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Original artwork collage cover rules of the game MOUNTED & 3" CD
Original paper collage made in 1993, glued to mounting board, glued to painted canvas, glued to black matte painted stretched 16" x 20" canvass. Bundle Includes Original 3" Cd.
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3" CD eM 13n – M 130407 mini cd
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
one of early days favorite packages & music.
Includes unlimited streaming of Rules of the Game
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Rules of the Game 3" CD
There's something to be said for an artist when he manages to release
4 CDs (with more on the very near horizon) to my one zine, even if
one of them is only a 3" like Rules of the Game. Well, here we go
again, me trying to think up more adjectives to describe Dan Burke's
incredible music, particularly difficult in the case of this.
Actually, one look at the cut-and-paste collage cover of this should
give you an overall idea, for it's not a bad visual accompaniment to
the sounds you'll find inside (unlike the naked pic of Dan on
Distraction, hardy har). As his most collaged work to date, Rules of
the Game covers a series of areas, from the natural ambience of what
sounds like a train station at rush hour, to staticy drones, to
schizophrenic and random edits of noise bursts, steadfast beats,
general chaos, and carefully chosen movie samples (the first minute
is brilliant!!). All work coherently around and with each other in
frantic rhythmic patterns, at times sounding like a more industrial
and course Nagativeland. Things quiet down around the 13-minute mark
as the last 5 minutes embark into the organic: church bells, gentle
street sounds, rain, crickets, etc., and finally a short jazzy
interlude to sew things up. You guys should know by now that it goes
without saying, but I'll say it anyways just in case... highly
recommended! eM, 13n Reiztrager, Inzlingerstr. 22 D-79540. Lorrach,
Germany. JM
"Amiable sonic terrorist Dan Burke has assembled a very fine megasample sound collage for eM 13n's series of 3" discs. "Rules Of The Game" is all over the map with an interesting mixture of noise, rural and urban sounds, commercial voice-overs and a variety of other people's music. The majority of the piece is comprised of somewhat subtle, neo-ambient and mid-dynamic multi-layered drone passages that are punctuated with bursts of noise and music samples. Intensity reaches a few savory peaks, especially if you listen to this on headphones in the dark... an experience you may well deduce I've encountered. As compared to other IOS material I've heard, "Rules Of The Game" is a bit easier on the ears. I'm not trying to make a judgement call, just letting you know the magnitude of the blast. Hey, be careful out there. [eM 13n] Mike Trouchen
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released January 2, 1994
eM 13n – M 130407
Released 1994
3" CD. Art & Music by Daniel Burke
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