Appel, Karel

Musique Barbare

Repress! A reissue of the legendary 1963 LP on Philips by Dutch abstract expressionist painter Karel Appel (1921-2006), one of the founders of the avant-garde movement Cobra. The music, intended to accompany a documentary on himself, is regarded as a masterpiece of Musique Concrete. Expect a fantastic mixture of electric organ fumblings, full-on riots of distorted kettle drum and assorted percussion-room filigree, assembled into an extremely edit-heavy suite, often using tape-speed manipulation. A more remarkable record has not been produced in many a year. This edition contains exclusive photos by Ed van der Elsken and notes by cinematographer Jan Vrijman.

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