Released
1996
Label
Drone Records
Reviewed by
Michael C. Lund
Contact
Stefan Knappe
Drone Records
Gneisenaustrasse 56
28201 Bremen
Germany
Last Edit/Update
24 March, 1999
Francisco López
UNTITLED SINGLE PIECE 1 (7")
(first edition: 250 copies)
Track Listing
Side A
Untitled Single Piece 1
Side B
Untitled Single Piece 1
Untitled Single Piece 1 by the Spanish experimental composer Francisco López
is presented in a plain white sleeve, with only López' name, and the title of
the record printed on it in black. The 7" itself is pressed on white vinyl, and is
limited to 250 copies (the number of the record having been written on it in white ink).
As such, the question almost is whether the record exists at all, as the two sides of this
single feature only the subtlest of continuous pulsating and rumbling signals. The
recording is so low that it almost disappears (especially on Side B) in the natural
crackle and hiss of the vinyl. The single was released by Drone Records
in 1996, while the successive second, third and fourth installments in this series of
"Untitled Single Pieces" came out on the American labels Banned
Productions, Cohort Records and Povertech Industries,
respectively.
Francisco López is
nothing if not a versatile and prolific composer. Since the early 80s, he has literally
released scores of works, most of them on cassette, but in recent years also on CD and
vinyl. Additionally, he has created music for a wide variety of installations, radio-shows
and videos.