実験音楽/アンビエント/現代音楽/サウンドアートほか、昨今の先鋭アーティストを紹介するウェブ・ジャーナル「Secret Thirteen Journal」。ミクスト・コンピレーション「Secret Thirteen Mix」シリーズのアーカイヴより、昨年1月に公開された、ノルウェー・トロムソ出身のベテラン作家BiosphereことGeir Jenssen（ゲイル・イェンセン）。
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“Secret Thirteen Mix 054” is a conceptually selected, sentimental music compilation that gradually connects 16 original vinyl records by such influential musicians as Throbbing Gristle, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Bill Nelson, The Human League, Pyrolator and other unforgettable talents. In 1992 the author of this mix listened to the works of Pete Namlook (1960-2012) for the first time and it reminded some of the electronic music heard around 1979-1981. This music was an inspiration for the author to start making music, so this mix is a try to create an atmosphere similar to the mood of the album by Namlook - secretthirteen.org: extracts from notes
“Secret Thirteen Mix 054” is a conceptually selected, sentimental music compilation that gradually connects 16 original vinyl records by such influential musicians as Throbbing Gristle, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Bill Nelson, The Human League, Pyrolator and other unforgettable talents. In 1992 the author of this mix listened to the works of Pete Namlook (1960-2012) for the first time and it reminded some of the electronic music heard around 1979-1981. This music was an inspiration for the author to start making music, so this mix is a try to create an atmosphere similar to the mood of the album by Namlook - secretthirteen.org: extracts from notes
Tracklist:
1. Pyrolator – Minimal Tape 1/8
2. Dome – The Red Tent I
3. Throbbing Gristle – Beachy Head
4. B.E.F. – The Old At Rest
5. Chris And Cosey – Moving Still
6. Colin Newman – Fish Four
7. The Human League – Toyota City
8. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Progress/Once When I Was Six
9. Throbbing Gristle – Distant Dreams (Part Two)
10. Thomas Leer & Robert Rental – Six A.M.
11. Throbbing Gristle – Walkabout
12. Thomas Leer & Robert Rental – The Hard Way In & The Easy Way Out
13. Yellow Magic Orchestra – Castalia
14. Thomas Leer & Robert Rental – Perpetual
15. Ryuichi Sakamoto – Thatness And Thereness
16. Bill Nelson – The Shadow Garden
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Jenssen主宰のレーベルBiophon Recordsの最新タイトルは、自身の活動に最も大きな影響を与えたと語る、スウェーデンの実験音楽家Michael Winnerholtのソロ作「Series」（85年）、Brandy Wahlénとの共作「Glimpses」（86年）から選出したリマスター/コンピレーション。オリジナルは、シンセウェイヴ・グループTwice A Man関連作品で知られるXenophone internationalより。
