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t h r e e s t r i n g s :
exploration of sounds under limited conditions.
with three strings i want to give respect to [now] two old, stringed instruments; an old acoustic guitar,
and a very old folk instrument*. both have three strings.
i use contact-microphones, fingers, bows, e-bow, and a couple of effect boxes [sometimes]. the strings on the guitar are more than 30 years old...
i often prepare [or manipulate] the guitar with two extra wooden sticks and i never use these instruments in a conventional
way.
they are first of all, and mainly
the sound sources.
the 3s – second album came to live through improvisations.
in the end of the last track, i used some sounds from a buddhamachine.
that old folk instrument* was given to me by a generous very sweet & kind lady.
big thanks to her.
terje paulsen
t h r e e s t r i n g s :
exploration sonore sous certaines conditions.
avec three strings, je veux rendre hommage à deux anciens instruments à cordes; une guitare acoustique ancienne et un très ancien instrument folklorique* tous deux à trois cordes. j'utilise des micro-contacts, mes doigts, des archets dont "un archet électronique" [e-bow] et parfois quelques effets.
les cordes de la guitare ont plus de 30 ans…
je prépare souvent [ou manipule] la guitare avec deux baguettes en bois. Je ne joue jamais de ces instruments de manière conventionnelle. Ils sont avant tout et principalement des sources sonores.
le 3s – second album est issu d'improvisations.
a la fin du dernier morceau, j'utilise quelques sons d'une buddhamachine.
cet ancien instrument folklorique* m'a été offert par une généreuse et très gentille dame.
un grand merci à elle.
terje paulsen
other very beautiful three strings,
3s [TN003]
(tecnonucleo.org)
written, performed & produced by 3s (terje paulsen) norway 2007
http://www.tecnonucleo.org/index.php?page=release&release=3 >>>
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VITAL WEEKLY
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number 671
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week 13
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TERJE PAULSEN - THREE STRINGS
The two string instruments that Terje Paulsen uses on this release are an old acoustic guitar and a very old folk instrument, and both have three strings only - hence the title. These instruments are played with fingers, bow, e-bow, some sound effects and recorded with contact microphones and prepared with wooden sticks. The three pieces here are all improvised in nature, and have no post production. Three excellent pieces that is. Paulsen uses a variety of techniques to play the strings and does that with much elegance, repeating actions but never quite similar and builds his pieces with much care. Quite intense playing going on here, which ends in a beautiful drone like third piece (which was made with a buddha machine). Great release! (FdW)
http://www.vitalweekly.net/671.html >>>
WONDERFUL WOODEN REASONS
Three Strings - 3s - Second
(etlefeucomme_net label / 003)
Released as a download on Belgium net label Et Le Feu Comme, ‘3s - Second' is a set of improvised explorations from Norwegian Musician Terje Paulsen using primarily an acoustic guitar and an un-named ‘old folk instrument' both of which have been reduced to only three strings. Different techniques, equipment and strategies have been used to augment and manipulate the sounds of these instruments. I really liked the other Paulsen release I've heard (Landform - see elsewhere this issue) but this is even better. He operates in a tightly controlled soundworld with not a single note misplaced or superfluous. In less talented hands I would find this to be a fairly tedious proposition as I like my music to retain the hap-hazard feel of a human hand guiding it. Paulsen though has created a simply stunning set of diverse improvisations - sometimes amorphous, oft-times ambiguous and always ambitious - that I will be returning to again and again.
http://wonderfulwoodenreasons.homestead.com/reviewsTtoV.html >>>