Z'EV - live 03.01.86 10" in Steel Cover C.I.P.08 / Ltd ed of 333 / signed / RARE

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Z'EV - live 03.01.86

10” vinyl

Limited edition of 333

This is 149/333

Includes insert signed by Z’EV

Two Steel plates as covers which are punched with “Z’EV” and the edition number

OUT OF PRINT

USED Good Condition – some rust spots on steel covers

Label:      Crippled Intellect Productions C.I.P.08

Format:   10” vinyl

Country:  UK

Released: 2003

Genre:     Experimental

Style:      Abstract, Experimental

Review

Three excerpts from a 1986 performance at N.A.M.E. Gallery, Chicago. Given the special packaging with this release, it was essential to have the audio component be as special. After listening to a handful of unreleased material Z'EV had given me and comparing it to his released work, I found this performance contained elements I'd not heard developed in previous releases. For one, the components of the pieces shifted quicker; he'd add new instruments and rhythms at more frequent intervals, say 3 to 4 minutes, giving a continuous piece (still between 9 and 12 minutes) a much different dynamic than other recordings. This is presented on side one, and the piece features one of the few instances I've heard where there is a secondary, or "triggered," percussive element. In this case, something akin to ball bearings were placed on a gong, adding a second layer of rhythm as Z'EV worked the gong. This is similar to his well-known car spring on bass drum pieces. Side two opens with one of the few live recordings of Z'EV's rubbing pieces (scraping a metal tube/pole or rubbing a rubber ball on a sheet of metal to make dronish, almost whale-like sounds) which segues into a subtle tonal wash of gong sounds. The final piece on side two is a rapid fire downpour of furious percussion. A unique addition to Z'EV's output, this release comes in an edition of 333 copies in steel plates. Each plate is sequentially hand-stamped, and each copy has an insert signed by Z'EV.

"Sandwiched between two sheets of metal, numbered out of an edition of 333, and signed by Z'ev, Crippled Intellect Productions has released an excellent 10" of a percussive singularity. The two performances recorded on this release are of the kind that are rarely played live or recorded in the studio. Side A begins with Z'ev suggesting that some "travelling music" be played and what follows is a series of metal on metal rhythms that, on the whole, don't seem to fit a single rhythmic time signature nor suggest any kind of ethnic reference. The entire piece feels like an experiment in time; it is as though the pulsing that consistently finds its way into this piece is moving time along in a new way and the texture of the instruments on top of eachother create a new terra firma to experience this time on. Whether the travelling Z'ev was suggesting was of a mystical kind or merely a trip across land and sea, the movement of these apparent non-rhythms slowly builds into a piece that creates the illusion of recognition‹the rhythm was always there in my mind, Z'ev simply showed it to me. Side B begins with the humming of metal sheets. They are surprisingly melodic and, as time carries on, they begin to resonate in a rubbery way, bouncing in a perfect wave form and releasing their ghost in the form of a beautiful moan. It sounds as though Z'ev must've added some kind of extra instrument to this performance or somehow mixed scrap pieces with the rest of his instrumentation because their is the constant effect of metal rolling about slowly over this wave of sound made by the metal sheets. Z'ev doesn't seem to be in control of this extra element all the time, but the result is amazing. It's hard to imagine how Z'ev could make music like this solely from percussive elements. The second track on the second side is a comparatively more straight-forward exercise in diversity. Z'ev opens by banging away at some kind of metal pipe that changes tones here and there; it's either that or Z'ev is moving like a speed demon between multiple metal drums, each of which carry a different tone. The rhythms on this track are more definite, but I find it difficult to keep time with Z'ev and his sense of direction and composition. The instrument used on this side is incredibly beautiful and at times sounds like an incredibly low steel drum that emits the most powerful of sounds. At times it seems as if the rhythm is weaving like a snake through Z'ev and his hands. This is undeniably a kind of work that I have never heard from anyone else. Z'ev's music is unique beyond compare and his complete mastery of texture and sound only adds to the unique character of his drumming." Lucas Schleicher, Brainwashed.com

"Also by Z'ev, but from a historical perspective is a really beautiful 10": packed inside two metal plates which are stamped with 'Z'ev' and the copy number (of a total edition of 333 copies). It resembles that other metal packaging, by Chop Shop from so long ago. Crippled Intellect has released a 3" with historical live recordings before and this 10" features recordings made at the N.A.M.E. Gallery in Chicago in 1986. On the first side there is a rhythmic piece, which doesn't sound like it is kept in the same rhythm, but rather like an exploration of the sounds metal on metal can produce. Side B starts with slow rumbling of metal sheets being rubbed with balls which built in a peaceful way. The second piece is a fast drumming on metal piece‹maybe better known as Z'ev trademark playing. A fine addition to the already vast catalogue of material by Z'ev of which much is no longer available. It could also serve as a fine introduction to his work, in case you missed him out in the eighties." Frans de Waard, Vital Weekly #411

Vinyl - Near Mint condition

Signed insert – MINT Condition

Steel plates have rusted in places and protective paper sheet is discoloured

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