatter from the metropolis’ terrified citizens lingers in the background. Xenakis may have been charged with capturing the majesty of Persepolis, but what he evokes here is a ruined and tainted splendor, haunted by fear and danger. The irony of this is that Persepolis paints a portrait of post-industrial decay to commemorate one of the ruined monuments of the pre-civilized world. It’s hard to imagine what the Shah and the thousand or so Iranians who witnessed this spectacle could have thought of Xenakis’ challenging, abrasive work. Throughout the piece’s turbulent duration, tortured effects rise from within the twisted girders of industrial decline erected by Xenakis’ constant metallic clamor, sweeping from side to side like restless ghosts. On headphones, this piece is simply awe-inspiring; its textures ebb and flow in increasingly disquieting ways, building pressure steadily." This is the 1st ORIGINAL pressing with silver front /back cover, green labels. Cover lies in excellent condition, while the vinyl is in excellent condition!! A unique chance to get yourself a great copy from this historic LP!!! A must have album for fans of Jani Christou, Anestis Logothetis, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Pierre Henry, Koenig, Bernard Parmegiani, Tod Dockastader, Trevor Wishart, Marcel Duchamp,  Antonin Artaud, Merzbow, New Blockaders, Genocide Organ, Toniutti, Tietchens, Hanatarash, Robert Ashley, Alvin Lucier, John Cage, Terry Riley, Harry Partch, Ron Kuivilla, Nurse with wound, electronic, tape, experimental, avant-garde music!!! 

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