L'Infonie - Vol 33 Mantra Polydor 2424 018 LP
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L'Infonie - Vol 33 Mantra Polydor 2424 018 LP
Canada 1970 Has a 12x12" insert
In the early '70s, L'Infonie was the leader of the countercultural movement in Montreal. The band's complex compositions and propensity for free improvisation, coupled with its stage antics and pop-spiritual philosophy, make it the cult band in the history of the Montreal avant-garde music. Its four long-deleted LPs remained items much sought after by collectors all over the world.
For it's second album, L'Infonie recorded Walter Boudreau's arrangement of Terry Riley's landmark piece for wind ensemble "In C," here re-titled "Mantra." Boudreau modified it in order to fit L'Infonie's possibilities, but he also added a rhythm section. Therefore, this is the grooviest version of "In C" ever recorded. The bass (electric) and drums support the piano's pulsation, while an assortment of percussion instruments are used to punctuate events as they happen in order to give the piece relief. Riley's score is made of 53 short events placed on a pulsation. Each player has to move from the first to the second to the third, etc., until he reaches number 53, but he can repeat each of them as many times as he wants. Therefore, the piece evolves through some kind of osmosis. This impression is very palpable in L'Infonie's interpretation. The studio they recorded in was using 30-minute tape reels, so the album fades out around number 48. In the liner notes, Boudreau announced the remaining part would be released on a future L'Infonie record, but that promise was never fulfilled.
I can see 3 or 4 spindle marks on each side so the record has been played. The heavyweight gatefold jackit is very nice but has tiny corner bumps and a small hole punched in teh UR corner
s/h is $3.95 US, $5.95 Canada, $12.95 overseas... Pay-Pal to studentfund@cortical.org
With the 4 Philippine Typhoon disasters in the past season , we could really use some help . . .100% of the bid money from this sale goes for food and education of kids in poor countries. Our current target is the Philippines. We now sponsor several students in High school and more in College Nursing and Computer Science courses. And many are waiting for our help. Feel free to add a little to your PayPal payment, everything is appreciated. We'll even forward a few of the letters we get from the students we sponsor. See them here and listen to Terry Riley on corti 4
