Waves 1, by Curd Duca

Waves 1

by Curd Duca

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Anthony Childs Love the Iron Butterfly nod on "cassette"; Brief sound explorations, possible sample library cast offs, beautiful short gusts of wind on a hillside. Seemingly random but the mind with time makes sense of most things. Looking forward to all three parts. Favorite track: mingus.

pəˈjoʊti A friend of mine was staying over for a few days. This series was our favorite late night listen in the dark. Of course the skunk opened our ears, but it really is the sharpest sound art bits you'll hear in a long time.
Highly (sic!) recommended. Favorite track: babel.

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1.	gong 00:33	buy track
2.	satori 00:54	buy track
3.	califonia 00:58	buy track
4.	babel 01:47	buy track
5.	oui 03:49	buy track
6.	formantor 01:30	buy track
7.	avant org 02:18	buy track
8.	berg 00:06	buy track
9.	touch 01:01	buy track
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11.	DX7 angel 01:44	buy track
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15.	git L9 01:55	buy track
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26.	mingus 02:45	buy track
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Easy listening glitch innovator and pioneer Curd Duca presents his first work in 20 years; tiling 28 gorgeous vignettes in the first of a welcome trilogy for Cologne’s Magazine.

Aside from the Austrian artist’s genteel self-released album of accordion cut-ups, ‘Waves 1’ marks the return of a lowkey but vital figure from the ‘90s experimental electronic scene, whose series of LPs (Easy Listening and Elevator), adorned with a distinctive play on a famous logo, caught eyes and ears in record shops around the world via release on Normal and Mille Plateaux, most often making their way to chill-out sessions and the best record collections.

Curd Duca’s return could hardly be better timed for an era clearly in need of enchantment and peace, rustling together a spellbinding mosaic of sampled / processed ephemera that uncannily induces hypnagogic states with its succession of soothing but elusive, fragmentary moments. It’s exceptionally well done, constantly spouting with lovely new ideas that evaporate, segue, transition to the next with a illusionist’s sleight-of-hand, adding up to one of the cutest and mercurial albums you’ll cop this year. - boomkat

Part of the beauty of Curd Duca’s album lies in the fact that it opens up from so many perspectives. Situated somewhere between pop and avantgarde, it can be seen as a collection of treasures, a commentary on our acoustic environment, as an attempt to dissect the world and to stylize its parts. Some pieces are exaggerations. Some allusions. Others abstractions, parodies, and transfigurations. It is often not so clear if the music is based on a sample or a synthetic sound. This music should not be trivialized or underestimated. With Waves, Duca is exploring the essence of sound, in various layers of meaning. - Björn Gottstein, Donaueschingen Music Festival

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released November 20, 2020

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Curd Duca Vienna, Austria

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Waves 1-3

Dec 2022
Waves 3

Oct 2022
Waves 2

Nov 2021
Waves 1

Nov 2020

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