Dream House 78′ 17″
| Dream House 78' 17 " | ||||
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| Studio albumby | ||||
| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 13 January 1973, 14 July 1973 | |||
| Genre | Minimalist music,drone | |||
| Length | 78:17 | |||
| Label | Shandar | |||
| La Monte Young/Marian Zazeela/Theatre of Eternal Musicchronology | ||||
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Dream House 78' 17 "is a studio album byminimalistcomposerLa Monte Young,artistMarian Zazeela,and their group theTheatre of Eternal Music(featuring trumpetistJon Hasselland trombonistGarrett List). The album was originally released in 1974 by the French labelShandar.The length of the record, almost double what was then normal, was extremely unusual in its time.[1]
Background
[edit]The first composition, "13 I 73 5:35 – 6:14:03 PM NYC" is a part ofMap of 49's Dream The Two Systems of Eleven Sets of Galactic Intervals Ornamental Lightyears Tracery,itself a section of an even longer work calledThe Tortoise, His Dreams and Journeys.In it, threesine wavesand the members of theTheatre of Eternal Musicplay together. According to Young, the lack of harmonic content of the sine waves makes accompanying them with regular instruments and human players extremely difficult.
The second composition, "Drift Study 14 VII 73 9:27:27–10:06:41 PM NYC (39" 14 ")", is played entirely bysine wavegenerators.Frequenciesandvoltagesof the sine waves generators were determined and tuned by La Monte Young using oscillators custom-designed bysound engineerRobert Adler to generate specific frequencies and voltages of great stability.
Release
[edit]The album was released with the catalog number Shandar 83.510. Regarding the extended run time, Young in the sleeve notes says that "Time is so important to the experiencing and understanding of the music in the record that every effort was made to make the record last as much as the originalmaster tapes";Young thanked Mr. Michel Blancvillain who made it technically possible.
The cover, labels, design andcalligraphywere designed by Marian Zazeela, and are drawn in her trademark magenta on a black background, featuring a picture of her and Young in performance. The two inner sides of the record jacket contain a comment by Shandar founderDaniel Caux,plus extensive original notes penned by La Monte Young himself about the music, its structure and its history.[2][3]
In 2016 Aguirre Records reissued the album on vinyl in a limited-edition, remastered form.[4]It was reissued again in 2024 bySuperior Viaduct,on vinyl and, for the first time, on CD.[5]
Track listing
[edit]All music is composed by La Monte Young, Marian Zazeela and theTheatre of Eternal Music
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "13 I 73 5:35 – 6:14:03 PM NYC" | 39:03 |
| 2. | "Drift Study 14 VII 73 9:27:27–10:06:41 PM NYC" | 39:14 |
Personnel
[edit]- La Monte Young – voice, sine waves
- Marian Zazeela – voice
- Jon Hassell– trumpet
- Garrett List– trombone
References
[edit]- ^Robin, William (August 23, 2015)."La Monte Young Is Still Patiently Working on a Glacial Scale".The New York Times.RetrievedApril 16,2016.
- ^Strickland (1991),pp. 58–59
- ^Strickland (2000),Sound,[page needed]
- ^The Wire: Aguirre Records reissues Shandar label classics, 18 January 2016
- ^https:// superiorviaduct /collections/latest-releases/products/la-monte-young-marian-zazeela-dream-house-78-17-color-vinyl-lp[bare URL]
