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Fear of the Object

by Fear of the Object

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    This project comprises a three-year time span of work between Kjell Bjørgeengen and Chris Cogburn. The musicians include Ingar Zach, Aimée Theriot, Juan García and Judith Hamann—four generous people who gave their time to a concept, process, and way of working we ourselves were in various stages of knowing.

    The edition is housed in a custom-made, 2-piece box of Gmundt Matt 23 Warm Grey Dark 1200g paper measuring 20cm x 16cm x 2.5cm. The box and interior elements are designed by Kjell Bjørgeengen and Salvatore Panatteri.

    Each box contains:
    — a double-sided, 6-panel accordion fold print featuring composite video stills taken from a Fear of the Object performance in Austin, Texas (2019) created by Salvatore Panatteri.
    — 2-panel artist text print with writings by Cogburn + Bjørgeengen
    — Special designed folding CD sleeve for each of the 4 CDs
    — Japanese cotton inner-sleeves

    The box and interior elements are unified through the use of the same Gmund paper. Text throughout each element is a pristine black foil debossing. Produced at Göteborgtryckeriet / GBGT Box, Sweden ).

    Includes unlimited streaming of Fear of the Object via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.     ... more
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Madrid: Track 1 10:18
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Madrid: Track 2 17:26
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Madrid: Track 3 16:00
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Madrid: Track 4 12:06
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Madrid: Track 5 07:56
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Madrid: Track 6 10:38
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Coyoacán: Track 1 12:36
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Coyoacán: Track 2 18:18
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Coyoacán: Track 3 12:14
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Oslo: Track 1 20:20
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Oslo: Track 2 21:14
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Oslo: Track 3 21:54
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| true blanking | 001 / SOFA - SOFA587. 2023. Oslo. Strype Audio, Oslo, Norway 18 - 19 August 2018.
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Oslo: Track 4 13:55
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Mexico City: Track 1 16:01
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Mexico City: Track 2 09:04
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Mexico City: Track 3 26:10
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Mexico City: Track 4 08:36
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Mexico City: Track 5 08:20
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Madrid
Ingar Zach: Vibrating Snare Drum, Percussion
Chris Cogburn: Percussion, Electronics
Kjell Bjørgeengen: Video, Dave Jones Flood Coil
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Recorded by Fear of the Object
Smiling Cow Studios, Madrid, Spain 19 - 20 June 2017
Mixed & Mastered by Giuseppe Ielasi

Coyoacán
Aimée Theriot: Cello
Chris Cogburn: Percussion, Electronics
Kjell Bjørgeengen: Video, Dave Jones Flood Coil
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Recorded & Mixed by Josué Vergara Mixing assistance from Ignaz Schick LaBoTikA Laboratorio Sonoro
Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico
24 - 25 September 2017
Mastered by Giuseppe Ielasi

Oslo
Juan García: Double Bass
Chris Cogburn: Percussion, Electronics
Kjell Bjørgeengen: Video, Dave Jones Flood Coil
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Recorded by Audun Strype
Strype Audio, Oslo, Norway
18 - 19 August 2018
Mixed & Mastered by Giuseppe Ielasi

Mexico City
Juan García (Tracks 1, 3, 5): Double Bass
Judith Hamann: Cello
Chris Cogburn: Percussion, Electronics
Kjell Bjørgeengen: Video, Dave Jones Flood Coil
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Recorded by Gil Vázquez
SAE Institute, Mexico City, Mexico
10 - 13 May 2019
Mixed & Mastered by Giuseppe Ielasi

These four recordings comprise a three-year time span of work between video artist Kjell Bjørgeengen and percussionist Chris Cogburn. The initial concept informing the project is to examine the differences between the resonant frequencies and wild harmonics of physical objects and the exactness of sine tones and just-intonation. An additional layer of video is produced live using audio signals as raw video voltages, thereby transforming sound into video in ways far beyond the classic parameters of volume or frequency. The resultant video is again turned into sound through a reading of the debris emitted by the video signal.

The project evolved through collaborations with Ingar Zach (percussion), Aimée Theriot (cello), Juan Garcia (double bass), and Judith Hamann (cello). From the basic concept of the resonances of physical objects in dialogue with architectural space, these musicians each pushed the project forward in new and unexpected ways, which explains the differences between the 4 recordings.

From Kjell Bjørgeengen:
We scrutinize the notion of artistic subjectivity in relation to the objective conditions under which the music and video unfold during performances. Our joint work is an investigation of a mediated given and produced reality. We let the physical objects speak. The resonance of the objects on Chris Cogburn’s table is set in motion, reflected by the architecture of the given space.

The physical conditions have priority; our interventions come only after experiencing the situation. It is a listening more than an expressive endeavor. Our work is a cautious activity, in a way reflected from the outside, the turn of a knob, the bowing of a string, not spontaneous, but posited by internalization of the wholeness of the situation. It is sometimes hard to hold back, to break the conditioning of the musician/artist, and refrain from acting until necessary.

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released May 5, 2023

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