Norman Fairbanks – L.A. Machine

Sounds without context don’t make a story, or at least not an audio concept. This seems contrary to my previous recordings, where I claim that pieces taken out of their original context make sense, if put into a new one. I suppose, this time it’s different. If you arrange recorded pasts in a row, connected with each other, then all single parts suddenly draw an aural route and form a new experience, made of elapsed events.

L.A. Machine is a series of such events, combined with sound from custom made machines, recitals of David Lynch and Pink Floyd lyrics, very simple as well as ambiguous Kraftwerk cover versions and new electronic pieces (surprise: they’re ALL made with the TO). Sounds like truly eclectic ingredients for an audio concept and in fact, that’s essentially L.A. Machine. This sonic trip will make you feel like walking in my footsteps, becoming a witness of my life throughout a few days in August this year,…

Hollace M. Metzger supported this audio concept with her voice and with lyrics especially written for this release, thus providing substantial creative input to the overall work.

Complete (field recordings, interludes, speech samples, everything):
L.A. Machine (1:00:30)

File too big? Download the split version:
L.A. Machine Part 1 (32:18) | Part 2 (28:44)

Single tracks only (no additional noise!):
Delays And Okays (4:37)
Pocket Calculator (4:51) *
Beachwood Drive (4:47)
Welcome To The Machine (2:21) **
Man Machine (7:23)
Thoughts Along An L.A. Freeway (6:00) ***
Actually (6:01)
In My Other World (4:13) ****
Pico (4:18)
The [very simple] Model (1:40) *
Sentiment (7:01)

Vocals by Hollace M. Metzger
All tracks produced with the Tenori-On (no multi-track)
Additional bleeps, sweeps, drones etc. by custom glam machines
Field recordings made in the city of L.A. between Aug 6th and Aug 11th 2008
Lyrics by Bartos / Schult / Huetter (*), Waters (**), Metzger (***), Lynch (****)

Enjoy the noise,
Norman Fairbanks

Auch gut:

1. Norman Fairbanks – 7 Days Microsleep
2. Norman Fairbanks – Conspiracy Test Runs
3. Norman Fairbanks – The Reverse Vampire
4. J. Auer – The Machine Aesthetic [laced milk technologies / 049]
5. Norman Fairbanks – The Pendulum Session