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***Known to many as a percussionist who has associated with Henry Kaiser, Bill Laswell, Fred Frith, Bob Ostertag, Elliot Sharp, Bobby Previte and numerous other icons from the downtown scene, NYC-based composer and multi-instrumentalist Charles K. Noyes has handed in a stunning slate of breathtaking new sounds (in a gorgeous full-color package) culled from the past decade's work. You probably recognize his name from memorable contributions to numerous compilation albums - State of the Union (reissued by Atavistic, 1996) and Island of Sanity: New Music From New York City (No Man's Land, 1987), for example - that form the cornerstone of any respectable avant garde music library. In the artist's own words, Full Stop reflects some of the areas I have been both actively and indirectly exploring for the past 10 years. I conceived each piece with both a particular acoustical concept as well as an emotional center associated with it: all are concerned with my ongoing struggle against time. As such they may be best approached as stills from a film as opposed to strict compositions. Beautiful music that all college kids can, should, and will trip out to
Released by Thurston Moore's prestigious label
The first recording released under the artist's name after several decades as an indispensable sideman
For fans of any moody dissonance between AMM and Penderecki 30-second RealAudio excerpts: The Call
(From) Mud Into Animals
Mystery = Misery
The Urbanchich Method
John Cage in Heaven
In Memoriam Kathy Acker
White Noyes
A Separate Reality
Hex Code
Mizo No Oto
The System at War with Itself
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