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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    One off art edition of 4'33" consisting of one transparent CD in clear packaging with clear acetate inlays, one 3" CD-R featuring a recording of 4'33" by Mark S Williamson, one wooden briefcase-style presentation box, one booklet documenting the recording of 4'33", one certificate of authenticity.

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    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of kercado ep, the moon, the glow, the light, six utilitarian drones of around seven minutes duration, these crooked hills, it is as if there were nothing, 4'33", outcrops - live in todmorden, a hole in the ground, and 25 more. , and , .

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1.
4'33" 04:33

about

It is well documented that John Cage’s 1952 piece; 4’33” is
not about silence. It is about the sound of the space in
which the piece is performed or the environment in which
a recording is listened to. It has also been noted that, to
engage silently with one’s environment for nearly five
minutes requires concentration. However, given the
framework of a performance or recording of the piece,
the mind is forced to focus on the sounds of the space.

Whilst preparing a release recently, I found the
transparent, CD shaped piece of plastic which tops a new
spindle of CD-Rs. What if this was actually a recording of
4’33”, well not a recording but a listening aid? A physical
manifestation of the silence. I went about producing
packaging using a clear plastic jewel case and acetate
printed inlays.

Then I thought, what if I, in parallel to this virtual-physical
release, recorded a version. I built a tiny anechoic
chamber, smothered it in pillows and blankets, closed all
the doors and windows and pressed record.

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released August 7, 2020

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Forged River Recordings Todmorden, UK

Limited edition, beautifully packaged CDs of rudimentary music, field recordings, archive etc. (also downloads)

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