Open Close Open (2024 Remaster)

by Robert Lippok

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hfisch As a fan of Vladislav Delay and Ryoji Ikeda this ticks many boxes. Extremely intriguing.

Btw.: If you are into this kind of music (somewhat experimental) you should subscribe to Finn of Tomland (see comment below). I bought several albums due to his recommendations (and no, I'm not him).

Finn of Tomland This is one of the absolutely finest releases in my little record collection (have both the CD on Raster-Noton and the 1st 12" reissue on raum with the extra track "+" ) and when it now get reissued again but with a different extra track and on clear glow-in-the-dark vinyl it was a total no-brainer that i had to get hold of this precious gem too.
Very very highly recommended.

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1.	Open (2024 Remaster) 08:50	buy track
2.	Close (2024 Remaster) 07:16	buy track
3.	Open (Pt. 2 - 2024 Remaster) 04:05	buy track
4.	Licht 05:13	buy track

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In 1998, Carsten Nicolai, also known as Alva Noto, visited a sound installation created by Robert Lippok for a group exhibition in Weimar, Germany. Soon after, he invited Lippok to release music on his label raster-noton. »Open Close Open« was released in 2001 and marked the beginning of Lippok's solo career. Before, Lippok had already played in Ornament und Verbrechen (with his brother Ronald Lippok) and To Rococo Rot (with Ronald Lippok and Stefan Schneider).

The title of the EP is a linguistic reference to the instructions found on everyday objects. In fact, the sound of birds or a closing door can be heard. Besides field recordings, cultural fragments were used – including the sample of the famous Adagietto from Gustav Mahler's Symphony. No. 5. – and integrated into three loop-based pieces, that have been praised by Fact Magazine as »a masterclass in collage, looping and tactile processing.«

The source material for »Open Close Open« initially served as a soundtrack for a video by Takehito Koganezawa, a visual artist from Japan. For this remastered vinyl reissue, Lippok revisited the original sound material and produced a new track called »Licht.«

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released March 1, 2024

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Robert Lippok Berlin, Germany

Robert Lippok is an artist, set designer and composer based in Berlin. Since 1984 he has worked extensively in the field of sound art and electronic music, producing records, sets, installations and scores for theatre and film. His work has been presented in the USA, Canada, South America, Africa, Asia and Europe. ... more

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