Published
Tue, Apr 25, 2017, 09:50
- The first release is a reissue of a 1987 private-press LP by Pierre Mariétan.
A new label called Mana has been started by Matthew Kent, who oversees the Blowing Up The Workshop mix series, and Andrea Zarza, a curator at the British Library sound archive.
The label says it'll release music "at the intersection of contemporary and archival sound." Its first release is a reissue of Rose Des Vents. Action Musicale, a 1987 private-press LP by the Swiss composer Pierre Mariétan. According to the label, the album captures Mariétan's six-year project to "document and musicalise the sound environment of urban landscapes within France," and contains a "mix of field recording, interviews, vegetable market catcalls, braying animals and urban hubbub."
Listen to clips of Rose Des Vents. Action Musicale at the Honest Jon's website.
Tracklist
01. IA
02. IB
03. IIA
04. IIB
Mana released Rose Des Vents. Action Musicale on April 24th, 2017.