Ce Marumari là, Josh Presseisen de son nom vrai, fait partie de ces nerds, ces
jeunes gens largués dans le présent sans savoir si lhistoire est à sa fin ou à
son commencement. Ces cybers rejetons qui surfent sur les plaisirs du monde moderne
(sitcom, sushi, mario bros, pepsi, sampler, intelligence artificielle et hacking discret )
en dissimulant ce vieux fond dangoisse dhypothétique avenir. Ce jeune homme
de Providence est une espèce dartiste informaticien, qui forge ses propres
programmes musicaux. Une sorte de post-ado doté dun QI largement supérieur à la
moyenne et évoluant dans une atmosphère aseptisée.
Ball of the Round Ball,
cest un peu du Neil Diamond joué sur un mange-disque des schtroumpfs, cest un
peu de naïveté dans cette électronica parfois trop formelle, un mélange hybride entre
la B.O. de Dark Crystal et des délires de Jean-Jacques Perrey. Cette galette est
semblable à cette balle qui rebondit sans fin, une sorte dAutechre toonesque,
rigolo et piano. Saturday est limplantation réussie du clone de Mark Bell
sur le dos de Pacman. Six 4 a est la preuve que les Snorkys peuvent faire du dub,
dans leurs home studio sous-marin. Eight17 a sûrement été volé dans les
back-up des compositions personnelles de Flat Eric. Ten 7x-a est, sans doute,
lun des premiers enregistrements des Téletubbies remixé par Sly
et Robbie.
Marumari sinvente
despiègles histoires du futur, forge de véritables comptines mutines à
laide de ses machines frivoles. Il samuse à revoir, reconstruire le meilleur
de Global Goon et des Boards of Canada à laide de ses arrangements cheap, de ses
expérimentations laborantines loufoques et potaches. De lair frais circule dans cet
album, certes rien nest particulièrement novateur mais tout est profondément
sincère.
Laurent
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BIO
(en anglais)
BALLAD OF THE ROUND BALL
Formed in the 2000th year of the new history. All the cultures
and races of the universe were now in alliance, and interstellar travel and trade
resulted. Ships flew freely from one planet to another, and all seemed well among the
galaxies
then marumari arrived.
Originally from the planet earth before emigrating to Zebes, marumaris
career began as a young man reading omni magazine in upstate new york. From there, he
acquired the scientific skills of a certified space hunter and hence initiated his travels
throughout the galaxy. Upon coming into contact with the musical people of Chozo, marumari
realized that his future lay in communicating the sounds he often heard in his head as a
young man while riding his bike up to the local dairy queen. From that point, marumari
took leave of his position in the space hunters and purchased a small villa in the remote
planet of Tourian. Here he began his journey as messenger of the future. The first product
of these sessions has been transmitted back to marumaris home planet earth and has
been named "ballad of the round ball." Interceptors have called the sounds
"electronic pop music."
Marumari
wants you to know about him and his record:
*marumari makes his full length
debut after appearances on compilations for labels such as lucky kitchen, diskatopia, and
vinyl communications
*promotional mailing to key press and college radio
*advertising campaign targeting major press and fanzines
*limited vinyl pressing of 1000
*another full-length marumari record on carpark will be surfacing in the new year
also available from
marumari:
the story of the heavens
(cunsanto, UK) / tracks on "Kid606 and friends vol.1" (tigerbeat) / "blip,
bleep (soundtrack to imaginary videogames)" (lucky kitchen) / "diskatopias
intimate gathering volume one" (diskatopia) / "riccis pieces" cd
accompanying the FAQT magazine / remixes on "dont sweat the technics"
(vinyl communications) / "maximal" (vinyl communications) / |
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